Noam Chomsky

• The people of Colombia are cracking up the walls of war and authoritarianism
  The protests that started with the national strike called by Colombia’s central union on November 21 to protest pension reforms and the broken promises of the peace accords have persisted for two…
  Justin Podur
• CNN legal analyst argues Trump’s new ‘reality TV’ legal team could blow up in his face
  President Donald Trump’s new legal team for his defense in the Senate impeachment trial is stocked with big names and celebrities, most notably Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, and the…
  Cody Fenwick
• ‘Take your letter and shove it’: Rep. Ted Lieu sends fiery response after Devin Nunes threatened to sue him
  Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California fired a salvo at Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, also of California, on Friday by posting a letter responding to his colleague’s threat of a…
  Cody Fenwick
• Trump may not be removed by the Senate — but he’s still terrified of his trial. Here’s why.
  Donald Trump is scared. The Senate trial following his impeachment for a blackmail and campaign cheating scheme starts next week, and it’s driving him to distraction. He was supposed to…
  Amanda Marcotte
• Trump’s legal team is a wretched hive of scum and villainy
  From time immemorial, port cities have been “wretched hives of scum and villainy,” so why should spaceports be any different? That was the theory behind Mos Eisley, home of the…
  Martin Longman
• Watchdog group files formal DOJ complaint against Bill Barr on his abuse of power for Trump
  The nonpartisan government oversight group Democracy 21 on Friday filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice against Attorney General William Barr, calling for a formal investigation and…
  Jon Queally
• Big bank explains in great detail why Elizabeth Warren scares big banks
  Big banks agree with Elizabeth Warren that an Elizabeth Warren presidency would not be good for big banks. A series of reports from Barclays obtained by Mother Jones waxes fearful about Warren plans like…
  Laura Clawson
• Video reveals Trump’s new lawyer made a forceful argument that undermines his impeachment defense
  One of the attorneys representing President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial will be very familiar to those who remember President Bill Clinton’s impeachment in the late 1990s: former Independent…
  Alex Henderson
• Hidden women of history: Meet Catherine Hay Thomson, who exposed the horrifying conditions of asylums and hospitals
  A passionate crusader for the rights of women and children, Catherine Hay Thomson went undercover to investigate their treatment in public institutions and testified before a Royal Commission.
  Kerrie Davies
• Biden accidentally makes the case for Medicare for All
  Former Vice President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times editorial board released Friday, conceded that his proposal to fix the healthcare system in the U.S. without transitioning to…
  Eoin Higgins