Author: Richard Eskow

Standing Rock Needs Your Attendance and Your Help: But Here’s How to Do it Right

Standing Rock Needs Your Attendance and Your Help: But Here’s How to Do it Right

Posted by | Nov 22, 2016 | , , |

You’ve watched the ongoing struggle at Standing Rock between the oil police and and peaceful water protectors. You’ve seen the hundreds arrested, hundreds more doused in near-freezing water. You’ve seen eyes gone bleary from pepper spray, you’ve seen the elders near hypothermia, and the arm of a young woman shattered by a “non-lethal” grenade. You’ve decided that enough is enough, and that you need to step up and join the fight. So now what? Well if you are looking to simply help out from the comfort of your home, you can donate to Sophia Wilansky’s fund, the young woman who’s...

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Corporate Media Cronyism: Corporate Executives & Pundits Join Trump For Secret Meetings

Corporate Media Cronyism: Corporate Executives & Pundits Join Trump For Secret Meetings

Posted by | Nov 21, 2016 | , , |

On CSPAN right now, you can see an ongoing live feed of the Trump Tower elevators in New York City, set there to spectate the comings and goings of important political and media persons, rushing to meet with President-elect Donald Trump. It was through this outlet that journalists discovered that some of the key corporate news players were meeting Trump today in off-the-record meetings to discuss… well, who knows what? While the media plays their games and pretends that they are opposed to Trump, they are not so opposed to meeting with him to discuss private matters off the...

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Take Note Of Which World Leaders Are Happy With Trump Win – Evil Enjoys Company

Take Note Of Which World Leaders Are Happy With Trump Win – Evil Enjoys Company

Posted by | Nov 15, 2016 | , |

President Barack Obama is on a final tour, trying to reassure world leaders that the United States will remain a unifying force on the international stage. His tour includes Greece and Germany, where he will be meeting with leaders from those countries, as well as France, the U.K., Italy and Spain. Among the topics of discussion will be the economy, Russia, Syria, the trans-Atlantic trade and of course, what Europe can expect from President-elect Donald Trump. Reaction to Trump’s win – either positive or negative – depend on who you ask. Not surprising, those countries that support a strong...

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The Blame Game Begins – And Debbie Wasserman Schultz Goes First

The Blame Game Begins – And Debbie Wasserman Schultz Goes First

Posted by | Nov 9, 2016 | , , , , |

The Democrats put up a terribly flawed candidate instead of a true Progressive, and they were destroyed in the general election. There’s plenty of blame to go around, but Debbie Wasserman Schultz deserves most of it. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: Well, now that everybody’s kind of settled down with the election results, a lot of people very unhappy obviously, but now the best part has started, the blame game. You have establishment Democrats right now trying to blame people like David Sirota, or The Young Turks, or even us here...

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