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If Donald Trump had anything in common with a poet, it would be Homer. Homer was a pre-literate poet from Ancient Greece, while Trump is a post-literate US president who prefers to be briefed orally, gets his news from television and boasts that he likes to read as little as possible. Homer refers to speech […] More
The Washington Post has published an AP-sourced article about Democratic candidates across the nation who are freaking out about the idea of Bernie Sanders becoming the Democratic standard-bearer in the November election. The various corporate media in the US are awash with pundits warning about the impending socialist takeover of capitalist America if Sanders is […] More
President tweets that he did not interfere in Roger Stone case – ‘but this doesn’t mean I do not have the legal right to do so’ Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.47pm GMT Trump enjoys sewing division in the Democratic primary race, as the party’s hopefuls battle for […] More
With rightwing demagogues gaining power and public debate getting nastier, many are calling for a return to a more sensible politics. But this approach has its own fatal flaws. By Benjamin Moffitt You’ve probably heard some version of it in recent years. Maybe you’ve even said or thought it yourself. “Politicians are always fighting!” “Politics […] More
Attorney general: ‘It’s time to stop tweeting about DoJ cases’ Senate votes to restrict Trump’s military authority over Iran Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 10.51pm GMT Before the president met with New York governor Andrew Cuomo today, he not only insulted Cuomo’s brother — CNN political analyst Chris […] More
Democrats call on John Roberts to intervene to protect judge DoJ lawyer quits after Trump pulls nomination for treasury job The scandal embroiling the White House and US justice department in the case of Donald Trump’s former confidant Roger Stone deepened on Thursday as senior Democrats condemned an “abuse of power” by the president and […] More
The Manhattan district attorney has announced it will consider reopening the case after a six-part series detailed potential miscarriages of justice The investigation into Malcolm X’s death could be reopened after new information was detailed in a Netflix series. Following the release of the six-part documentary Who Killed Malcolm X? – which launched on the […] More
Business Insider reminds its readers about Boris Johnson’s incredible plan to physically unite Scotland and Northern Ireland by building a 22-mile bridge between them. The article bears the title, “Boris Johnson is deadly serious about building a £20 billion bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland, which one engineer described as being ‘as feasible as building […] More
