Our outrageous Enron-style justice system
Jeffrey Skilling’s reduced sentence exposes old and new double standards poisoning how America treats defendants
Here’s a clip of my discussion last night on Current TV about a new study showing that President Obama has effectively convinced many self-described anti-war liberals to now openly support the concept of perpetual war.
I was on CNN today to discuss my new Salon article looking at the news that Hillary Clinton is headed to the riches of the corporate speaking circuit. I made the case on CNN that the promises of future lucrative speaking fees to corporate-compliant politicians is one of the most pernicious forms of political corruption in America. The debate got pretty intense - watch it.
D.C.'s Quest to Silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren
My latest piece at Salon is about the so-called “Hillary Clinton Model” and how it works to silence liberal senators even as conservative firebrands are lauded for their iconoclasm. Here’s how that dynamic is trying to silence one of the most promising political leaders in a generation.
As you’ll see in the video, on CNN yesterday I asked a simple question: If the proof of terrorist activity is so obviously clear as to warrant a presidential execution order, why hasn’t the government charged the targeted with a single crime? Without such a charge, doesn’t the constitution obligate us to be asking huge questions about our government and, specifically, our president?
Watch this very short video showing why we should think about Obama’s Wall Street policies & his terrorism “kill list” as part of one giant - and disturbing - legal shift.
More News Orgs Curtail Coverage of Climate Change
In recent days, more news organizations have been making moves to curtail what little climate change coverage there is in the media. This is very bad news…
Watch my discussion on Current last night with Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks. We talked about my Salon article on President Obama’s nominee to head the SEC and how she is all too close to the Wall Streeters she will be regulating.
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Dealing with climate change requires a massive public education campaign - and unfortunately, those doing the educating are too often climate change deniers.
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The hysterical GOP reaction to an eye-opening new West Point report shows that an entire branch of the conservative movement is devoted to pretending right-wing terrorism isn’t real.
