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Democrats Reauthorize Patriot Act Despite Government’s Long History Of Abuses

By Peter Castagno on Nov 21, 2019 10:15 am
A protest of the Patriot Act and the Defense Department's School of the Americas in 2006.

“The Patriot Act extension passed the House with nearly all Democrats voting for it. When Pres. Trump signs it into law, Democrats will be just as responsible for warrantless surveillance as Trump and the GOP. Neither party is looking out for you.” – Rep. Justin Amash House Democrats voted almost unanimously to extend the Patriot [...]

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The Albanian State and Justice in Collapse: Country Headed Toward Dictatorship

By Dr. Francesca Norton on Nov 21, 2019 09:00 am
Albanian Prime Minsiter Edi Rama at a NATO meeting in Brussels. Date: May 25, 2017.

A little will by PM Rama to love and care for his people, his country and the Albanian Republic could put the country on the right path. Throughout 2019, Albania has been a center of attention for all the media in the world. Violent protests held last spring, the danger of a civil conflict, the [..]

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Liberal ‘Dark Money’ Operation Behind Ads Urging Republicans to Support Impeachment

By Guest Post on Nov 21, 2019 07:00 am
Screenshot from a video posted in Defend American Democracy’s Youtube feed.

Impeachment is becoming a multi-million dollar battleground for issue ads aimed at pressuring lawmakers without advocating for or against their upcoming election. (By Anna Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom, The Center For Responsive Politics) A veterans group urging Republican lawmakers to “put country over politics” amid the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is the project of [...]

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Military Moves – How the Military Moving Industry Fails Military Members

By Joel Summer on Nov 21, 2019 05:00 am
Staff Sgt. Austin Marshall, 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, his spouse Heather, and 8-month-old son Law pose for a photo in front of their new base housing unit at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 11, 2017.

No driver in the trucking industry is as underpaid as military moving drivers because of the cheating and corruption in the military moving industry. The Military Household goods moving industry business accounts for 20% of the moving in the U.S. as well as moving military members overseas. The government spends about $2.1 billion a year [...]

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Can FDA Regulations Keep Up With Today’s Lightning Fast Markets?

By Alexis Chapman on Nov 20, 2019 01:04 pm
An FDA scientist screens pet foods

The proliferation of unregulated CBD products is a striking example of troubling FDA regulation delay but far from the only one. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has served an invaluable role in U.S. history by keeping numerous questionable food and drug products out of the hands of consumers, its also been beset [...]

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In Big Win for Israel, US Declares Israeli Settlements Consistent With International law

By Rami Almeghari on Nov 20, 2019 11:00 am
Givat Hatamar is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

“Israel is building illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which are still considered occupied territories. This kills any alleged ‘peace process.’ There is no more 2 state solution.” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a statement on Monday that the Trump administration believes Israeli settlement activities in the Palestinian West [...]

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The Coup in Bolivia Has Everything to Do With the Screen You’re Using to Read This

By Vijay Prashad on Nov 20, 2019 09:00 am
Morales rose to power on a campaign of "resource nationalism" which may have ultimately led to his overthrowal in 2019. (Photo: Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Flickr)

Evo Morales rode to victory in 2006 with the promise of a new day for Bolivia but mining interests have fought back. When you look at your computer screen, or the screen on your smartphone or the screen of your television set, it is a liquid crystal display (LCD). An important component of the LCD [...]

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How Deval Patrick’s Presidential Bid is Another Attempt to Thwart Progressive’s 2020 Hopes

By Peter Castagno on Nov 20, 2019 07:00 am
Then Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick speaks at a 2008 Health Care Caucus in Denver.

Deval Patrick “didn’t just make a lot of money; he made a lot of money helping a Republican billionaire rip off the black middle class.” Former Bain Capital managing director and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick is the latest entry into the Democratic primary, joining Michael Bloomberg as the Democratic donor class’ last-ditch attempt to [...]

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Calm After the Storm: The Unanswered Demands of Egyptian Protestors

By Salma Mohamed on Nov 20, 2019 05:00 am
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis meets with Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi during a meeting held at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 5, 2017. (Photo: DOD, U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

The most recent round of protests started on September 20th, and despite their rarity in the North African nation, the government was swift and brutal in its retaliation. The Egyptian government remains complacent even after the largest protest since the Arab Spring shook the regime’s authority. While the situation in Egypt has calmed down, the government has [...]

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Bolivia Splits Wide Open Polarization of Latin America

By Yasmeen Rasidi on Nov 19, 2019 02:40 pm
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center) exchanges greetings with the presidents of Bolivia, Evo Morales (left), and Chile, Michelle Bachelet (right), at the end of the summit of the Union of South American Nations in 2008. (Photo: Antônio Cruz)

The left and right-wing struggle in Bolivia to hold onto power after the forced resignation of Bolivia’s longtime socialist leader Evo Morales reflects the growing divide across Latin America. The recent forced resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales has opened wide the ideological split currently dividing Latin American nations. While leftist governments like Mexico, Venezuela [...]

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Top Democratic Consultants Have Worked For Anti-Medicare for All Campaign

By Guest Post on Nov 19, 2019 12:54 pm
Los Angles Medicare For All Rally, February 2017. (Photo: Molly Adams)

Americans experience worse health outcomes than people in wealthy countries that have adopted single-payer style health care systems. (By Andrew Perez, MapLight) As health insurance, pharmaceutical and hospital companies fight to prevent more politicians from backing Medicare for All, the industry’s front group has turned to top Democratic consulting firms and pro-business nonprofits for help, according to [...]

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