CounterPunch: John Pilger on War-Mongering America

Silencing America as It Prepares for War The 2016 election campaign is remarkable not only for the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders but also for the resilience of an enduring silence about a murderous self-bestowed divinity. A third of the members of the United Nations have felt Washington’s boot, overturning governments, subverting democracy, …

Antechinus: US Vote Rigging Favors Clinton

Vote rigging the primaries – old software, uncertified voting machines, no paper trail, registration switching – the numbers add up for Clinton. Hundreds of jurisdictions throughout the United States are using voting machines or vote tabulators that have flunked security tests. Those jurisdictions by and large are where former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is substantially outperforming …

Review: Nation on the Take – How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy

Wendell Potter and Nick Penniman 4 Stars New Material on One Old Issue — Neglects the Other Eleven Electoral Reform Issues There is new material in this book, the authors are passionate, informed, and articulate, and they raise an issue that is of vital importance. However, and I list ten other books below to make …

Robert Steele: Washington Post Offers 10 Reasons Hillary Clinton Will Beat Donald Trump — I Counter Each (1 True, 5 False, 4 Half & Half)

SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/TrumpX10 Jennifer Rubin, a former lawyer, is a conservative columnist for The Washington Post. Below I take the first line only from her , and offer concise rebuttals in favor of Trump’s winning — with the caveat that if Trump cannot listen and adjust in the next 30 days, Ms. Rubin is in …

Jean Lievens: Economic Democracy Superior to Capitalism or Socialism

Capitalism or Socialism? There’s an Even Better Option Bernie Sanders’ popular campaign suggests that many Americans aren’t afraid of socialism anymore. But real democracy is an even better alternative to capitalism. David Korten Democracy is the life-serving alternative we seek to the life-destroying capitalist tyranny under which we now live. Democracy, not the false dichotomy …