Kamau Franklin, founder of Community Movement Builders , speaks with BAR Book Forum Editor Roberto Sirvent about the limitations of electoral politics for the left. Roberto Sirvent: You probably remember Barack Obama’s initial one-word response to the 2020 demonstrations against police when he tweeted: “Vote. ” More recently, Michelle Obama said, looking ahead to the 2022 midterm elections, “We’ve got to vote like the future of our democracy depends on it. ” I’m curious how you view this as symptomatic of the Obamas’ overall approach to social change – and why this leads so many people on the Black left to criticize them […]
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Above Photo: Greta Acosta Reyes (Cuba), Women Who Fight, 2020. ‘[T]here is great intellectual poverty on the part of the right wing’, Héctor Béjar says in our latest dossier, A Map of Latin America’s Present: An Interview with Héctor Béjar (February 2022). ‘There is a lack of right-wing intellectuals everywhere’. Béjar speaks with a great deal of authority on these matters because, for the past sixty years, he has been intimately involved in the intellectual and political debates which have taken place in his native Peru and across Latin America. ‘In the cultural world’, Béjar notes, ‘the left has everything, the right has nothing’. When it […]
Above Photo: President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele, who accompanied his declaration that cryptocurrency would be recognised as legal tender in June by changing his Twitter profile pic to this version of himself with glowing laser eyes (Nayib Bukele) As Cryptocurrencies Take The World Of Finance By Storm, Thomas Redshaw Examines Their Rise And What The Left Should Make Of Them. The use of cryptocurrencies is rapidly increasing across the world. In 2020, scholars at the University of Cambridge estimated there were 101 million people using cryptocurrencies worldwide, an increase from 35 million just two years previously. The rise of cryptocurrency is usually […]
Above Photo: First responders surround an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, on December 10, 2021, after it was hit by a tornado. (Tim Vizer / AFP / Getty Images) Grief, Anger, And Demands For Answers After Tornadoes Kill At Least 14 U.S. Workers. In the aftermath of a rare string of December tornadoes last Friday night that left 80 people dead across six states, labor activists are questioning why employees at two large worksites in the path of destruction were left exposed to danger. A candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky was totally destroyed after sustaining a direct tornado hit with 110 workers inside. At least eight people […]
Above Photo: Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth in the country at Meskel Square in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, Aug. 6, 2016.” (VOA) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with #NoMore The best way for leftist anti-imperialists to support Ethiopia is to not take a hardline position on the internal politics of the country. In the last few months, the left media outlets from various camps, in their sincere attempts to demonstrate solidarity and spotlight conflict in the Horn of Africa and internal developments in Ethiopia, got it wrong. They have […]
Following Xiomara Castro’s victory in the Honduran elections, Bertha Zúniga Cáceres, Coordinator, COPINH, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about what this means for people’s movements in the country. She talks about the government’s plans in its first 100 days, what movements like COPINH think are the next steps for rebuilding democracy, and more. Source link
Above Photo: Nathalia Angarita / Reuters. Pink Tide 2.0 Is Well Underway. Latin America, the 21st century’s leading region for progressive victories, is in the midst of a leftist resurgence. A new “pink tide” is commencing, with the left holding office in a number of countries and challenging for power in upcoming presidential elections. Kicking off a collection of articles on Latin America’s left, we present an overview of the continent’s war between progressive and conservative forces as flashpoints loom from Chile to Brazil. The Rise And Fall Of The First Pink Tide. The original pink tide of leftist electoral victories […]
Above photo: A voter in Caracas. Federico Parra. AFP. For the first time in four years, every major opposition party in Venezuela participated in elections. For the fifth time in four years, the left won in a landslide. Voters elected 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 state legislators and 2,471 municipal councilors. The governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won at least 19 of 23 governorships (one race remains too close to call) and the Caracas mayoralty in the November 21 “mega-elections.” Of the 335 mayoral races, the vote count has been completed in 322 of them, with PSUV and its […]
Above Photo: José Antonio Kast of the far-right Christian Social Front and Gabriel Boric of the left-wing Approve Dignity coalition will face off in the second round of presidential elections on December 19. (Prensa Latina) According to the results released by the Chile’s Electoral Service, the conservative candidate José Antonio Kast obtained 27.91% of the votes, while the progressive candidate Gabriel Boric followed him with 25.82% of the votes. José Antonio Kast of the far-right Christian Social Front and Gabriel Boric of the left-wing Approve Dignity coalition won the first round of the presidential elections held in Chile on November 21. […]
Above Photo: People attend a left-wing May Day demonstration, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2021. (Christian Mang/Reuters) The ruling class across Europe and in the US would rather see people divided than united against oligarchy, that’s why Left populism coupled with the working-class outlook represents a greater threat to the establishment. In the aftermath of the recent German Federal election many people were wondering how Die Linke (The Left) had become so relegated to the sidelines as to lose 30 seats and become the smallest party in Germany’s parliament. Many liberal publications were quick […]
Above Photo: Workers in a farm field in Nipomo, California, in San Luis Obispo County. (Tony Webster / Flickr) In 2018, a California school groundskeeper took Monsanto Company to court, alleging that Roundup, one of America’s most popular weed killers, caused his Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer. The jury agreed and ordered Monsanto to pay the man $289 million in damages, concluding the world’s first Roundup cancer trial. Since then, more than 100,000 plaintiffs exposed to Roundup have sought retributions in the courts. While Bayer, the colossal German chemical and pharmaceutical company that now owns Monsanto, has agreed to pay billions of dollars to put these cancer lawsuits to […]
Above Photo: Left Labor Project at protest rally in New York City, February 2012., Left Labor Project, A New York City Collective Of Labor Activists , Recently Decided To Dissolve After Months Of Declining Activity. We Didn’t Want To Just Disappear Without Sharing Our Experience And Views With The Broader Community Of Organizers. Left Labor Project was formed in 2008 by activists in New York City unions, with the goal of influencing the broad labor movement to the left. It brought together folks who had been deeply involved in labor, and other social movements as well. It was socialist, but inclusive […]
Western governments along with their loyal media and think tanks warn that China is colonizing, exploiting, and forcing Africa into a debt trap. Is this true? Or is it Cold War propaganda? What is China’s actual role in Africa and how does it compare with the West’s? To help us understand what’s really happening, Rania Khalek was joined by two leading African leftists: Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, an educator and researcher with Pan Africanism Today, a researcher at the Tricontinental Institute, and a member of the organizing committee of No Cold War. And Kambale Musavuli, an activist, writer, and analyst with the […]
Brazil: Municipal Elections Promise Gains For Left By Brian Mier, Brasilwire.com. November 14, 2020 Brazil: Municipal Elections Promise Gains For Left2020-11-142020-11-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/manurosseto-e1605381247838.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Porto Alegre mayoral candidate Manuela D’Ávila (PC do B) with her running mate, Miguel Rosseto (PT). Losses expected for Bolsonaro. Sunday’s elections promise to provide solid, but not breathtaking advances for the Brazilian left. On the other hand, all signs show that it will be a day of huge losses for the coalition tied to far right President Jair Bolsonaro. On Sunday, November 15, residents of Brazil’s 5570 municipalities will vote for mayors and city councilors in what promises to […]
When Centrists Lose, Corporate Media Blame The Left By Julie Hollar, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. November 12, 2020 When Centrists Lose, Corporate Media Blame The Left2020-11-122020-11-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/spanberger-1024×575-1.jpg200px200px Joe Biden hadn’t even been declared the victor of the 2020 election before establishment Democrats, in the face of poorer-than-expected results in House and Senate races, began pointing fingers at the left—with corporate media giving them a major assist. Democrats had been hoping for big wins on election night, with the possibility of winning not only the presidency but also the Senate, and increasing their majority in the House. But while Biden has come […]
Joe Biden’s Love Affair With Israel Will Pick Up Where It Left Off By Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada. November 9, 2020 Joe Biden’s Love Affair With Israel Will Pick Up Where It Left Off2020-11-092020-11-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/biden-e1604940618626.jpg200px200px Above photo: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has every reason to expect Joe Biden will deliver for Israel, just as the Obama administration did. US Embassy Jerusalem. With Donald Trump still disputing his loss of the US presidential election, there has been a lot of attention to which foreign leaders congratulated the winners after the race was called on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his […]
Liverpool were denied by two key VAR decisions as the Premier League champions were held to a 2-2 draw by Everton in the Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park. Goals from Sadio Mane and Mo Salah ensured Jurgen Klopp’s side earned a point from the match, but the Liverpool boss was left clearly frustrated after two key decisions potentially cost his side all three points. Also on rt.com Liverpool’s Mo Salah hailed as ‘real-life hero’ after ‘saving homeless man from thugs and giving him £100’ Firstly, no action was taken when Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford launched himself into a wild lunge on […]
Scientific study of the remains of a first-century CE victim of Mount Vesuvius have revealed the preserved brain cells of a young man. The 20-something was killed and immediately buried by a cloud of hot ash in 79 CE. . Now, revolutionary technologies are giving scientists a unique opportunity to peek inside his head. The victim was first discovered in the 1960s, during excavations at Herculaneum (a town at the base of Vesuvius). The man was found lying face-down on a bed in a building that many have identified as the College of the Augustales. The building would have served as […]
Andrei Anisimov, whose LInkedIn profile still describes him as a “Senior Software Engineer” at Coinbase, tweeted Saturday that this had been his last week at the cryptocurrency exchange. At press time it wasn’t clear whether Anisimov was one of the 60 people who accepted a severance package that was offered this week. Source link
stock photo of Nazi followers of Donald Trump VT’s own investigation is finding things a bit ‘curiouser and curiouser’ as the plotters, now nearing 20 in 5 states, but these aren’t simply extremist ‘bumpkins.’ Marriage between GOP state officials and the Michigan Militia began in the late 1980s but only sprung to life when a huge influx of laundered cash came in during the 1990s. Then, the ‘anti-lockdown’ was all about cigarettes with massive cash outlays from the tobacco companies going directly to the Michigan Militia to work with the GOP in blocking anti-smoking measures. Then the Michigan GOP thought the […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/08/1080703760_0:306:2934:1956_1200x675_80_0_0_95a9ed3d41260f469a35afa2a27d8105.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010081080703664-what-a-tremendous-opportunity-actress-jane-fonda-calls-covid-19-pandemic-gods-gift-to-the-left/ The administration of US President Donald Trump has been consistently criticized over its response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has so far killed over 211,000 Americans and infected over 7.5 million people in the US alone, including Trump, his wife and many White House officials. American actress Jane Fonda characterized the coronavirus pandemic as “God’s gift to the left”, calling on Americans to use a “tremendous opportunity” and remove the Republican president, Donald Trump, in the 3 November US presidential election. She added that the country is currently at a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/04/1080661666_0:45:1201:720_1200x675_80_0_0_2073b4c1ef8e4b575c2614a10e776285.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202010041080661953-i-see-you-big-dog-cant-be-left-without-banana/ While some dogs prefer to pretend to be cute and melt people’s hearts by begging with huge sad eyes, Cane Corso just stares daggers at the owner until it gets what it wants. A video published on Instagram shows a woman, who is trying to eat a banana. However, it’s not that easy when you feel the grim gaze of….a huge and black Cane Corso dog. The dog kept that gaze just for several seconds but it persuaded the owner to deny herself the fruit and give it to the dog. Despite the fact that […]
The Week 4 game between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs has been put back after Cam Newton became the highest-profile star so far to test positive for COVID-19, leading to fears of further chaos for the NFL. Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu were confirmed to have tested positive the day before Sunday’s showdown, continuing a concerning week for the competition after the Tennessee Titans’ clash with the Pittsburgh Steelers was postponed two days earlier. The game between the Titans and the Steelers, which was the first postponement since the return of the NFL during the pandemic, will […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s attempt to woo estranged left-leaning voters with an economic plan presented as a 21st-century New Deal has been slammed by progressive voters as too little, too late. The Democratic challenger’s economic policy, dubbed “Bidenomics” and aimed at propping up the country’s ailing healthcare, education, and infrastructure with a hefty infusion of taxpayer dollars, has triggered a backlash from the Left, after a detailed explainer on it appeared in Financial Times on Monday. The plan, which Biden earlier linked to the New Deal deployed by former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt to help pull the country out of […]
The Left And The Election Crisis By Larry Holmes, Workers World. September 27, 2020 The Left And The Election Crisis2020-09-272020-09-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/indiagenstrike-e1601214806270.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Two-day All-India General Strike, Jan. 8-9, 2019. The ‘elephant in the room’. The head of the U.S. Postal Service is sabotaging delivery of ballots through the mail. Trump is acting like he won’t step down even if he’s defeated in the elections. And it appears that right-wing and neo-fascist forces, who have guns, are getting ready to go into the streets after the elections to support an attempted coup. Every group and activist ready to fight fascism in the streets […]
With only several weeks left before the 3 November presidential election, the contradictions between the Democrats and the Republicans are peaking in the stand-off between Trump and Biden. The president faces pressure from Democrats who criticise him for downplaying the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the country’s economy and his response to nationwide anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests. Sharing with Sputnik her opinion on the ongoing presidential race, conservative pundit DeAnna Lorraine rolled out her concerns on a possible “chaos and anarchy” that “the left” might cause in America, and advocated Trump policies amid the challenges of his […]
US President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr have gone on the warpath against Big Tech, unveiling proposed reforms to the firms’ Section 230 liability that would curtail their ability to effect political censorship. Singling out Twitter’s censorship of “conservative views,” the president warned the major tech platforms that the days of their exercising unrestrained political influence were numbered. He was speaking on Wednesday at a roundtable discussion with Attorney General William Barr, nine of his Republican state counterparts, and Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), one of Congress’ most vocal critics of Big Tech. Big Tech has “used their power to […]
In light of the unfurling Epstein scandal, which has cost the Duke of York his reputation among other top figures, a royal biographer believes Andrew’s loss of his HRH title is only a matter of time. Prince Andrew will be effectively excluded from his father Prince Philip’s 100th birthday next year over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal for the “survival of the monarchy”, according to his biographer Nigel Cawthorne, the author of Prince Andrew, Epstein and the Palace, as cited by Newsweek. The biographer went on to comment that the purported decision to airbrush Andrew from his father’s anniversary celebrations “is one of […]
A huge blaze destroyed the overcrowded Moria facility in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving some 12,000 migrants without shelter. The fire broke out following reports about 35 camp residents having been diagnosed with COVID-19. Live from the Greek island of Lesbos as thousands of migrants have been left homeless after a fire destroyed the Moria camp. While the reason behind the blaze is being investigated, local media suggested it could have been arson. This is not the first time the camp has been wrecked by a major conflagration, as a similar incident was reported in March. Greece has been struggling […]
Actress Jane Lynch, a vocal Democrat supporter, invoked ire on Twitter after she suggested a US Senate building should be named after the late Senator John McCain – a Republican anti-Trump icon. The ‘Party Down’ star tweeted late on Monday that “as soon as the nightmare” of the Donald Trump presidency is over, “the Senate building” should be renamed after the politician who died in 2018 following a brain cancer diagnosis. As soon as the nightmare is over please let’s rename the Senate building for John McCain. — Jane Lynch (@janemarielynch) September 8, 2020 Lynch did not specify whether by “the […]
Last week, a coalition of leading progressive groups gathered on Zoom to begin organizing for what they envision as the post-Election Day political apocalypse scenario. Put together by the Fight Back Table—an initiative launched after the 2016 election to get a constellation of lefty organizations to work more closely together—the meeting dealt with the operational demands expected if the November election ends without a clear outcome or with a Joe Biden win that Donald Trump refuses to recognize. Sources familiar with the discussions described them as serious with a modestly panicked undertone. A smaller FBT session last fall had talked about […]
Trump’s hostility toward what he describes as ‘the Radical Left’, considering the majority of his Democratic rivals to fit this label, is well known. The president also repeatedly denounced Democratic city governors that rejected the deployment of federal security forces to curb the protests against police brutality and racism. US President Donald Trump lashed out at Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler in a series of tweets on Sunday, denouncing the latter’s response to civil unrest. The city has seen waves of massive protest, sparked by the death of George Floyd while in police custody, for the past couple of months. Trump castigated Wheeler […]
The Republican National Convention is taking place from 24 and 27 August, re-nominating the incumbent President Donald Trump as GOP candidate for the November election to face Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, took verbal shots at Joe Biden and Democrats during a speech at the Republican National Convention, voicing her support for Donald Trump, stating that “America isn’t perfect, but the principles we hold dear are perfect” and elaborating on racism in the country. In her remarks, she slammed Biden, claiming that he is “good for Iran and ISIS, great for Communist China, […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Drenched in a glorious past and cloaked with traditions and culture, festivals showcase the spirit of the Indian way of life. As celebrations and reminders of India’s secularity, its 1.35 billion people get together in at least 36 annual festivals, most of which begin after Ganesha Chaturthi. Indians are beginning to celebrate Ganesha Chaturthi, or the birthday of Lord Ganesha on Saturday, and the festivities will continue for 11 days in different parts of the country. In the state of Maharashtra, it is the most awaited occasion of the year. Worshipped as “Mangalkarta”, a God of auspiciousness, and […]
FOX LA reporter Bill Melugin dropped a bomb on Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin. According to city records Councilman Bonin called police 8 times to his home since April. Advertisement – story continues below And Councilman Bonin also voted to defund the police. What a liberal hypocrite. TRENDING: RUMORS SWIRLING: President Trump’s Recent Actions Indicate Something HUGE Is About to Drop A public records request reveals that LA city councilman Mike Bonin, who voted to defund LAPD by $150 million, has called LAPD to his home 8 times since 4/4/20, including to provide extra patrols and protection from peaceful protesters […]
The Democrat Party continues to drift radically leftward, and its leadership will never rebuke militant elements like Antifa, because it’s controlled by billionaire leftist George Soros, former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. “All of these Democrats are now basically owned by the left,” Gingrich said Wednesday in an interview on Fox News. “They are not going to pick any fights. They are owned by people who are financed by George Soros.” Gingrich made his comments after Democrats in a US Senate hearing on Tuesday refused to directly criticize the conduct of Antifa, whose members have been accused of hijacking ongoing […]
Cori Bush has unseated Democratic Party congressman William Lacy Clay, defeating a political dynasty that has represented its district in St Louis, Missouri, for more than half a century. The race ended on Tuesday night, though far from a landslide, with Bush, a former nurse, edging the incumbent out by a mere three percent of the vote. The primary win will likely guarantee her a seat in Congress since it is a ‘blue’ district, demographically favoring the Democratic Party over the Republicans. The outgoing Lacy Clay was first elected in 2000, right after his father Bill retired following thirty-two years of […]
On 7 June, Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor announced via social media that he was retiring from fighting. The sportsman, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion, was the 10th in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings and 4th in the UFC lightweight rankings as of mid-July. Irish retired UFC superstar Conor McGregor was left “crying and completely devastated” following his first MMA loss in 2008 at the hands of Lithuanian fighter Artemij Sitenkov, a multiple winner of European championships in various sports, the latter claims in a book published in late-May in France. In […]
On Tuesday Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, played video of the continuing violence and leftist rioting on the streets across America. This was devastating and revealing. Advertisement – story continues below Following Jordan’s remarks and video MSNBC hack reporter Andrea Mitchell complained about the use of this revealing video on MSNBC. TRENDING: Swarm of Police Officers with K-9 Units Burst Through New Jersey Gym Door, Arrest Owners For Violating Gov. Murphy’s Shutdown Order (VIDEO) What a joke. Democratic hack @mitchellreports whines about “very political and highly edited” video at top of Barr hearing calling […]
The Forgotten History Of The Jewish, Anti-Zionist Left By Sarah Lazare, In These Times. July 27, 2020 The Forgotten History Of The Jewish, Anti-Zionist Left2020-07-272020-07-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/zionism-an-election-poster-of-the-general-jewish-labour-bund-hung-in-kiev-in-1917.-the-heading-reads-where-we-live-there-is-our-country.png200px200px Above photo: An election poster of the General Jewish Labour Bund hung in Kiev in 1917. The heading reads, ‘Where we live, there is our country!’ A conversation with scholar Benjamin Balthaser about Jewish, working-class anti-Zionism in the 1930s and ’40s. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s push to forcibly annex up to 30% of the occupied West Bank is exposing the violence inherent in imposing a Jewish ethno-state on an indigenous Palestinian population. While the plan is […]
The Democrat-endorsed far left protesters in Portland are getting more violent by the day. The Portland Police reported On July 26, 2020 while Portland Police were investigating a shots fired call near Lownsdale Square Park a passerby pointed out a suspicious bag to them. Police examined the bag and found that it contained loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails. Advertisement – story continues below The video from Portland looks like a war movie.Leftists are determined to burn down the federal courthouse. TRENDING: We Asked Our Readers to Send Photos of the Democrat Party Sanctioned Destruction and Rioting in their Community — […]
President Donald Trump has called on the Republican-held Senate to kill a bill that would overturn his controversial travel ban. The Democrats, he said, want to turn the US into “Venezuela on steroids.” Comparing one’s opponents to communists or Stalinists is a tired trope in American politics, but President Donald Trump added another anti-socialist slur to the phrasebook on Saturday. “The Democrats in the House are trying to undo my big win Travel Ban Bill, which successfully keeps very bad and dangerous people out of our great Country,” he tweeted. “Passed along party lines. Hopefully, will be DEAD in the Senate! […]
The case of a missing Arizona State University professor who vanished in March took a dark turn on Friday as police announced his remains were found in a landfill, allegedly dumped there by two Louisiana teenagers. Junseok Chae, associate dean for research at ASU’s School of Engineering, was reported missing March 25 when he didn’t return home from work at the university. Authorities began searching a dump in Surprise, Arizona on May 11, but they only discovered his body on July 17 after a weeks-long manhunt that involved dozens of people working 15-hour shifts and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. […]
American officials have broken into a former Chinese diplomatic facility in Texas, forcing their way less than an hour after its staff vacated the building, which Washington ordered to close earlier this week. The federal officials, some believed to be with the State Department, gained entry to the facility just before 5pm on Friday evening, using power tools to pry open a back door after failing to breach three different entrances, the Houston Chronicle reported. The takeover attempt was captured in videos circulated on social media, showing a group of men outside the consulate, who circle the building after apparently failing […]
Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for Willem van Spronsen on July 28, 2019, at the site where he was killed by law enforcement outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Tacoma, Washington. Jim Urquhart for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jim Urquhart for NPR Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for Willem van Spronsen on July 28, 2019, at the site where he was killed by law enforcement outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Tacoma, Washington. Jim Urquhart for NPR News of an […]
The New York Times has always been a liberal publication, but in recent months they have embraced the radical far left. Their progressive columnists think nothing of pointing fingers at others for sins of the past. Now it turns out that the family that owns the paper were once slave owners. Michael Goodwin reports at the New York Post: TRENDING: Michelle Malkin Attacked by Antifa and Black Lives Matter Thugs at Denver Back the Blue Rally; Sends Law and Order SOS to President Trump The family that owns the New York Times were slaveholders: Goodwin It’s far worse than I thought. […]
Mueller’s pitbull Andrew Weissmann wants Roger Stone hauled before a grand jury in New York and tortured some more. The corrupt MSNBC legal expert is not through torturing Roger Stone for being Donald Trump’s friend and associate. Weissmann wrote this on Friday after President Trump commuted Roger Stones years in prison for lying to a congressional committee, something Democrats do with regularity. Stone was a victim of the Mueller witch hunt, an investigation with no merit that Trump-hating prosecutors knew was fraudulent before they opened the investigation. TRENDING: Young White Mother Killed By Black Lives Matter Mob for Allegedly Saying ‘All […]
President Donald Trump has announced that the Treasury Department will examine the tax-exempt status of the US’ universities and schools, accusing them of indoctrinating children with “Radical Left” ideology. “Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education,” Trump tweeted on Friday. “Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status and/or funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues.” … and/or Funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues. Our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated! — Donald J. […]
A salon owner in Minneapolis has been left with “nothing” after her business was “burned to the ground” in riots after the killing of George Floyd, and she says the city has done nothing to help with her predicament. “It hurts to know that I have no business. I have nothing,” Fiona Westbrooks told Fox and Friends on Thursday. “I don’t even have a styling chair anymore, you know.” Westbrooks owned Flora’s Hair Designs in north Minneapolis for four decades before it was destroyed in riots on May 29. After hearing that her son’s business was burned by rioters, she checked […]
Health Editor’s Note: I was informed by our Paris VT affiliate, Jane Rosenstein, that buses in Paris will not move unless all passengers are wearing a mask. How could the issue of wearing a mask in order to use the bus system in Paris, have resulted in this death? Are people really this irrational? Apparently they are, and we can sincerely hope this does not happen to a second bus driver who is following the rules in trying to facilitate safety for those using public transportation in Paris…..Carol French bus driver attacked over face mask stance is declared brain dead The […]
President Donald Trump’s determination to preserve iconic statues and monuments is so profound and all consuming that he’s apparently extending his policy abroad. In a round of new digital ads, the Trump re-elect asks people to support the president as he stands up to the angry mobs trying to tear down iconic memorials. In one specific ad, the endangered statue that the campaign spotlights happens to be the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The President wants to know who stood with him against the Radical Left,” declared dozens of ads run over the weekend on pages […]
The Return Of The Anti-Antiwar Left By James W. Carden, Counterpunch. July 5, 2020 The Return Of The Anti-Antiwar Left2020-07-052020-07-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/01/nowar_2.jpeg200px200px In her recently published memoir, Circle in the Darkness, the author and journalist Diana Johnstone recalls that only “a few decades ago, “the Left” was considered the center of opposition to imperialism, and champion of the right of peoples to self-determination.” Johnstone is part of a distinguished line of American expatriate writers, who, perhaps because of an objectivity conferred by distance, saw their country more clearly than many of their stateside contemporaries. Members of the club include William Pfaff who for many years wrote from Paris […]
President Trump speaks during the Fourth of July “Salute to America” event on the South Lawn of the White House, on Saturday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP President Trump speaks during the Fourth of July “Salute to America” event on the South Lawn of the White House, on Saturday. Patrick Semansky/AP In a Fourth of July speech aimed at commemorating the military on Saturday, President Trump hit on familiar divisive themes, condemning the “radical left” and the media he accused of “slander.” During the second annual “Salute To America” event held on the South Lawn, the president drew […]
Last week the Gateway Pundit announced a prayer rally on Saturday at the iconic St. Louis Statue on Art Hill in Forest Park in St. Louis City. The radical left wants the St. Louis statue removed. Several priests showed up at the statue on Saturday to pray around the time of our rally. One local priest was heckled and harassed while he tried to explain the history of St. Louis of France. The mob threatened to take the St. Louis Cathedral next! TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump Rally Attendance Local leftist activists planned a counter protest against […]
Several far left companies including: Pepsi, HP, Doritos, Paypal, Adobe and BMW, pulled their ads from Facebook until they ban posts frrom US President Donald Trump. The companies are only concerned about banning conservative voices.You can bet that radical leftists and violent anarchists who are burning cities and destroying statues are safe with these companies. Varney and Co. reported: TRENDING: VIOLENT MOB Attacks Democrat State Senator for Taking Picture of their Vandalism – Punch Him, Kick Him, Beat Him in the Head and Ribs Far Left groups are behind this effort to ban conservative voices online. The Anti-Defamation League, the National […]
Joe Rogan is not a conservative, but he is honest and he hosts one of the most watched podcasts in the country. During a recent episode, Rogan asserted that the liberal media is actively ignoring Joe Biden’s diminishing mental state. Rogan is absolutely right, and his remarks have sparked outrage from the left. Here’s a partial transcript via Breitbart: TRENDING: MUST SEE: This Ain’t Your Typical Liberal Hellhole — Trump Supporters Cheer National Guard as They March into Tulsa to Keep the Peace (VIDEO) JOE ROGAN: I’m seeing this one thing that I keep hearing over and over again from people […]
A week ago on Saturday night protesters torched the Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta following the death of Rayshard Brooks. One video that went viral online shows a white girl and ally of Black Lives Matter torching the Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta. The white girl is seen pouring lighter fluid inside the restaurant. TRENDING: SHOCKING! Susan Rice Quotes Trotsky, Says Trump Supporters Belong in the “Trash Heap of History” White girl shown in video footage starting a fire at @Wendys she needs to be found and arrested for arson!!! pic.twitter.com/aTHtsOe4Hu — 🇺🇸 RealYCruz 🇺🇸 (@realyobanicruz) June 14, 2020 The Wendy’s restaurant was […]
The mob spares no one.Olympia, Washington Mayor Cheryl Selby considers herself a devout liberal.But her pandering to the far left did not spare her from an attack on her home last weekend. Black Lives Matter activists vandalized her home with BLM grafitti and calls to “defund the police.” New York Post reported: TRENDING: SHOCKING! Susan Rice Quotes Trotsky, Says Trump Supporters Belong in the “Trash Heap of History” A Democratic mayor in Washington state spoke out this week against the protests supporting the Black Lives Matter movement — after a group of vandals damaged her home. Mayor Cheryl Selby of Olympia, […]
Radical St. Louis Islamist Umar Lee was arrested in Ferguson, Missouri in September 2014.Umar Lee once threatened to behead his critics and watch them squeal “like Daniel Pearl.” Lee was cuffed and detained in September 2014 in Ferguson. Umar Lee is now passing around a petition to remove the grand St. Louis Statue from Art Hill in Forest Park in St. Louis. TRENDING: Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy: White People Should Shine Shoes of Black People to Express Shame for Racism The petition calls for St. Louis to be renamed. Via KMOX: A petition has been made with hopes of changing the […]
Travelers make their way through ticketing and TSA inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport on May 7. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Travelers make their way through ticketing and TSA inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport on May 7. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration withheld N-95 masks from staff and exhibited “gross mismanagement” in its response to the Coronavirus crisis – leaving employees and travelers vulnerable during the most urgent days of the pandemic, a senior TSA official alleges in a new whistleblower complaint. On Thursday evening the Office of Special Counsel, an independent […]
A far left protester recording Black Lives Matter/Antifa mayhem in Portland this week got shot in the hand during a live stream. She received treatment from “street medics.” WATCH (graphic): A protester recording a violent antifa/BLM protest in Portland this week got shot in the hand during a live stream. She received treatment from “street medics.” Graphic video by Arex Johnson. pic.twitter.com/N7WPk7ctqJ — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 19, 2020 TRENDING: Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy: White People Should Shine Shoes of Black People to Express Shame for Racism After weeks of standing down and letting the protests turn into riots, the Portland […]
Lore-Elisabeth Blumenthal lights up a police car in Philadelphia. The FBI tracked down a dangerous leftist after she torched two police car in the Philadelphia “peaceful protests” and riots. Lore Elisabeth Blumenthal was arrested this week for torching the police cars in riots last week. The FBI tracked her down by tracing her custom t-shirt and tattoos. Lore Elisabeth, a massage therapist, was not the smartest leftist at the riots last week. TRENDING: Supreme Court Rules Against President Trump on Ending DACA – John Roberts Again Sides with Liberal Judges Via John Cardillo: ‘FBI tracked down woman who set cop cars […]
On Wednesday night several Atlanta police officers called off after two police officers were charged in the death of Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s last weekend. The Atlanta Journal Constitution confirmed the reports that several police called out. Atlanta PD #blueflue I’ve heard conflicting reports on this, rumors on both sides, but the Atlanta Journal Constitution, ATL’s largest paper, confirmed it. The walkout is happening.https://t.co/uCXsnStezh — Looming Meadows (@Looming_Meadows) June 18, 2020 TRENDING: Quaker Oats Announces It Is Changing Name Of Aunt Jemima Due To ‘Racial Stereotype’ From the Atlanta Journal Constitution: “There are officers saying they are not going to […]
As Tucker Carlson once said, every action by the Democrat Party is meant to give the party more power. Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will vote in Congress to make the District of Columbia a state. This comes after a wave of looting and arson across the city.Democrats want to reward the District of Columbia. Of course, this would mean two new radical far left senators in the US Senate. TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE: The Mysterious Case of RAZ from CHAZ – BLM Warlord Owns Multiple Guns (including an Uzi), a Tesla, BMW and Jaguar XJ, Millions in Properties, and Is Supported by […]
Cities across the world have erupted in protest against police violence and anti-Black racism, but who are they marching for? In the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, global communities have participated in themed protests to honor their lives. From #IRunWithMaud to celebrity-led comedy specials, there’s no shortage of coverage of their deaths. But since these protests picked up steam, I’ve noticed a quieter trend on my timelines: sprinkles of posts reminding authorities to arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor, like accent colors in a monochromatic room. Source link
This wasn’t supposed to happen. Black Lives Matter rioters vandalized the home of very progressive Olympia, WA Mayor Cheryl Selby on Friday night. Mayor Selby is a far-left progressive and vocal supporter of Black Lives Matter. She even took a knee with Antifa/BLM terrorists a couple weeks ago. TRENDING: Democrat Senator Tim Kaine: “The US Didn’t Inherit Slavery From Anybody. We Created it” (VIDEO) WATCH: However, the mayor had a change of heart when a brigade of black-clad rioters made it her doorstep and vandalized her home. “I’m really trying to process this,” Selby said. “It’s like domestic terrorism. It’s unfair.” […]
Four shipyards are getting the extra help. Officials say, if left unchecked, aircraft and submarine maintenance backlogs would result in delays in returning ships to the fleet. (Image credit: Robert F. Bukaty/AP) Source link
New Delhi (Sputnik): On Tuesday, India reported the first combat fatalities along the Line of Actual Control since 1975, announcing that three Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent face-off with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley. Diplomats and army commanders from India and China have been involved in several rounds of talks for over a month to de-escalate the build up along the border but to no positive outcome. Last week, New Delhi and Beijing had reportedly decided to disengage at multiple points but it was not carried out in the conflict sites — Pangong Tso and Galwan […]
THOUSANDS of ‘black trans lives matter’ protesters gathered outside of the Brooklyn museum on Sunday. The protesters were shoulder-to-shoulder in the hot sweaty sun and not practicing social distancing – at all! Maybe you should start here: pic.twitter.com/SDMt2p09Fz — Douglas Karr (@douglaskarr) June 15, 2020 TRENDING: Oh Brother… Stacey Abrams: “A Man Was Murdered Because He Was Asleep in a Drive-Through” (VIDEO) But this same liberal media that cheered the Democrat party protests and riots are condemning President Trump for holding a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday. On Monday Trump destroyed the fake news media.He won’t be taking their lecturing […]
Attorneys Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman were arrested for tossing Molotov cocktails at a police vehicle during the recent leftist rioting in New York City. We previously provided 98% confirmation that it was Urooj Rahman behind the mask throwing the destructive cocktail. Colinford Mattis works as a Corporate Associate at Pryor Cashman LLP | He’s a Problem Solver by Nature and a Lawyer by Training. On Friday the two Brooklyn-based lawyers facing federal charges for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails into a NYPD cruiser during the riots were back in federal custody after an appeals court reversed the bail decision. According to […]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told a group of angry far left “scientists” that he also is “deeply shaken and disgusted” with President Trump’s language. The far left ‘scientists” want President Trump and anyone who thinks like him to be banned off of the social media platform. Again, these angry leftists are labeled “scientists.”They want to silence anyone who does not agree with their thinking.You have to chuckle that they claim to be “scientists.” Gee, where have we seen this before? TRENDING: UPDATE — FULL BODYCAM VIDEO Reveals Atlanta Police Being Patient, Respectful with Rayshard Brooks (VIDEO) Of course, Zuckerberg and Facebook […]
By Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News Fearful that New Orleans would run out of ventilators by early April as the number of COVID-19 patients rose by the hundreds or even thousands per day, Louisiana officials set out to get every device they could find. At the time, that meant securing an additional 14,000. Within days of President Donald Trump’s urging states to get their own supplies because it would “be faster if they can get them directly,” Louisiana sought only a fraction of them from the federal government and turned to private companies for the rest, having little confidence one supplier […]
Democrats might have stumbled into nominating the only Democrat in America who is immune to being canceled or woke: Joe Biden. While many activists and Democrats were embracing the suicidal “defund the police” slogan, Biden called for policing reforms and firmly stated he does not support defunding the police. Then, he stuck by his guns, defending his decision on The Daily Show. Whatever progressives mean when they invoke that ill-advised hashtag (should we take it seriously, but not literally?), most Americans will interpret it to mean actually defunding the police—that is, having no one answer the phone if their house is […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) joined Judge Jeanine on Saturday night following the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta on Friday night. Brooks resisted arrest, beat police, wrestled with police, stole a taser gun and aimed it at police before he as shot dead. Tonight all hell is breaking lose in Atlanta. Rep. Gaetz accused cop-hating leftists of having blood on their hands. TRENDING: Atlanta Police Chief Resigns After Deadly Police Shooting of Black Man Resisting Arrest at Wendy’s Drive-Thru Rep. Matt Gaetz: I certainly think those shrill voices on the left who’ve been calling for violence against our police have […]
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts describes the Herland Report as “courageous truth-telling and very impressive.” She has interviewed a wide host of influencers including Bishop Harry Jackson. Hanna Herlund is a Scandinavian historian of comparative religions, bestselling author, commentator and TV producer, known from the media for sharp analysis and fearless speech. Herland has for many years written extensively in leading newspapers and appeared as a guest on a variety of TV shows. She was born and raised in Africa, has lived in South America, the Middle East and travelled extensively in Asia. She speaks a number of languages. Her web […]
There are few actors as accomplished, or as effortlessly cool, as Delroy Lindo, who for more than three decades has brought a commanding intensity, sharp humor and easygoing magnetism to a wide variety of film, TV and stage roles. That charisma is once again on grand display in Da 5 Bloods, Spike Lee’s Vietnam War film about four vets—played by Lindo, Clarke Peters, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Norm Lewis—who return to their former battleground to recover both the remains of their dearly departed comrade Stormin’ Norman (Chadwick Boseman) and the millions in gold bars that they buried decades earlier. With its […]
Rioters took over the Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel last week during the ongoing Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots. Advertisement – story continues below The organizers of the hotel takeover raised over $174,000 to turn the upscale hotel into homeless shelter and operations base. But sadly the 200 homeless citizens were forced out of the hotel on Wednesday. The Minneapolis Sanctuary Hotel posted this sad statement regarding their eviction from a hotel they did not own. TRENDING: “I Should Never Have Been There” – Gen Mark Milley Stands with the Mob – Apologizes for Walking to Torched St. John’s Church with […]
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is simply the BEST! On Monday at the White House press conference McEnany was asked about the Democrat Party’s latest movement to defund policing around the nation. This comes after a weekend where Democrat Mayors Bill de Blasio in New York City and Eric Garcetti cut funding to police and the Democratic City Council in Minneapolis moved to eliminate policing in their community entirely. Kayleigh McEnany immediately pointed to Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for their support for this lunatic idea and former Hillary official Brian Fallon who tweeted out “defund the police” […]
For the past week the left has been protesting, rioting, looting, shooting officers, beating innocents, torching national landmarks across the United States. This is the fruit of the American left: pain, chaos, suffering, violence, fear and arson. Their mob violence has spread across the country. Tonight we want to highlight what liberal Democrat leadership has done to three great American cities. 1.) Minneapolis – War zone of the left Minneapolis is looking like the aftermath of a war after the Democrat party organized peaceful protests… pic.twitter.com/pHAr9pNkUK — Eddie Donovan (@EddieDonovan) June 6, 2020 TRENDING: CNN Guest Proposes Abusing White Children in Wake […]
A McAllen, Texas man pulled out a chainsaw on the leftist protesters who he felt were threatening his business. The video posted on Friday went viral with over 26,000 retweets. Downtown McAllen pic.twitter.com/kT2AwxTuKr — Edson Grim 🏠🔌 (@TheHousePlug_) June 5, 2020 TRENDING: CNN Guest Proposes Abusing White Children in Wake of George Floyd’s Death, “White Kids Don’t Deserve Innocence” (VIDEO) Here is video of the Hispanic man before he started up his chainsaw screaming at the young leftists. Right before hand pic.twitter.com/NpIOLspV55 — Edson Grim 🏠🔌 (@TheHousePlug_) June 5, 2020 So the anti-police protesters had the man arrested… by police.The Monitor […]
Donald Trump’s announcement he would be “designating Antifa as a Terrorist Organization” on May 31 focused scrutiny on the network of violent far-left groups espousing “antifascism”, which often enjoy NGO, media and taxpayer support in Europe. By Collin McMahon in Germany “We have a number of investigators at the department that are working with DOJ and working with FBI. We know that they have opened up a number of cases specifically targeting some of the leaders of Antifa and other organizations that are involved,” acting Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf told Fox News. German AfD foreign policy speaker Petr Bystron […]
The US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet could skyrocket to more than $9 trillion by the end of this year, amid massive interventions to shield the economy from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Financial Times. RT’s Keiser Report looks at the chart, showing that in 2007 there was “barely anything” on the Fed’s balance sheet. “The crisis hit in 2008 and you see the injustice of bankers getting bailed out when the rest of the economy was getting nothing,” says Stacy Herbert. Max Keiser says: “We know almost without doubt that it is going to over $20 trillion, it is going to […]
Senator Marco Rubio claims far right activists are blamed for violent riots going on around the US today! Outrageous! Advertisement – story continues below Various domestic terror groups on BOTH far left & right are instigating & committing acts of violence & looting. They are stealing the focus away from the murder of Mr. Floyd & the legitimate problems it revealed. pic.twitter.com/IQ8v7sMsU6 — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 31, 2020 What the hell are you talking about? — Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) May 31, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Minnesota Governor’s Daughter Hope Walz Was Tweeting Out Intel to Violent Looters and […]
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Native American communities have turned out to be the most vulnerable US ethnic minorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As some states are rushing to lift restrictions to give a boost to the economy, indigenous tribes’ pleas not to expose them to further contagion remain unheard, observes retired UN expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas. Indigenous tribes in Alaska will be put at a grave risk of COVID-19 infection unless Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) closes this year’s $300 million Bristol Bay commercial salmon fishery, which attracts thousands of non-resident seasonal workers, says a 13 May complaint submitted on behalf of the Bristol Bay Area […]
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Getty How a president acts during a national crisis says a lot about the man (they’ve all been men so far). Publicly, President Trump has largely stayed true to his reputation during the COVID-19 pandemic, touting snake oil remedies from the White House podium and denying statements he clearly made. However, with Trump it’s never just about what he does publicly. His actions behind closed doors and what we’ve learned of them have shaped his reputation as much as anything. But it might take years, even decades, before we learn exactly what Trump […]
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe, who has previously praised the violent acts of the domestic terrorist organization known as Antifa, has just filled the public funded skate park in Gainesville with mulch so that residents stuck at home are unable to utilize it. Channel 4 News in Gainesville reported the move earlier today. We have seen similar things occur in California, where they filled the historic Venice Beach skatepark with beach sand to stop people from skating. Florida State Representative Anthony Sabatini, who earned his bachelors and law degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, told TGP that Poe’s behavior is […]
Bolivia: Can the Left Win An Election Without Being Able To Organize The People? By Hugo Moldiz Mercado, Resumen. May 8, 2020 Bolivia: Can the Left Win An Election Without Being Able To Organize The People?2020-05-082020-05-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/bolivia-e1588960161661.jpg200px200px How does the left stand a chance of winning representatives in Bolivia’s bourgeois-democratic elections? Is an efficient and effective electoral strategy, regardless of the relationship of forces between the dominant and subordinate classes, what is predominant, even unique, for a leftist candidate to be able to win over a high percentage of the population and crown himself as a winning formula? Is it a general […]
Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) reportedly received a hefty payout from Bakkt’s parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) as she left to take up her political position. According to the New York Times on Wednesday, Loeffler was revealed to have been gifted “stock and other awards worth more than $9 million” when she departed her role as CEO of ICE’s bitcoin-focused company to join the U.S. Senate. Loeffler led Bakkt, a bitcoin spot and derivatives exchange servicing institutional investors, from its launch in 2018 until around the time she was appointed to the Senate in December. Bakkt is also working on a consumer-focused […]