John Helmer: The Julian Assange Case Now Puts the US on Trial in a British Court – Is There a Get-Out-of-Jail Card for Assange?
A disucssion of legal issues in the Assange extradition case.
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Judge Brian Morris Stymies New Trump Coal Sales on Federal Lands
US federal district judge Brian Morris dealt a serious setback to the Trump administration’s agenda of resuming coal mining on federal lands.
Read more...Links 4/21/19
Bill Black: Faked Emissions May Send Volkswagen CEO to Prison
In this Real News Network interview, Bill Black examines the VW emissions scandal and discusses how corruption has become endemic in corporate Germany, and why the SEC and DoJ are targeting VW.
Read more...Links 4/20/19
Chevron and Exxon Say They Can Turn Around the Failed Finances of Fracking Industry
The latest in Justin Mikulka’s excellent series on fracking follies.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 4/19/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: China and WTO, Biden to run, Buttigieg (Zuckerberg; donors), Harris, Moulton (!), Sanders, Warren, Yang, RussiaGate, super-delegates, jobless claims, leading indicators, retail sales, Sears, Lyft, CA carbon tax debacle, real-time evolution, plastic bags, Johnny Cash, brains, cats, badgers
Read more...Is Trump for Detente or Militarism? – A Talk with Stephen Cohen
Professor Stephen Cohen dicusses Trump’s policies on Russia and China on Real News Network.
Read more...Making American Schools Less Great Again
An on-the-ground report from a teacher in Beverton on how the war on schools’ funding is leading teachers to strike.
Read more...The Anti-Sanders Press Influenced the 2016 Primary. Will It Do the Same Again?
Can Sanders supporters counter a hostile media?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 4/18/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Mueller report and open thread.
Read more...Should “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg’s Small Donor Contribution Numbers Go Unchallenged?
Small donations and small donors are not the same.
Read more...Report: Going 100% Renewable Power Means a Lot of Dirty Mining
Looking at some of the non-CO2 costs of increasing renewable energy production and distribution.
Read more...Embedded Internationalism: The Only Way to Fight the Global Oligarchy
Rethinking internationalism as a way to counter the power of a rootless global elite.
Read more...Can Antitrust Law Rein in Facebook’s Data-Mining Profit Machine?
Facebook engaged in an elaborate bait and switch on user data: Privacy disappeared when competition did. Laws governing competition could change that.
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