Archives for Сентябрь 2016

Stop Trump! Stop Clinton! Stop The Madness (And Let Me Off)!

Were it only the fact that a corporate imperialist sociopath and a raving pseudo-fascist gasbag are competing to become the Murderer-in-Chief, one could simply retreat to the friendly confines of the Hobson’s Choice Inn.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are introduced during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.

That’s the real issue this time,” he said. “Beating Nixon.  It’s hard to even guess how much damage those bastards will do if they get in for another four years.” The argument was familiar, I had even made it myself, here and there, but I was beginning to sense something very depressing about it.  How many more of these goddamn elections are we

Students Protest After Georgia Teacher Called BLM ‘Terrorists’

Students also say they’re harassed for boycotting the pledge of allegiance a la San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

A young boy holds his fist up while wearing tape over his mouth during a Black Lives Matter protest at an entrance to Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in response to the police shooting deaths of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Okla. and Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C. The Black Lives Matter chapter of Atlanta is boycotting major retailers following the recent police shooting deaths involving black men.

When a white teacher at Sandy Springs High School in suburban Atlanta told a student that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is a terrorist organization and confiscated his BLM shirt, students responded quickly with a show of solidarity, organizing a sit-in protest Friday. “Everyone was outraged in our senior group chat," the three senior

FACT CHECK: The 2016 Presidential Debate

A look at some of the claims in the debate and how they compare with the facts:

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listens during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's habit of peddling hype and fabrication emerged unabated in the first presidential debate while Hillary Clinton played it cautiously in her statements, though not without error. They both denied making statements that they are on the record as saying. A look at some of the claims in the debate and how they compare with

In Defense Of The 14th Amendment, National Anthem Protests Spread

‘Our students are witnessing the erosion of the 14th Amendment right before their eyes.’

This Sept. 21, 2016, file photo shows, Phoenix Mercury's Kelsey Bone, right, and Mistie Bass, second from right, kneeling during the playing of the national anthem before the start of a first round WNBA playoff basketball game a in Indianapolis.

From youthful to more seasoned athletes, from on the field and off, national anthem protests against racial injustice show no sings of abating since they were sparked by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick one month ago. In fact, according to one observer, "his influence is growing." On Sunday, dismissing their coach's stance,

Donald Trump And The Return Of Seditious Libel

It is not «freedom of the press» when newspapers and others are allowed to say and write whatever they want even if it is completely false!

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens to an answer to a question from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

In 1733, New York printer John Peter Zenger began publishing the eighth newspaper in the American colonies, and the first willing to venture criticism of the government. The New-York Weekly Journal was the second paper in a city of 10,000 or so people, 1700 of them slaves. As we are reminded in Richard Kluger's comprehensive new book, "Indelible

Левиафан: США заключили сделку, чтобы сделать Израиль основной газовой державой

Израиль сделал свой первый шаг к тому, чтобы сыграть важную роль на мировом энергетическом рынке.

The Eshkol power station, the first in Israel to produce electricity from natural gas, in the coastal city of Ashdod, southern Israel.

The US-led consortium monitoring the development of Israel's Leviathan offshore gas field has signed its first landmark export agreement with Jordan's National Electric Power Company (Nepco), worth $10 billion. Thus Israel has taken its first step towards playing an important role in the global energy market, German newspaper DWN wrote. The gas