Speaking Truth to Power Since 1970. by Greg Palastfor the Hartmann ReportJanuary 24, 2025Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states o...

13 hours ago · The Trump Administration, in place for only a little over three weeks, has gone full speed ahead in its advocacy for Israel. Donald Trump’s invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit him at the White House, the first foreign head of state to be honored in that fashion, set the stage for a whole series of actions intended to …

Jan 16, 2025 · The first official reference to Gaza becoming increasingly uninhabitable was made by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 2012,...

13 hours ago · The world is witnessing yet another chapter in the Trump administration’s reckless approach to foreign policy. This time, the target is Gaza, and the rhetoric is as outrageous as it is dangerous. President Trump’s recent statements about expelling Palestinians from their homeland and transforming Gaza into the “Riviera of the …

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Jan 10, 2025 · Updated on Jan 13, 2024 (International crimes)Although the rich have been getting away with crimes since the founding of the Republic, this concept that no one is above the law at least applied to the proletariat, or the common man. The citizenry has mostly accepted this powerful myth.. That myth is hanging by a thread given Trump’s own crimes, but will be completely and 100%

Jan 15, 2025 · During my sixteen years in Congress, I fought consistently for peace, accountability, and the protection of our nation’s core values. I understand the gravity of the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI)—a role essential...

1 day ago · Our government is drowning in multi-trillion-dollar financial corruption and debt while a fear-peddling national security state has reached deeply into the personal lives of each and every American, justifying its existence through endless wars cooked up by a deep state which has become the most corrupt marching band and chowder society …

13 hours ago · U.S. President Donald Trump is at it again. He made another bombastic Hamas last Monday threat to cancel the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal when he declared that if Hamas does not release all remaining hostages by noon on Saturday, the ceasefire should be canceled and the war in Gaza renewed. To begin with, Trump has nothing to do with the ceasefire deal, even

Jan 15, 2025 · I couldn’t stomach Jimmy Carter–until my view of him turned around 180 degrees just four years ago. Like most Democrats who supported Ted Kennedy’s run against him, I tagged Carter as just some grinning anti-New Deal...