Category: Politics
Arthur Goldwag: Bullets, Obama and How a Conspiracy Theory Threatens to Become Law
by Arthur Goldwag | May 2, 2013 | Legal Affairs, Politics(Some Americans believe President Obama is trying to effect gun control by buying up all the ammunition. Ads like this can be found on U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe’s Facebook page.) On Feb. 26, as the sequester crisis loomed, Sarah Palin took to Facebook to administer Washington a sharp tongue-lashing. “DC: Cut the Drama. Do Your […]
New Case Turns Heat Up on Obama to Address Human Trafficking
by Yuko Narushima | May 2, 2013 | Foreign Policy, Legal AffairsEditor’s Note: Federal and local authorities were called to the compound of a diplomatic mission from Soudi Arabia this week to “rescue two women,” according to Jackie Bensen, a TV reporter for an NBC affiliate in Washington, citing an unnamed source. “One woman had reportedly tried to flee by squeezing through a gap in the […]
House Finance Chair Hensarling Vacationed with Wall Street
by Justin Elliot | May 2, 2013 | Economy(Texas Republican Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, vacationed with Wall Street bankers in January, raising concerns of conflicts of interest: Fox.) In January, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, ascended to the powerful chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee. Six weeks later, campaign finance filings and interviews show, Hensarling was joined by […]
Chauncey DeVega: The ‘Double-Cork’ Genius of Obama at the D.C. Correspondents’ Dinner
by Chauncey DeVega | May 1, 2013 | Politics(In a video skit, President Barack Obama played Daniel Day-Lewis playing Obama, reversing the conventions and expectations of the minstrel tradition of “blackface.”) Minstrelsy was America’s most popular entertainment for almost two centuries. It involved white men painting their faces “black” with burnt cork or shoe polish. “Blackface” validated white fantasies of blackness. By mocking […]
Arthur Goldwag: the Tsarnaevs, Conspiracy Theorists and the Politicians Who Exploit Them
by Arthur Goldwag | May 1, 2013 | Economy(Alex Jones claimed the U.S. was behind the Boston bombings to strip Americans’ civil liberties.) Boylston Street was literally slick with blood when Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick held a press conference on April 15. The first question came from Dan Bidondi. “Why were the loud speakers telling people in the audience to be calm moments […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety