Even as some Democrats are at long last growing frustrated with the lack of actual evidence for the past several months of stories about Russia stealing a U.S. election, Russiagate has penetrated so deeply that Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations has declared Russia’s alleged crimes to be acts of war. That Russia’s fictional actions being warfare would
Where the New York Times Fails to Understand War
Let’s read a New York Times editorial from Monday:
“The United States has been at war continuously since the attacks of 9/11 and now has just over 240,000 active-duty and reserve troops in at least 172 countries and territories. While the number of men and women deployed overseas has shrunk considerably over the past 60 years, the military’s reach has not. American forces are actively engaged not only in the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen that have dominated the news, but
Tomgram: Erik Edstrom, Teaching Revisionist History 101 at West Point
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Born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth, a former businessman who had helped run companies into the ground, he was widely considered ill-prepared for the presidency, out of his depth, a lightweight in a heavyweight world. Still, having won the Republican nomination and then a uniquely
Gainesville Bans Torches, Charlottesville Allows Guns
Here’s a list of items banned from an event in Gainesville, Florida, with hatemonger Richard Spencer. It includes all conceivable weapons, and even open flames of any kind.
Here’s an NBC 29 report on our petition to ban weapons from public rallies in Charlottesville. It seems to focus on this
Tomgram: Robert Lipsyte, Trump Tackles the NFL
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Gladiatorial contests were the “sport” of choice of the Roman Empire for more than 650 years. Losing gladiators were regularly wounded or killed, outcomes in which the audience often had the final say (thumbs up or down or a closed fist with two fingers extended). Such decisions were reportedly accompanied by screams of “let him go!” or “slay him!” These days,
Petition asks Charlottesville to keep weapons out of rallies
A new petition, signed by over 8,000 people and just sent to Charlottesville’s City Council, asks Charlottesville to keep weapons out of rallies. The petition, found at https://diy.rootsaction.org/p/cville , reads:
“Make clear that in permits for any rallies in public spaces in Charlottesville, guns, knives, and sticks shall not be allowed.”
Activists, including nonviolent peace activists, are often forbidden to carry posters on sticks, having to use hollow carboard tubes, at events around
Congress Can Stop War with North Korea
We live in a world where North Korea presents the possibility of retaliatory strikes on the US main land and our Republican administration is throwing around wildly bellicose and recklessly threatening words that risk all of us having to pay the price of a nuclear exchange. It is time for congress to fulfill their constitutional responsibility (Article I, Section 8, Clause 11) to be the only body in the US that may start a war. Congress now allows the President an emergency exemption to take action
Focus: The FBI, Clinton and the Russian Uranium Deal – Oct 18, 2017
Senate Judiciary opens probe into Obama-era Russian nuclear bribery case – TheHill
Grassley probes Clinton ‘conflicts of interest’ amid new questions in Russia uranium deal – Fox News
Grassley statement at Justice Dept. Oversight Hearing – Chuck Grassley
Grassley releases a series of letters he fired off to 10 federal agencies, addressing the uranium deal – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
VIDEO: Senate Judiciary’s Grassley questions AG Sessions on Uranium One – YouTube
Sessions says Justice to review Russian uranium deal – TheHill
WTH? Attorney General Sessions says Rosenstein can investigate HIMSELF in Uranium One criminal probe (VIDEO) – thegatewaypundit.com
Obama’s DOJ slow-walked probe of Russia uranium deal despite national security concerns – TheHill
AG Sessions could lift gag order on informant in Clinton-Russia-uranium probe – cnsnews.com
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Nixon’s Children
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“Tell Me How This Ends?”
David Petraeus Finally Answers His Own Question
By Tom Engelhardt
It took 14 years, but now we have an answer.
It was March 2003, the invasion of Iraq was underway, and Major General David Petraeus was in command of the 101st Airborne Division heading for the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Rick Atkinson, Washington Post journalist and military
Focus: Tax Reform – Oct 16, 2017
Report by the White House Council of Economic Advisers says corporate tax cuts will lift workers’ wages, it draws on several economic studies that find similar results – The New York Times
Press release: CEA report: Corporate tax reform and wages: Theory and evidence – whitehouse.gov
CEA report (Full text): Corporate tax reform and wages: Theory and evidence – whitehouse.gov
VIDEO: White House chief economist Kevin Hassett: Corporate tax cuts will boost wages – CNBC
Schumer slams WH report on corporate tax cuts, says it is using ‘fake math’ – newsmax.com
Detractors pile on a White House study that foresees incomes getting a boost of $4,000 a year if the corporate tax rate is cut to 20% from 35% – MarketWatch
I got issues with the new CEA report – Jared Bernstein
Press release: Report: Corporate tax cuts boost CEO pay, not jobs – Institute for Policy Studies
Summers says Trump officials are making things up about their tax plan – Bloomberg
VIDEO: Ex-Treasury Secretary Summers: White House tax plan ‘indefensible’ – CNBC