Category: Politics

Rabbi Leonard Beerman salutes Jimmy Carter
by WS Editors | Dec 31, 2024 | Obituary, PoliticsFrom Rabbi Leonard Beerman’s introduction of Jimmy Carter, recipient of the Courage Prize, at the annual luncheon for the Ridenhour Prizes held at the Press Club in Washington, DC on April 4, 2007. These are the words of Franz Kafka, written not too many years before the birth of the 39th president of the United […]

The Wide Angle: “Project Russia,” Unknown in the West, Reveals Putin’s Playbook
by Dave Troy | Dec 12, 2024 | Current Archives, Politics, The Wide AngleBetween 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders. The books offered a detailed program of spiritual warfare against Western democracies culminating in “controlled global collapse” and the establishment of a “supranational” state headed by a Prince-Monk who “best […]

What Does Putin Have on Trump?
by Bob Dreyfuss | Nov 20, 2024 | Books, National SecurityA pair of books released weeks before the election, written by key players in the post-2016 investigation of Donald Trump’s multiple ties to Russia, brings our attention back to something that Republicans say is a hoax and Democrats seem all too ready to forget: that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin apparently has leverage over the Manhattan […]

Donald J. Ponzi
by Steven Pressman | Nov 1, 2024 | Election 2024Donald Trump is a habitual liar. Despite his constant denials, most people believe he slept with a porn star and then paid her to keep their liaison quiet. Certainly the New York jury that found him guilty of 34 felonies for falsifying business records didn’t buy his story. However, big lies sometimes work. Public opinion […]

Will Attacking Trump as a Dangerous Threat Enable Harris to Eke Out a Victory?
by Art Levine | Oct 25, 2024 | Election 2024With the election little more than a week away, the political scientist and strategist Rachel Bitecofer, author of the tough-minded Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts, sees some grounds for optimism about Kamala Harris in a nail-biting race that is effectively tied and still too close to call. As a confidential advisor to some campaigns in […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
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“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety
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