Developer of Glitchy Iowa Caucus App Deeply Embedded in Democratic Establishment
The app that sowed chaos at the 2020 Iowa caucuses was the work of Shadow, Inc., a group founded by veterans of the Clinton campaign.
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The Onion — News in Brief: DNC Mulls Asking Donald Trump To Run As Democrat In Effort To Stop Sanders
WASHINGTON—As the beginning of primary season upped the stakes in their search for an alternative candidate, Democratic National Committee officials reportedly mulled Monday asking Donald Trump to run for president Read More…
91% of Peer-Reviewed Papers Find Medicare for All Would Save Public Money, Cover Everyone
An analysis of peer-reviewed scientific papers found overwhelming consensus in the conclusion that Medicare for All would indeed save the American taxpayer money.
‘A Truly Historic Moment’: 50 Years After Congress Passed ERA, Amendment Meets Constitutional Threshold With Virginia’s Approval
The amendment is likely to be tied up in court battles following a Justice Department statement that the deadline for ratification has passed.
Keeping with its Crackdown on Alternative Voices, Google Deletes Press TV from YouTube
Press TV says the move is “part of an anti-Iran purge as the West sets its sights on regime change in Iran.”
Where is the Reporting on PetroCaribe?
The mobilization has been ongoing since July 2018, leading to a partial report naming high-ranking government officials of mismanagement of PetroCaribe funds published at the end of May 2019.
‘Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary’: Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Political Spending in Local Elections
The Seattle City Council voted to become the largest U.S. city to ban “foreign-influenced” companies from political spending in local elections.
Bolivia’s Free Territory Of Chapare Has Ousted The Coup Regime And Is Bracing For A Bloody Re-Invasion
Spending time with the union members of Chapare, who run society in a collective fashion, offers special insights into the resistance to the coup. They succeeded in expelling the police, but now fear a bloodbath in retaliation.
Bernie Sanders Has All the Right Enemies
For the United States, oligarchy is the elephant—and donkey—in the room. Only one candidate for president is willing to name it.
Social Media and Social Control: How Silicon Valley Serves the US State Department
Facebook isn’t the only Silicon Valley firm with partisan oversight of what we see: the bipartisan billionaire class and their security state have partnered with tech firms since the dawn of the internet to control the parameters of users’ thinking.
China Detaining Millions of Uyghurs? Serious Problems With Claims by US-Backed NGO and Far-Right Researcher ‘Led by God’ Against Beijing
Claims that China has detained millions of Uyghur Muslims are based largely on two studies. A closer look at these papers reveals US government backing, absurdly shoddy methodologies, and a rapture-ready evangelical researcher named Adrian Zenz.
‘A National Disgrace’: Trump Proposes Social Security Change That Could End Disability Benefits for Hundreds of Thousands
“The Trump administration is attacking another vulnerable population: those who are disabled and receiving Social Security Disability benefits.”
‘Sexy Tricks’: How Journalists Demonize Venezuela’s Socialist Government, In Their Own Words
Journalists revealed to me the tactics they use to sell stories painting Venezuela as a socialist dystopia. One described himself as a “mercenary,” explaining how he aims to please his employer’s funders.
US and UK Military-Intelligence Apparatus Campaigns to Destroy Jeremy Corbyn
Days before Britain’s historic election, the UK’s military-intelligence apparatus is turning to the corporate media and US government-funded NATO cut-outs to smear Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with evidence-free Russiagate allegations.
Study Reveals How UK Intelligence Works with Media to Smear Jeremy Corbyn
The United Kingdom goes to the polls December 12 in a pivotal vote that will decide the future of the country. Like in 2017, the Labour Party, under the leadership Read More…