Hyper-Patriarchal Saudi Arabia equates mild Feminism with Terrorism, as Sen. Murphy calls on Biden to review ties with Kingdom
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Trumpism Can’t Be Voted Away. We Need Radical Social Transformation.
Even as votes are still being counted, a chorus of pundits and politicos have begun attacking the left for allegedly scaring people away from the Democratic Party, jeopardizing Biden’s victory and weakening down-ballot races. Nothing could be further from the truth.Many Democratic candidates had lackluster showings, because they were, in many cases, lackluster candidates, offering nothing new or hopeful. In contrast, bold and forward-thinking progressives, like Cori Bush from St. Louis and Jamaal Bowman from New York, did quite well against the odds.
Source: Trumpism Can’t Be Voted Away. We Need Radical Social Transformation. | Portside
Trump and a Republic That We Could not Keep
Donald Trump refuses to concede and claims the 2020 election was rift with fraud. American democracy is in peril. Then the GSA will fund the Biden presidential transition. His lawsuits are coming to an end. The electoral college will soon cast its ballots. And Donald Trump will no longer be president of the US. The More
Source: Trump and a Republic That We Could not Keep – CounterPunch.org
‘Mother of all superspreader events’: Expert warns daily COVID deaths ‘will double’ in days after Thanksgiving
Rising hunger
Republicans love to promote the myth that vital programs like food stamps and Medicaid only serve folks that don’t want to work.
But most recipients work full time – they’re just making poverty-level wages that Congress refuses to raise.
Despicable. https://t.co/nQbvNA8pLb
— Patriotic Millionaires (@PatrioticMills) November 26, 2020
Kshama Sawant: Democrats and the Right Are Attacking Me — And Left Movements Everywhere
For Seattle’s ruling class, having even one socialist, Kshama Sawant, on city council is far too many. Which is why, Sawant writes in Jacobin, since she first won office in 2013, the attacks from Democrats, the Right, and corporate juggernauts like Amazon haven’t stopped.
Source: Kshama Sawant: Democrats and the Right Are Attacking Me — And Left Movements Everywhere
Coronavirus and the crisis of the Anthropocene
The coronavirus pandemic offers a chance to right historical wrongs – the abuse of our earthly home and of marginalised societies.
The worthless idiocy of endgame xtianity
“Free religious exercise is one of our most treasured and jealously guarded constitutional rights,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. “But those principles are not at stake today.”
The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World : Douglas Valentine, Stefan Rudnicki,
Tremendously important reading…CIA: from fascism lite to fascist Leviathan…
Native Americans Have Been Taking on Billionaires in the Hamptons
Southampton, New York, is the famed summer retreat of billionaires and celebrities. Now it’s the scene of an indigenous struggle for justice and survival.
Source: Native Americans Have Been Taking on Billionaires in the Hamptons
