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Michael Moore

Desperation, Pain Drives Debate Over Making Photos of Mass Shooting Carnage Public

While some say showing what high-caliber bullets do to children's bodies could spur change, others warn that it risks traumatizing viewers—and re-traumatizing victims and their loved ones.
Brett Wilkins ·
Uvalde massacre victims
Afghanistan evacuation

Diplomacy, Not Bombs: Anti-War Voices Say Afghanistan Shows Need to Stop Any Further March to War

Brett Wilkins ·

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and other ex-officials accused of responsibility for the Flint water crisis will soon face charges, according to a January 12, 2021 Associated Press report. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

'About Damn Time': Cautious Optimism as Imminent Charges Reported for Michigan Ex-Officials Over Flint Water Crisis

Brett Wilkins ·

Michael Moore Provides 'Reality Check,' Warning Swing State Polls Signal Trump Could Pull Off Electoral Victory in November

Julia Conley ·

Several want Planet of the Humans banned, but their arguments so far are no more convincing than the film, as they leave several questions unanswered. (Photo: POTH/publicity still)

The Real Problem With Michael Moore’s New Film: Planet of the Humans

Shaun Golding ·

To me the most misplaced invective is the treatment given to Bill McKibben. He comes across in the film as dishonest and corrupt. And yet he has done more for the climate justice movement than almost anyone else in the world. (Photo: Screenshot)

Mobilizing Climate Action in the Face of Planet of the Humans

Michael Moore and Jeff Gibbs's new film is so full of weak analysis, misinformation, and misplaced invective that I worry it will cause more harm than good. 

Cynthia Kaufman ·

US filmmaker-author-activist Michael Moore speaks to supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders at a campaign event in Clive, Iowa, on January 31, 2020.

Because Bernie Showed 'There is a New Way Now,' Younger Democrats Backing Sanders, Says Michael Moore

"There have been approximately 15 million 17-year-olds in the past four years that have turned 18. And they are massively behind change."

Eoin Higgins ·

"Nothing is more painful than what we’ve had to go through the last three years." (Photo: Bill Littman/Flickr/cc)

Michael Moore Talks Impeachment, Medicare for All, and Why Trump Might Win Again in 2020

"If we go that route—it’s guaranteed we will lose the Electoral College."

Democracy Now! ·

MSNBC’s anti-Bernie Sanders bias was on full display in Wednesday’s Democratic debate. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Want More Proof of Corporate Media’s Anti-Bernie Bias? Look at MSNBC’s Democratic Debate

During the debate and in the spin room, Sanders was treated more like an outsider than a front runner. It’s part of a broader anti-Bernie slant in the "liberal" network’s coverage.

Branko Marcetic ·

Filmmaker Michael Moore speaks during a post-debate panel on MSNBC following the Democratic primary debate that took place on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. (Photo: MSNBC)

'Majority of Americans Agree With Me and Bernie': Michael Moore Makes Powerful Case for Medicare for All on Post-Debate MSNBC Panel

"The healthcare industry has caused more pain and harm and anxiety for the American people than practically any other industry, and we should never side with candidates that say we're going to keep this private profit-making thing going."

Jake Johnson ·

Memo to Mainstream Journalists: Can the Phony Outrage; Bernie Is Right About Bias

Mainstream media is shocked at Sanders' suggestion that ownership influences coverage. I can tell you it's true.

Jeff Cohen ·

In 2018, Progressive candidates and progressive ballot initiatives won across the nation. (Photo: Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Nobody Likes Trump, But He Could Still Beat a Centrist Democrat in 2020

Will just "veering" left be enough to inspire voters who have learned to ignore promises and platitudes?

John Atcheson ·

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Under Fire Because She’s Right

A new generation of leaders is rising that just may be ready to take on the plutocrats. Like AOC, they will come under intense fire. They will succeed only if we build a popular movement strong enough to overcome the resistance.

Jesse Jackson ·

With Corporate Media Abdicating Duty to Cover Climate Crisis, Sanders to Host Town Hall on Bold Green Initiatives

"This is an issue of huge consequence and you would think that ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox would be talking about this every day, having the debate, 'What do we do? Where do we go?'"

Julia Conley ·

Telling NRA #ThisIsOurLane, Doctors' Photos Show Blood-Soaked Reality of America's Gun Madness

"Since the first drop of blood, the first chest tube placed, and since the first mother on the floor crying, for us, it has ALWAYS been our lane."

Julia Conley ·

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