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Israel and South Africa: The Racial Travel Bans of Apartheid

Recently, Israel issued travel bans for Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. This is, yet again, another example of the country trying to silence its toughest critics. While many have rightly criticized the bans, largely absent has been a discussion on not just Israel’s attempt to suppress dissent from U.S politicians, but specifically from vocal Muslim/non-white political figures.

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Trump Angry With Less-Than-Perfect Fox News Coverage

It’s safe to say that the overwhelming majority of coverage Fox News gives of President Trump is flattering. However, this doesn’t seem to be good enough for the Commander-in-Chief.

“Fox is a lot different than it used to be, I can tell you that…”

“There’s something going on at Fox…and I’m not happy with it.”

Donald Trump during recent press gaggle

Watch Video: Trump Angry at Fox News

New Report: Donald Trump’s Name and Rhetoric Used in 36 Cases of Violence, Threats, and Assault

Donald Trump rejects the idea that his rhetoric has contributed to the occurrences of violence. However, according to a new report by ABC News, the President’s name was invoked in a total of thirty-six cases of violence, threats, and assault.

Twenty-nine of those cases invoked Trump’s name and/or rhetoric in a favorable light. They expressed either support for or gave a positive reference to…

Biden Needs to Own Up to the ’94 Crime Bill

At the second night of the Democratic presidential debate, on a stage where Joe Biden stood next to Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, the topic of criminal justice reform and the 1994 Crime Bill didn’t come up once. Not once. Here’s why that’s a problem.

https://twitter.com/traceyecorder/status/1144441586039873537

This September marks the 25th anniversary of the Violent Crime Control and…

Bernie’s Socialism

‘Yes Lord, I voted for Jesus.’

I wonder, did the person who wrote this message, seen somewhere in the Mississippi backcountry, mean they voted for Donald Trump? After all, there are places where ‘Make America Great Again’ is somewhat messianic.

If not, then it appears they are saying they voted for a socialist Jew. In which case, I think I see what they’re getting at … Perhaps I should’ve…

2020 Democratic Primary Debates Drinking Game

Editor’s Note: The Progressive Army Editorial Board advises caution and urges our readers to please drink responsibly. (We enjoy having a liver, Salamone!)

Since we don’t live in the good timeline, where Amy Goodman, Glenn Greenwald, Noam Chomsky, and Anoa Changa are asked to moderate a Democratic Primary debate; suffering through the media-military-industrial complex’s version of raising…

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1137051097955102720

There have been some strange ones during the Trump administration, occurrences which in a simpler time we might have been able to laugh about.

There was the infamous glowing orb, and the time Trump stared into the sun without eye protection, the knockoff Game of Thrones poster announcing ‘Sanctions are Coming,’ and the fast…

The Reparations Hearing is Over – Now Action is Needed

The Reparations Debate Reaches Congress

There is a saying that suggests ‘talk is cheap.’ That is true in some cases, but yesterday the House Judiciary Committee showed why that’s not the case all of the time. The House subcommittee held a highly-anticipated televised discussion about the need for reparations for Black Americans. The topic trended on social media all day with #Reparations along…

Do you remember Amalia Ulman?

She became known almost five years ago for creating one of the most poignant art projects of our time.

From Dazed:

“The digital artist spent four months curating an Instagram profile that documented the life of a wannabe it-girl trying to make it in LA. First, she was a young girl in virginal pastel-hues who loved brunch and cute bunny rabbits. Then, a sugar…

In Search of Monsters to Destroy

On the surface, a John Quincy Adams speech from 1821, a 2002 drone strike in the Marib Province of Yemen, and President Donald Trump’s veto of the first invocation of the 1973 War Powers Resolution might not seem related. But upon further consideration, the history of the US’s military involvement in Yemen speaks to a strong need for reconciliation with certain tenets of the infancy of American…

Have you heard about Pete Buttigieg? Don’t worry, most people can’t pronounce his last name either. They just call him ‘Mayor Pete.’

He is, this Mayor from South Bend, Indiana turned presidential candidate, the latest Democratic media darling and establishment flavor of the month, the next in a long line of such luminaries as Beto O’Rourke (remember ‘Betomania’?).

But ‘Mayor Pete’ is not…

In an effort to shine a light on those skulking around in the shadows, I present to you the curious case of Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp.

You may remember Donnelly, the former Democratic Senator from Indiana, as one of the co-leaders among conservative Democrats in the fight against Universal Healthcare. He ran his campaign during the last election around the proclamationthat “socialists”…

Evangelical Extremists in the Cabinet

Nearly half of Trump’s cabinet are evangelicals. The concept of separation of church and state is not meaningful to them. Their political beliefs are concomitant with their religious beliefs, particularly the more regressive ones. Cruel anti-abortion beliefs, efforts to decimate public schools, and LGBT enmity are a few.

The most influential evangelical in the cabinet is Mike Pence. His affirm…

Have you ever watched regular television months or years after cutting the cord?

For someone who watches cable tv for hours per day or week, the avalanche of advertisements which interrupt every program become a sort of background noise — you may watch them, even be able to recite two or three of your favorites, but for the most part they are not consciously interacted with.

On the other…

Julie Kirchner May Head up the Department of Homeland Security

Trump appointed Julie Kirchner, who was the executive director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform for nine years, to serve as ombudsman of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at Homeland Security in 2017.  And now, that same Julie Kirchner is being considered to lead the agency according to rumors floated by Politicolast month. Kirchner would replace Lee Francis Cissna,…

A Brief History of Free Speech Grifters Suing Their Haters for Libel

It was a headline that felt like a distinct artifact of the Trump era: Devin Nunes, a Republican congressman from one of California’s less glamorous districts and a dedicated member of Trump’s fan club, sues a cow for defamation. Nunes, last seen carefully and deliberately ignoring the mounting evidence of Trump’s corruption, had finally had enough of a Twitter account that was purportedly run by…

Trump’s Economy

Trump’s economy is booming, haven’t you heard?

You would have if you’d so much as glanced at any mainstream media sources this week, from CNN to Fox News, The Washington Post to the New York Post.

Here is a simple life hack: When mainstream media abandons their usual pretext of ‘Left v. Right’ to speak together with one voice, this should be a red flag.

It most often happens with war,…