The Warfare State & Trump’s Rise to Power
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/07/the-warfare-state-trumps-rise-to-power/
While the military industrial complex seems all too natural to most politicians and journalists, Norman Solomon says its consequences have transformed U.S. politics. By Norman Solomon TomDispatch Donald Trump’s power has thrived on the economics, politics, and culture of war.…
#Politics #Afghanistan #BidenAdministration #Campaign2016 #Campaign2024 #Commentary #Gaza #Iraq #Israel #Militarism #Palestine #Terrorism #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #CatherineLutz #CostsOfWarProject #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #GlobalWarOnTerror #HillaryClinton #JohnMccain #MarkZuckerberg #NormanSolomon #PresidentBarackObama #U.s.PresidentJoeBiden #VicePresidentKamalaHarris
#Campaign2024
What would you pay for a chat with Trump? Recent reports reveal guests are shelling out up to $5 million for exclusive one-on-one meetings at Mar-a-Lago, with $1 million just for a seat at a candlelight dinner featuring the former president. Hosted by MAGA Inc. for his 2024 campaign, these events spark questions about the legality and ethics of such high-priced interactions. Dive into the full story here: [read more](https://crooksandliars.com/2025/03/theyre-paying-millions-speak-yambo-mar). #Trump #MAGA #PoliticalFundraising #MarALago #Campaign2024
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Virtue Hoarders’
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/02/17/the-chris-hedges-report-virtue-hoarders/
“The culture war was always a proxy economic war” — Catherine Liu discusses her new book, Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report This interview is also available on podcast platforms and Rumble. The…
#Politics #BidenAdministration #Books #Campaign2024 #China #Commentary #Economy #FreeSpeech #HealthCare #HealthReform #IncomeInequality #Labor #ObamaAdministration #Protests #Taiwan #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #Women #AffordableCareAct(aca) #CatherineLiu #ChrisHedgesReport #Counterculture #DemocraticParty #Diversity #Enlightenment #EquityAndInclusion(dei) #IdentityPolitics #InflationReductionAct(ira) #Obamacare #ProfessionalManagerClass #SexualLiberation #SinglePayerHealthcare #WorkingClassStruggle
"Why Didn't Voters Care About Biden's Many Accomplishments?"
Because after #GenocideJoe sent Israel weapons for more than one year, knowing that those weapons were being used for genocide, any other good deed by Biden is like asking: "Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?" #politics #Campaign2024
What went wrong in #campaign2024, according to Politico:
"Overpaid consultants" and "working-class voters of all stripes abandoned them."
Before working-class voters abandoned us, Pres. Joe Biden and Vice Pres. Kamala Harris abandoned working-class voters. Their four years of tweets repeatedly and stupidly disrespected working-class voters. I read four years of their tweets, to retweet the best of them, but their worst tweets were stupid. My next message has some examples of this. #politics
Chris Hedges: To Kill a People
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/11/26/chris-hedges-to-kill-a-people/
The vaunted democratic values, morality and respect for human rights, claimed by Israel and the U.S. have always been a lie. The real credo is this – we have everything and if you try and take it away from us…
#Politics #Afghanistan #AmericanEmpire #Argentina #BidenAdministration #Campaign2024 #Commentary #Germany #Iran #Iraq #Israel #Lebanon #Palestine #Terrorism #U.s. #UntilThisDayHistoricalPerspectivesOnTheNews #Vietnam #WarCrimes #AmericanIsraelPublicAffairsCommittee(aipac) #Apartheid #Barbarism #ButchWare #ChrisHedges #ChristianZionism #DanielBerrigan #DemocraticParty #DonaldTrump #EmperorNero #Extermination #FrantzFanon #Genocide #Hamas #HannahArendt #JudgeDalveerBhandari #KamalaHarris #OccupiedWestBank #PalestinianGenocide #PrimoLevi #Sadism #SettlerColonialism #SpecialRapporteurFrancescaAlbanese #ThomasFriedman #Zionism
SCOTT RITTER: Tulsi Gabbard & the Trump Revolution
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/11/14/scott-ritter-tulsi-gabbard-the-trump-revolution/
Gabbard is well positioned to become the most influential advisor to President Trump regarding the critical foreign policy and national security problems that will be faced by his administration. By Scott Ritter Special to Consortium News President-elect Donald Trump has sent…
#Politics #Analysis #Campaign2024 #Column #ForeignPolicy #Intelligence #KoreaPeninsula #MiddleEast #NorthKorea #Russia #TrumpAdministration #Ukraine #C.i.a. #DonaldTrump #JoeRogan #KimJungUn #MarcoRubio #MichaelWaltz #OfficeOfTheDirectorOfNationalIntelligence(dni) #ScottRitter #TulsiGabbard #VladimirPutin
Deliberate Lies About Amsterdam Violence
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/11/16/deliberate-lies-about-amsterdam-violence/
News outlets didn’t make a mistake. They knowingly aired disinformation and peddled fake news, writes Jonathan Cook. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net The media’s role in peddling disinformation over last week’s violence in Amsterdam just keeps getting darker. Owen Jones has…
#Politics #Campaign2024 #Commentary #Iraq #Nato #Propaganda #Russia #Sport #InvasionOfIraq #JonathanCook #OwenJones #PalestinianGenocide #SkyNews #WarInUkraine
New York Times: "How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks."
Jeff Jarvis: "If she hadn't spent it, they'd be criticizing her for that."
Me: Yes, but Kamala Harris should have spent her $1.5 billion more wisely. It could have resulted in her defeating Trump. #Campaign2024
In 2024, Trump received 2-3m fewer votes than in 2020; Harris-Biden 13-14m fewer.
Why did so many voters stay home?
There are 140m poor & low-wage adults in the US, "43% of our country":
30% of white ppl
60% of Black ppl
68% of Latino ppl
68% of Indigenous ppl
Everywhere a living wage was on the ballot, Dems won.
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/8/william_barber_trump_economic_policy_project2025
(Rephrased from @DrALJONES)
#poverty #complacency #DemocraticParty #USA #taxTheRich #KamalaHarris #USPol #USPolitics #campaign2024 #campaigning #strategy #elit #elits #liberals #Democrats #Cheney #StandWithIsrael #proZionism #entitlement #complacency #establishment #Washington #WashingtonDC #progressives
"With the assistance of big corporate donors, Democrats out-fundraised their opponent by huge margins. After Biden’s victory four years ago, they also had a readymade template for how to defeat him — preaching ambitious social policies and activist government — but bafflingly opted to pursue a rerun of Clinton’s disastrous strategy instead."
Luke Savage: https://novaramedia.com/2024/11/08/democrats-have-only-themselves-to-blame/
#DemocraticParty #USA #taxTheRich #KamalaHarris #USPol #USPolitics #campaign2024 #campaigning #strategy #elit #elits #liberals #Democrats #Cheney #StandWithIsrael #proZionism #entitlement #complacency #establishment #Washington #WashingtonDC #progressives
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘US Election: What’s Next?’
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/11/06/watch-cn-live-us-election-whats-next/
CN Live! discusses Donald Trump’s victory with Margaret Kimberley, John Kiriakou, Brian Becker, Gerald Celente, Niko House, Richard Wolff, Scott Ritter and Patrick Lawrence. 3:30pm EST today! With its All-Star cast, CN Live! will discuss from 3:30pm EST today the…
#Politics #AmericanEmpire #Analysis #Brics #Campaign2024 #CnLive! #Commentary #Israel #Palestine #Russia #Ukraine #BrianBecker #CathyVogan #DonaldTrump #ElizabethVos #GeraldCelente #JoeLauria #JohnKiriakou #MargaretKimberley #NikoHouse #PatrickLawrence #RichardWolff #ScottRitter
On #TheDailyShow, Desi Lydic said: “America voted Trump out of office in 2020, and what happened since then? Trump tried to overthrow the government, he was convicted of 34 felonies, impeached twice, he promising vengeance on his enemies, and he was re-elected." #Campaign2024
Why Kamala Harris lost: "While it’s impossible to discount misogyny and race, there’s more to the explanation. Elections at their core are about change versus the status quo. Do voters like the way things are going—or not? And if they don’t, they’re inclined to change horses":
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/mark-mckinnon-open-letter-to-my-daughters #politics #Campaign2024
Melinda Gates: "This is a discouraging day for so many people across our country and around the world. But make no mistake: Nothing ends here. While many of us hoped for a different outcome, we knew that this was a possibility. Advocates, activists, and champions for Americans of all backgrounds and identities have prepared for this moment, and they are ready to work at all levels using every tool at their disposal to ensure that progress keeps moving forward." #politics #Campaign2024
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: The Arab Vote
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/11/04/asad-abukhalil-the-arab-vote/
The U.S. election could ride on the results in the state of Michigan and Arab-American and other Muslim votes could determine who wins Michigan. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News Since moving to the United States in 1983, I…
#Politics #Bahrain #Campaign2024 #Column #Commentary #Election2024 #GulfStates #Israel #Lebanon #MiddleEast #Morocco #Palestine #SaudiArabia #U.s. #U.s.Congress #UnitedArabEmirates #UntilThisDayHistoricalPerspectivesOnTheNews #AmericanIsraelPublicAffairsCommittee(aipac) #ArabAmericanAntiDiscriminationCommittee #ArabVoteInU.s. #AsAdAbuKhalil #ChristianArabs #DarrellIssa #ElectoralCollege #GulfWar #JamesAbourezk #JimAbourezk #Michigan #Ohio #Rep.RashidaTlaib #SouthDakota #Virginia #WestVirginia
DesignationSix wrote: "Republican Logic: 'I don't like the price of eggs, so I am going to let my daughter die a preventable death from a miscarriage'." #Campaign2024
Ben Rhodes: "Occasionally lost in the dizzying stakes of this election: it's hard to imagine someone stepping in like Kamala Harris did with just over three months and running a campaign this well. That's anything but easy." #Campaign2024
Zach Lambert:
"Straight.
White.
Male.
Lifelong Texan.
Lifelong Christian.
Local Church Pastor.
Kamala Harris voter."
#Campaign2024
'Harris is now #campaigning on her history upholding the criminal justice system. “I took on perpetrators of all kinds,” she said at a campaign rally. “Predators who abused women. Fraudsters who ripped off consumers. Cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump’s type.” Such discourse signals a belief in an anti-Black rule of law system.'
'Building Black freedom means dismantling the structures of white supremacy and colonialism. That’s not Harris’ political project:' https://monitormag.ca/articles/kamala-harris-is-a-breakthrough-for-representation-but-representation-is-not-enough/
#crime #justiceSystem #ruleOfLaw #coconut #whiteness #KamalaHarris #Harris2024 #HarrisForPresident #Democrats #DemocraticParty #voteBlue #USPol #USPolitics #USA #US #racism #whiteSupremacy #settlerColonialism #stateRacism #Canada #campaign #campaign2024 #elections #elections2024