First Amendment - 16 Novembre 2018 Migrant Caravan: Does the Mainstream Media Think We Can’t Handle the Truth? The 'migrant caravan' dominated headlines in the weeks leading up to the midterms. Now that they're over, coverage is more sparse, but maybe that's a good thing. Looking back we find that the mainstream media had an alarming case of amnesia. Why are Central Americans fleeing their home countries? American foreign policy. Why do the media not just say that? It's complicated...
First Amendment - 28 Ottobre 2018 The Media’s Fake News Hysteria is Edging Us Toward Censorship While it is without question that manipulative, fabricated news stories permeate the internet, the Fake News panic that followed the 2016 presidential election is serving two purposes: The vindication of mainstream media's own false stories and a McCarthyite attack on alternative news sources. We are witnessing the eve of censorship.
News - 23 Ottobre 2018 2018 Midterms: Searching for the Bigger Picture The upcoming midterm elections on Tuesday, November 6th, is a chance for the progressive Democrats to replace Republican incumbents around the country. Beto O’ Bourke, who is running against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas, leads his campaign using revolutionary grassroots strategies which serve as an example for future insurgents. While many progressives try to get people involved by relying exclusively on donations from individuals, Republicans do all they can to suppress the right to vote.
News - 5 Ottobre 2018 MeToo, Kavanaugh & Nobel: October 5th’s Message to Sexual Assault Survivors On the same day that the U.S. Senate advanced Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work in fighting sexual violence against women in Iraq and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UN Secretary-General congratulates them without addressing the sexual assault allegations against his UN peace corp.
New York - 25 Settembre 2018 Trump on Sovereignty: “Make Their Countries Great Again” In proclaiming nationalism and sovereignty to be virtues of a democratic republic, Trump reveals what it means for a country to be ‘great’ and who in his eyes gets to be sovereign. He applauds Poland, Israel, and Saudi Arabia while speaking ill of Germany, Venezuela, and Iran.
New York - 14 Settembre 2018 Elections Brief: NY State Politics Just Got Interesting Thursday's primary election results reflect the struggle for power between the Democratic establishment machine and the grassroots. Gov. Andrew Cuomo easily took out his progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon, but NY's political landscape shifted from his grasp as state Senate challengers replaced six of eight ex-IDC members and Julia Salazar overcame Martin Dilan's eight-year incumbency.
U.N. - 7 Settembre 2018 UN on Idlib: A Council Without Heroes… But One Staffan de Mistura urged the UN Security Council in a crucial meeting to put the people of Idlib before national interests. The terrorist-rebel-controlled province, home to three million Syrian civilians of whom half are internally displaced refugees, is threatened with a devastating humanitarian disaster. In an Arria-Formula meeting following the Council, the Russian envoy had a moment of emotion.
New York - 30 Agosto 2018 Debate: Cuomo Talks Trump, Nixon Talks New York The Democratic gubernatorial primary debate many thought was a no-go revealed more than the candidates' frustration with one another. While Nixon sets her eyes on the two-time incumbent governor and New York policy, Cuomo sets his eyes on Trump.
News - 17 Agosto 2018 UN-SG Annual Report Disregards Accountability for War Crimes in Yemen UN Chief Antonio Guterres’ Annual Report on the Work of the Organization released on Tuesday barely touches on the intensifying Yemeni conflict, underlining the UN’s failure to appropriately condemn the war crimes of the Saudi-UAE-US-UK-led coalition.
New York - 3 Agosto 2018 NYC-DSA Endorses Cynthia Nixon, But Not Without Hesitation Despite Nixon's progressive platform, socialists question whether backing her on the Democratic ticket–even against conservative incumbent Andrew Cuomo–is worth their time and effort.