Section: AlterNet (USA)
I’ve Reported on Putin: Here Are My Tips for Journalists Dealing With Trump
Click here for reuse options! There’s been much hand-wringing about how the media should deal with the Trump administration. First of all: don’t get distracted. When you combine Donald Trump’s frivolous treatment of objective reality with Russia’s recent propaganda onslaught, it is unsurprising that many were tempted to...
Trump’s Inaugural Address Will Probably End Up as Just a Footnote in History
Click here for reuse options! Most inauguration speeches are forgotten and Trump has never been known for his soaring rhetoric. All eyes are now on Donald J. Trump’s impending inauguration, which takes place in Washington DC, on January 20, and whose centrepiece is the inaugural address. But despite the attention lavished on these speeches...
Trump’s Inaugural Address Will Probably End Up as Just a Footnote in History
Click here for reuse options! Most inauguration speeches are forgotten and Trump has never been known for his soaring rhetoric. All eyes are now on Donald J. Trump’s impending inauguration, which takes place in Washington DC, on January 20, and whose centrepiece is the inaugural address. But despite the attention lavished on these speeches...
Donald Trump Was Bailed Out of Bankruptcy by Russia Crime Bosses
Click here for reuse options! The facts read like a B-grade spy novel. In 2008, Donald Trump Jr. attended a real estate conference, where he stated thatRussians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.As it turns out, that may have been an understatement. Human rights...
Understanding the Right-Wing Media Alternate Universe and the Twisted ‘Truths’ They Report
Click here for reuse options! The media licensed the mountebank for Trump’s latest star turn. I spent most of 2016 doing my duty as citizen, writer and educator aghast at the favors done for the unprincipled, incoherent, vicious, dangerous ignoramus Donald Trump by the business known as “the media,” formerly known as “the press” — an...
Top 5 Ways Obama Sanctions on Russia Work for Democrats
Click here for reuse options! Why did the Obama administration put on this charade? President Obama’s sanctions on Russia are small potatoes and will have almost no effect on the Russian Federation. The high officials sanctioned are unlikely to have assets in the US that Washington can attach. When you hear that the US is sanctioning the...
Why Oil Is the Glue That Bonds Trump and Putin
Click here for reuse options! It’s a macabre waltz and the oil industry powers are calling the tune. Oil has fueled a bully bromance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Although this revolutionary union possesses a terrifying petro logic, it promises to be as volatile and tragic as any shotgun marriage. The relationship is, as Trump...
Russia’s Blueprint for Political Chaos: Alleged Election Hacks May Just Be Part of Vladimir Putin’s Grand Game
Click here for reuse options! It wasn’t just Trump: Vladimir Putin’s government has also supported Brexit, Texas secession and #Calexit. Many people are familiar with the alleged efforts of the Russian government to hack computer systems belonging to the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign....
Robert Reich: 7 Things Obama Should Do Before Trump Walks into the White House
Click here for reuse options! Obama could and should take these last stands. President-elect Donald Trump is accusing President Obama of putting up “roadblocks” to a smooth transition. In reality, I think President Obama has been too cooperative with Trump. In the waning days of his administration, I’d recommend Obama take the following...
War and Democracy in the Age of Trump
Click here for reuse options! “This country has never experienced a commander in chief who is this unpredictable. And that surely is dangerous.” The ancient Greek historian Herodotus once observed that Persian rulers indulged the habit of getting drunk when making important decisions. When sober and sensible next morning, their custom was to...
