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Former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who made a name for himself decrying the influence of secretive “dark money” spending in politics, has taken a job with a super PAC affiliated

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Font Size Liberal megadonor George Soros believes the arc of history doesn’t bend on its own, so he’s actively engaged in working to bend it. An Oct. 25, New York Times propaganda piece headlined “George Soros Has Enemies. He’s Fine With That,” drooled over “liberal champion” Soros’ current perspectives on our country’s state of affairs, his suggestions for policymaking, his 2020 election predictions and his hatred of President Donald Trump. And buried at the bo...

Microsoft, Google, Facebook, others freeze political contributions in wake of Capitol siege After the deadly Jan. 6 attack, and a vote by some politicians not to certify the 2020 election results, tech giants are rethinking their political contributions. Listen - 04:04 Facebook is one of a number of companies reassessing their political spending practices after the attack. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Silicon Vall...

Save New York Young Republicans gathered at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan for a so-called "Re-Occupy Wall Street" demonstration in New York City, United States on January 31, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The death spiral of the American Empire will not be halted with civility. It will not be halted with the 42 executive orders signed by Joe Biden, however welcome many are, especially since they can, with a new chief executive, be immediately revoked. It wi...

It was the year Covid-19 upended our lives. But 2020 was also characterised by public anger over corruption around the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the massive waste of scarce public funds meant for Covid-19 care.  Yet, despite the furore surrounding the Gauteng Health Department’s abuse of money, it seems that officials from other departments were undeterred. We now know that the Gauteng Education Department spent vast amounts on “sanitising schools”, using dee...

Hedges: Papering Over the Rot The staggering concentration of wealth at the top has deformed our governing institutions — new window dressing will not end oligarchy. By Chris Hedges February 02, 2021 " Information Clearing House" - The death spiral of the American Empire will not be halted with civility. It will not be halted with the 42 executive orders signed by Joe Biden, however welcome many are, especially since they ...

Princeton, New Jersey (Scheerpost) — The death spiral of the American Empire will not be halted with civility. It will not be halted with the 42 executive orders signed by Joe Biden, however, welcome many are, especially since they can, with a new chief executive, be immediately revoked. It will not be halted by removing Donald Trump, and the crackpot conspiracy theorists, Christian fascists and racists who support him, from social media. It will not be halted by locking up the Proud Boys an...

The Covid-19 lockdowns have accelerated the growth of podcasting at home and abroad. The desire to connect in times of isolation has attracted new players to the medium. Internationally, the continued growth of podcasting is following the well-worn capitalist expansionist logic of seeking out new consumers. Here, we look at a few trends and what they can tell us about what’s on the audio storytelling horizon for 2021. For many years the nascent South African podcast industry has been stuck in...

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