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Trump and the Pentagon in coup attempt
Make no mistake about it: Trump and the Pentagon played key roles in the Jan. 6 coup attempt at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Pentagon was deeply involved. Members of the U.S. military, both […]
Author: Gary Wilson
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Wall Street’s New Year’s party: Dancing on the backs of poor workers
“Wall Street sets new highs to end 2020,” the Associated Press reported on Jan. 1, 2021. “Wall Street closed out a tumultuous year for stocks with more record highs on Thursday, a fitting coda to […]
In the U.S.
Spies are going to spy. Five questions on the so-called Russian hack
“Russian Hackers Broke Into Federal Agencies, U.S. Officials Suspect,” was the Dec. 13 New York Times headline on a report by David Sanger. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said the hack is “virtually a declaration of […]
Elections
Mass voter opposition leaves rulers of the world’s largest economy in a struggle for stability
Donald Trump was the biggest loser in the November election. In a record turnout of the voting-eligible population, 51.4% of the vote went to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Donald Trump and Mike Pence got […]
Capitalist crisis
Why won’t Congress deliver badly needed stimulus checks?
“Stimulus bill and checks not likely to arrive before Biden takes office,” Newsweek reported on Dec. 5. On Dec. 2, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that they had offered […]
Elections
A revolutionary situation?
Nov. 12 — An upheaval is underway. The vote against Donald Trump, while expected by many, was more significant than any had predicted. Despite multifarious efforts to suppress the Black and Latinx vote, Joe Biden’s […]
Elections
Trump the loser
Donald Trump made racism the core of his campaign from the very beginning. He whipped up his campaign rallies with calls against Black Lives Matter protests, for expanding the racist police. He added a racist […]
Elections
Elections: What’s the economy got to do with it? And what we can do about it
Oct. 28 — In the final days of campaigning before the 2020 elections, every form of media is saturated with advertising for the Democratic and Republican candidates in local, state and national elections. The focus […]
Elections
Donald Trump’s greedy Big Oil backers want more
Donald Trump, a shifty real estate and casino mogul who is in some way connected to the New York mob, was mostly unknown outside of New York City until 2004. That’s when Trump started […]
Elections
Trump lays groundwork to steal election
The newly unleashed federal police force entered the Portland, Ore., area on Sept. 3 and assassinated anti-fascist activist and Black Lives Matter supporter Michael Reinoehl. Attorney General William Barr triumphantly announced: “Agitator removed.” In the […]