Since the Paris attacks in November we’ve seen an alarming increase in cases of anti-Muslim abuse [3], from violent physical assaults to the firebombing of…
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As untold millions of dollars pour into the shadowy campaign troughs of the presidential candidates, voters need to be reminded of the rosy assumptions of…
ations is unassailable. Who funds and manages our elections? Who writes our legislation and laws? Who determines our defense policies and vast military expenditures? Who…
The relatively small number who watched the previous Democratic debate will recall that much of the subsequent discussion revolved around who won: whether the on line…
After Republican, Democratic ‘Debates,’ A Political Roundup Five Republican and three Democratic “debates” have winnowed the ranks of 2016 presidential contenders but sharpened political differences…
The Democratic Debacle: Debating the Not-Debate Leid Stories and listeners deconstruct the third Q&A session with the three remaining Democratic candidates vying for the presidential…
Television news has gone off its rocker and turned our politics into the equivalent of a freak show's hall of mirrors. The networks have grasped…
This week, Tuesday (Dec. 15) to be exact, I was a guest on Gary Null’s WBAI/Pacifica radio show, preceded by Chris Hedges, a solid analyst…
ne year ago this week, Gov. Cuomo banned fracking in New York, listening to the growing movement to keep fossil fuels in the ground. So it’s especially disheartening that…
Charades: What the Republican ‘Debate’ Proved About the Media Leid Stories predicted that yesterday’s heavily marketed Republican Q&A, cohosted by CNN and Facebook, would focus…
Wondering why the price of gasoline has plummeted to around $2 a gallon? It is largely an attempt to quash one of the most odious…
Early in his campaign for the White House, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump suggested that his nominees to the Supreme Court may be unexpectedly moderate…