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The North Korean flag is flown at Madrid's North Korean embassy, which was was raided in February. (Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Spain Not Satisfied With CIA Answers on Embassy Attack

Burglars sought files of Kim Jong-un adviser

Jefferson Morley ·

Matt Taibbi and Aaron Maté on How Russiagate Helped Trump

A sad irony is that the Russiagate narrative, which so many people clung to in an attempt to bring down Trump, only helped him.

Katie Halper ·

Ocasio-Cortez Says Justice System 'Broken' as Critics Rip 'Atrociously Low' Sentence for Manafort

"Paul Manafort getting such little jail time for such serious crimes lays out for the world how it’s almost impossible for rich people to go to jail for the same amount of time as someone who is lower income."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

Our American empire knows no bounds to its nation-building (after nation-destroying).(Photo: Shutterstock)

Everyone Has Fallen for the Lies About Venezuela

There are three things that seem to provoke the ornery United States into overthrowing or bringing down a foreign government, no matter how many innocent civilians may die in the process

Lee Camp ·

Sen. Rubio: If Any Harm Comes to US Diplomats in Venezuela, the Consequences Will Be ‘Swift and Decisive.’ (Photo: Screenshot)

MSNBC’s ‘Resistance’ to Trump’s Venezuela Coup Ranges from Silence to Support

MSNBC is following the tradition of Democratic Party–aligned media who are happy to oppose Trump when it comes to mean words and Russiagate, but fall in lockstep with his White House the second he begins to carry out Washington’s bipartisan regime-change agenda

Adam Johnson ·

After Trump’s announcement of troop withdrawals, just about every MSNBC host slammed the president and suddenly sounded more hawkish than the clowns over at Fox News. (Photo: The U.S. Army / Flickr)

The 'Liberal' Foreign Policy Establishment's Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds

Make no mistake, the Democrats have been tacking to the right on foreign policy and burgeoning their tough-guy-interventionist credentials for decades now

Danny Sjursen ·

Highlighting Systematic 'Violation of International Human Rights', Ocasio-Cortez Shreds Trump Address

"The president should not be asking for more money to an agency that has systematically violated human rights."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

'Trump Is the National Crisis': Primetime Address Denounced as 'Bigoted, Childish Con Job' on American People

"Enough. Trump must drop his ignorant and ridiculous demands for a border wall and get our federal workers back to work—with pay."

Jon Queally, staff writer ·

if this nation is to ever have a female president, Warren would be a good first choice, and certainly a much better one than Hillary Clinton. (Photo: Screen shot / YouTube)

Elizabeth Warren’s Presidential Bid Leaves Questions to Be Answered

Leading into the primary races of 2020 our task as progressives is to demand that Warren—and all the other Democratic candidates—understand clearly that they serve the American people, not the elites

Sonali Kolhatkar ·

Shunning Corporate Donors and Pledging People-Powered Campaign, Warren Shuttering Fundraising PAC

"This is a moment for all of the Democratic nominees to come into the race to say, 'In a Democratic primary we are going to link arms and we're going to say grassroots funding. No to the billionaires."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·