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In an op-ed published Sunday night by the Washington Post, National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden connected Brazilian federal prosecutors’ recent decision to file charges against American investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald to the U.S. government’s efforts to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Snowden, board of…[Read more]

Right-wing Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar is continuing to refuse to debate his primary challenger, progressive lawyer Jessica Cisneros, despite calls to do so from around the country as Cisneros continues to rack up endorsements from state and national figures and groups.

Cuellar, a Democrat from south Texas, has dismissed Cisneros as an…[Read more]

One useful rule of thumb when it comes to business scandals is that they often seem to get worse after the initial disclosures, even after a string of “official” investigations. The unauthorized-accounts scandal at Wells Fargo is an exemplary case, and we don’t mean that as a compliment.

The latest revelations about the Wells Fargo scandals have…[Read more]

by TED RALL

On January 19th the New York Times oddly co-endorsed Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar for the Democratic presidential nomination. Two days later, the key New Hampshire primary showed Warren down four points. Bernie Sanders’ surge continued. What happened?

To the extent that they ever did, the editorial boards at c…[Read more]

While I’ve been a regular visitor here for some years, I rarely post or comment.  After all, who other than me really cares what I think?  That said, here’s what I think:

Like the headline says, I am a Ford Motor Company retiree.  I worked there for 25 years in a variety of engineering assignments, from the 1992 Taurus up to the 2018 Mustang…[Read more]

 
Nelsy Batista started her training session for two dozen potential Bernie Sanders volunteers in Oakland’s predominantly Latino Fruitvale neighborhood by explaining how this campaign is a critical moment in the nation’s history.
“Este campaña es super importante en la historia politica,” Batista said at the start of her 90-minute presenta…[Read more]

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Remember when Jimmy Carter published a whiny, self-serving book about his political downfall called “What Happened”? Remember when Mike Dukakis pushed filmmakers to do a four-hour fan documentary about himself? Remember when George H.W. Bush mocked Bill Clinton at the Grammys? Yeah, me neither.

Previous losing presidential candidates had the dig…[Read more]