A large number of proud Jewish Americans ā raised to believe in civil liberties and open discussion ā are appalled by the campaign to muzzle Rep. Ilhan Omar, as well as Speaker Pelosiās role in it
Centrist bias sometimes takes the form of inaccurate critiques of broadly popular progressive policies that are quite defensibleāsuch as Medicare for All or raising the minimum wage
Were the Dogmatic Marxists Right After All?
In the latest installment of āScheer Intelligence,ā Jeff Cohen plumbs a range of topics, including the myriad failures of our political press…
Democrats often denounce the GOP for immoral and extremist domestic policies favoring the powerful. But the partyās failure to challenge such foreign policies is a moral and political tragedy
Democrats Gather in Chicago
U.S. oligarchs have done far more to undermine U.S. democracy than any Russian
Itās now the 15th anniversary of the tragic invasion of Iraq. The huge mainstream media failure in the run-up to the invasion is taught in college journalism courses, including mine
One of the greatest and sweetest media critics ever, Edward S. Herman, has passed away
Can they Win the Democratic Party?
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