Biden and the secrets of the national security state
The real victims of “national security” secrets are the American people, who are denied knowledge of the crimes committed by the American government.
Patrick Martin•
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pledges to “put aside” differences with Democratic leadership after Republican concessions to far right
In the first days of 2023, the reactionary and repulsive dynamic of American capitalist politics has been on full display. The Democratic Socialists of America and its congressional representatives play a critical role in this right-wing process.
Eric London•
On second anniversary of Trump’s failed coup
Republicans elect House Speaker on 15th ballot, Biden praises police and “patriotic” Republicans
In the aftermath of the November midterm elections, media pundits proclaimed a “victory for democracy” and “return to normalcy” in American politics. The events of Friday, however, the second anniversary of the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol by a fascist mob incited by the sitting president, have well and truly exploded all such fantasies.
Barry Grey•
Two years on, the January 6 coup continues
Two years after former president Trump and his Republican allies tried to overturn the Constitution, the aspiring dictator and the social and political forces that supported him remain free and are openly plotting their next coup.
Jacob Crosse, Joseph Kishore•
Patrick Martin•
Jacob Crosse•
Dominic Gustavo•
Fred Mazelis•
Barry Grey•
Democrats downplay Supreme Court immunity ruling, while Trump doubles down on plans for dictatorship
The chilling implications for the working class of the Supreme Court’s legal counterrevolution have already begun to emerge in the immediate aftermath of the 6-3 ruling by the court’s far-right supermajority.
Barry Grey•
Supreme Court declares America a presidential dictatorship
In what amounts to an American version of the 1933 Enabling Act that gave Hitler dictatorial powers, the Supreme Court announced that the US president must enjoy immunity from prosecution to be able to engage in “bold and unhesitating action.”
Eric London, Tom Carter•
The Biden-Trump debate and the crisis of the American political system
Even by the standards of American “political culture,” Thursday night’s presidential debate between US President Joseph Biden and former President Donald Trump was a spectacle of degradation, reaction and stupidity.
Tom Mackaman•
Shielded by the Democrats
Fascist justices implicated in January 6 coup head up corruption on US Supreme Court
The biggest Supreme Court bribe dispenser, Harlan Crow, has the distinction of owning and displaying at his Texas mansion Hitler and Nazi artifacts, including a signed copy of Mein Kampf, paintings by the Führer, and linens sporting the Swastika icon.
Barry Grey•
Patrick Martin•
Kevin Reed•
Barry Grey•
Eric London•
Jacob Crosse•
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