(2019-03-28). Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning! wsws.org The fate of these political prisoners must be a focus of attention of the entire working class and all those who defend democratic rights.
(2019-03-27). The Many Reasons to Believe Vasily Prozorov's Testimony About Ukraine's Role in Downing MH-17. mintpressnews.com 
Former Ukrainian intelligence officer Vasily Prozorov's testimony will likely be dismissed by Western governments that support Kiev, but there is plenty of evidence to back his claims.
(2019-03-27). Mueller Report Ends a Shameful Period for the Press. commondreams.org The mainstream press, owned by the corporations that have extinguished the democratic state and are fleecing the public, as well as destroying the ecosystem on which we depend for life, does not hold its employers to account. (Photo: Mr.Fish) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-03-27_at_4.24.41_pm.png…
(2019-03-27). Pompeo was a Firm Supporter of RussiaGate: Was he Jeopardizing Trump's Foreign Policy Initiatives? globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | It is worth noting that until the release of the Mueller report, Trump's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (and former CIA Director) was a firm supporter of the RussiaGate narrative. …
(2019-03-27). "The Africa Spring": The US Is Stoking Congo's "Deep State" Civil War in Order to "Contain" China. globalresearch.ca The "African Spring" seems ready to spread to the Democratic Republic of the Congo after there are visible signs that the US is stoking its "deep state" civil war in order create obstacles to China's hitherto unrestricted access to cobalt …
(2019-03-27). 'They Had Already Decided They Wanted to Invade Iraq' – CounterSpin interviews with Robert Dreyfuss and Diana Duarte on media and the Iraq War. fair.org 
The CounterSpin episode for March 22, 2019, reaired classic interviews with Robert Dreyfuss ( 2/27/04) and Diana Duarte ( 3/22/13) about media's Iraq War roles. | Media…
(2019-03-27). Forget Mueller. Forget Impeachment. A Million People Should Surround the White House and Demand Trump's Resignation. commondreams.org U.S. President Donald Trump stands in the colonnade as he is introduced to speak to March for Life participants and pro-life leaders in the Rose Garden at the White House on January 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_should_resign.jpg…
(2019-03-27). Ralph Nader: Americans Should Be Demanding Trump's Resignation. truthdig.com Forget the findings of the Mueller investigation. This president has made a mockery of the rule of law, putting millions in harm's way.
(2019-03-27). Video: Mueller Report Decimates 'Russiagate' Hoax — What's Next? globalresearch.ca The two-plus year great hoax has come to an end. Trump is not Putin's puppet, as the vast majority of the mainstream media and Democrats have claimed. There was no "collusion" with Russia. | So after so much wasted time and …
(2019-03-27). Forget Mueller. Israel, not Russia, is Trump's real partner in crime. thecanary.co The major conclusions of the 'Mueller investigation' have just come out in the US. Mueller didn't find significant evidence of alleged Russian collusion in … | Read more Forget Mueller. Israel, not Russia, is Trump's real partner in crime. | By Peter Bolton
(2019-03-27). Victims of FBI Subversion Now Embrace America's Secret Police. globalresearch.ca It shouldn't come as a surprise the FBI and the DOJ obstructed justice last year when then acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told the House Intelligence Committee to pound sand after Republicans demanded he hand over work-related texts. | The obstruction …
(2019-03-27). With Mueller done, is it time to investigate the FBI? (DEBATE). rt.com 
With the Mueller report finished and President Trump cleared of colluding with Russia, the spotlight is now on the FBI leadership that opened the investigation. RT's Crosstalk guests think the agency has a lot to answer for. |
(2019-03-27). The Illusory Truth Effect: How Millions of Americans Were Duped by Russiagate. theantimedia.com (CJ Opinion) — "Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy", read the front page headline of Sunday's New York Times. Bit by bit, mainstream American consciousness is slowly coming to terms with the death of the thrilling conspiracy theory that the highest levels of the US government had been infiltrated by the Kremlin, and with the stark reality that the mass media and …
(2019-03-27). Papadopoulos: Russia collusion 'hoax' was 'basically fabricated' by Western intelligence. rt.com 
No longer bound by a gag order, former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has gone public about his Mueller probe conviction, describing the Russia collusion narrative as a 'hoax' manufactured by intelligence agencies.
(2019-03-27). 'Nobody is panicking!' Rachel Maddow sheds 500,000 viewers in post-Mueller slump. rt.com 
After putting all its eggs in the Russiagate conspiracy-theory 'basket' only to be let down by the contents (or lack thereof) of the Mueller report, MSNBC – and its top attraction, Rachel Maddow – are hemorrhaging viewers.
(2019-03-27). The media and the Mueller report. wsws.org The Mueller report is a political debacle for the Democratic Party, the New York Times and the bulk of the corporate media, which day after day pumped out unsubstantiated claims and outright lies.
(2019-03-27). Mueller Didn't Exonerate Trump of Obstruction of Justice. zcomm.org The Mueller report is finally done. On March 23, Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent the confidential report of his 22-month investigation to Attorney General William Barr. Less than 48 hours later, Barr released a four-page letter outlining Mueller's conclusions and jumping to one as well. In response to Barr's letter, Donald Trump claimed, "There was Read more…
(2019-03-26). Democrats' Russia Obsession Let Trump Abandon Nuclear Treaties—Wilkerson and Jay. therealnews.com 
While there's ample evidence to indict Trump for obstruction and Democrats naively trusted Mueller, more crucial issue is the missed opportunity to negotiate stronger nuclear weapons treaties—Larry Wilkerson joins Paul Jay…
(2019-03-26). Democrats' Russophobia Hid Trump's Real Crimes. therealnews.com 
Gerald Horne and Jeff Cohen join host Paul Jay to unpack the Democrat and corporate media obsession with Russiagate, the foreign policy implications, and how it let Trump off the hook on major policy issues…
(2019-03-26). Editorial: Stop waiting for Mueller's report to save us. peoplesworld.org 
Wait for the Mueller report, many said, it will reveal everything. The Republicans conspired with the Russians. The election was hacked. Trump will be toast. Well, we waited. And now the report is in…sort of. It's in the hands of Attorney General William Barr, who so far has not seen fit to share its contents …
(2019-03-26). Between the lines of the Mueller Report. workers.org 
The relationship between the law and politics is once again the subject of oceans of ink — and their electronic equivalents in this digital age — as the Mueller Report is being analyzed, down to the last comma, by people who have not read it and are not allowed to . . . | Continue reading Between the lines of the Mueller Report at Workers.org
(2019-03-26). To Celebrate or to Not? The Mueller Question. counterpunch.org 
Finally, it's over. Well, sort of, anyway. Late Sunday afternoon, Attorney General Bill Barr released his much-anticipated summary of Bob Mueller's Russia investigation. The big news, of course, was that nobody in Trump's orbit "knowingly" coordinated with Russian efforts to disrupt the 2016 election. Trump won't be charged with obstruction of justice and not a single American was indicted for conspiracy. More
(2019-03-26). Three Lessons From 'Failed' Mueller Inquiry. consortiumnews.com Jonathan Cook analyzes what progressives can glean from a major squabble between different wings of the same neoliberal establishment. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net Here are three important lessons for the progressive left to consider now that it is clear the inquiry… Read more →
(2019-03-26). The President Has Not Been Exonerated. thenation.com The President Has Not Been Exonerated…
(2019-03-26). Headlines for March 26, 2019. democracynow.org Israel Continues Airstrikes in Gaza Amid Fragile Truce, U.S. Officially Recognizes Golan Heights as Israeli Territory, Trump Suggests Probes into "Traitors" in Wake of Mueller Report, Pentagon Authorizes Diversion of $1 Billion to Build Border Wall, Father of 6-Year-Old Sandy Hook Victim Dies by Suicide, Parkland Survivors Urge Senators to Pass Background Check Act, DOJ Backs Full Repeal of Affordable Care Act, Mexico: Radio Reporter Killed Amid Spate of Journalist Murders, Venezuela: New Power Outage Hits Residents Amid Political Turmoil, Suspects in College Admissions Scam Plead Not Guilty, Green New Deal Goes…
(2019-03-26). Mueller Report Does Not Disprove that Trump Is a Crook. progressive.org The truth is less dramatic, but more sordid.
(2019-03-26). Media's 2-yr infatuation with Russiagate could hand Trump victory in 2020 — analysts (VIDEO). rt.com 
Journalists who peddled Russiagate accounts have struggled to cope with Mueller's deflating findings, but their suffering will likely intensify now that they've handed Donald Trump ammunition for his re-election, analysts told RT.
(2019-03-26). 8 Cases That Prove the FBI and CIA Were Out of Control Long Before Russiagate. theantimedia.com The survival of liberty depends on skepticism of government power—and make no mistake, that includes President Trump. (FEE) — Conservatives tend to have two bad habits. First, they're prone to viewing the past through a nostalgic lens. Second, they tend to instinctively give law enforcement the benefit of the doubt. These tendencies help explain why conservatives …
(2019-03-26). Unequal Justice: The Supreme Court Tackles Political Gerrymandering, Again. progressive.org If the court upholds partisan gerrymandering, it will be a bad day for democracy.
(2019-03-26). "Dark Day for Internet Freedom": EU to Create Online Censorship Machine. theantimedia.com (CD) — Despite widespread grassroots opposition, the European Parliament Tuesday approved sweeping copyright rules that critics warn will spawn an internet "censorship machine." NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden decried the vote, tweeting, in German, "Never forget what they did here." In a blog post, Danny O'Brien—international director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)—called passage of the copyright rules "a stunning rejection of …
(2019-03-26). How to Make Yourself an Exception to the Rule of Law. zcomm.org John Bolton and Mike Pompeo Defy the International Criminal Court…
(2019-03-26). 'We're not investigators': CNN chief ridiculed over defending coverage of Mueller probe. rt.com 
Netizens were up in arms this week grilling CNN boss Jeff Zucker who awkwardly defended his network's coverage of the Mueller probe, saying their job was to report facts "as we know them," rather than, you know, investigating. |
(2019-03-26). Democrats 'caught red-handed lying' on Trump-Russia, but 'march on' — Ron Paul on Mueller report. rt.com 
With Republicans blocking Democrat calls to release Robert Mueller's full report, former Congressman Ron Paul told RT that the Democratic party needs to own up to peddling the 'Russian collusion' lie and move on. |
(2019-03-25). Three Lessons for the Left from the Mueller Inquiry. counterpunch.org 
The left never had a dog in this race. This was always an in-house squabble between different wings of the establishment. Late-stage capitalism is in terminal crisis, and the biggest problem facing our corporate elites is how to emerge from this crisis with their power intact. One wing wants to make sure the pig's face remains painted, the other is happy simply getting its snout deeper into the trough while the food lasts. More
(2019-03-25). Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Coordination, But "Does Not Exonerate" Trump of Obstruction of Justice. democracynow.org 
There was no collusion. That was the key finding of special counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited report into whether President Trump and members of his campaign conspired with the Russian government to win the 2016 election. While the full report on Mueller's 22-month investigation has not yet been made public, Attorney General William Barr sent a four-page letter to congressional leaders on Sunday laying out his interpretation of Mueller's findings. Barr wrote that the report concluded Russia meddled in the 2016 election but that "the Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyon…
(2019-03-25). As Mueller Finds No Collusion, Did Press Overhype Russiagate? Glenn Greenwald vs. David Cay Johnston. democracynow.org 
As congressional Democrats call on the Justice Department to release the full Mueller report, we speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who have closely followed the probes into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election: Glenn Greenwald, a founding editor of The Intercept and a leading critic of the media coverage of alleged Russian collusion, and David Cay Johnston, formerly of The New York Times, now founder and editor of DCReport.org, who has written critically about Donald Trump for decades. His most recent book is "It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America."
(2019-03-25). No, the Media Didn't Over-Hype 'Russiagate'. thenation.com No, the Media Didn't Over-Hype 'Russiagate'
(2019-03-25). VIDEO: Russiagate Implodes: Aaron Maté Buries the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory. thegrayzone.com Russiagate has imploded after Robert Mueller's investigation found no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion. The Grayzone's Aaron Maté explains why the…
(2019-03-25). Crooked hate clown not a traitor on purpose at least. thecanary.co Following a two-year investigation, Robert Mueller has apparently found that Donald Trump didn't collude with the Russians. Which is good to know, right? Unless … | Read more Crooked hate clown not a traitor on purpose at least | By John Shafthauer
(2019-03-25). Trump Is Going to Thank MSNBC Until November 2020. consortiumnews.com Peddlers of Russia-gate have boosted the U.S. president's re-election campaign, writes Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com After news broke that Robert Mueller had turned in his final report without recommending any further indictments, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow began frantically retweeting blue-checkmarked Twitter pundits who… Read more →
(2019-03-25). Autonomous weapons that kill must be banned, insists UN chief. un.org UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged artificial intelligence (AI) experts meeting in Geneva on Monday to push ahead with their work to restrict the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems, or LAWS, as they are also known.
(2019-03-25). 'Protecting money at expense of children': Jailed whistleblower's wife details his confinement to RT. rt.com 
Hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld was sentenced to 10 years in prison for exposing Boston Children's Hospital for a medical kidnapping. His wife joined RT to talk about how the US is protecting abusers while punishing whistleblowers.
(2019-03-25). Watch: a Contentious, Constructive Debate on the Media and Political Humiliation from the Mueller Report. theintercept.com I obviously intended to write about the fallout from Attorney General William Barr's summary of the Mueller report: specifically his definitive finding that "the Special Counsel did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government" and that "the report does not recommend any further indictments, nor did the Special Counsel obtain any sealed indictments that have yet to be made public." Those two se…
(2019-03-25). 'Mueller didn't finish job': Dershowitz decries abdication of duty by Special Counsel in Trump probe. rt.com 
Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz has sharply criticized Robert Mueller, saying the special counsel was right about collusion but abdicated his responsibility by not making a clear call on obstruction of justice in his probe.
(2019-03-25). Robert Mueller May Not Have Found Evidence of Collusion, but His Report Proves the System Worked. theintercept.com 
The special counsel's completion of a comprehensive inquiry is an important sign that the slide into a Donald Trump-led autocracy has been halted.
(2019-03-25). Comey still has 'so many questions' in wake of Mueller probe, gets memed into oblivion. rt.com 
Robert Mueller's report, concluding that President Trump didn't collude with Russia in 2016, has hit some establishment bigwigs hard. Spare a thought for poor James Comey, lost in the woods and ridiculed on Twitter. |
(2019-03-24). NAACP Calls for Full Release of Mueller Report, Barr Summary Not Enough. naacp.org Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, made the following statement: Attorney General William Barr's principal conclusions submitted to Congress today raise more questions than answers. The American people deserve to see the full report and findings from the investigation, not just a summary from Trump's hand-picked Attorney General. Robert Mueller stated, "While this report does not conclude …
(2019-03-23). NAACP Calls for Full Mueller Report to be Released. naacp.org NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, released the following statement regarding a recent development in Mueller investigation: "The full Mueller report and all underlying findings must be released. The people of this nation deserve transparency. The integrity of our democracy is at stake. Our country cannot afford anything less than the unvarnished and unedited truth. …
(2019-03-22). Devin Nunes Lawyers.png. progressive.org Nunes seems to have no grasp of satire, parody, free speech or, um, intelligence.
(2019-03-21). Kushner, Inc.: Vicky Ward on How Jared and Ivanka's Greed & Ambition Compromise U.S. Foreign Policy. democracynow.org 
House Democrats are continuing to probe how President Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner received a top-secret security clearance despite concerns from the CIA. The New York Times recently reported Trump ordered then-Chief of Staff John Kelly to grant Kushner the clearance despite the judgment of intelligence officials. Kushner failed to report over 100 foreign contacts on his initial application for clearance, which was denied by the FBI after a background check into his financial history and contacts with foreign investors. Kushner later revised his application three times, and was ultimately granted…