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How Can This Be Happening in the US? International Journalists Reflect on Rise of Donald Trump
Members of the international press covering the Republican National Convention to talk about how other countries view Donald Trump.
Brazilian Prosecutor Finds No Crime Committed by Dilma: Will the Law Count for Anything in Brazil?
Dilma Rousseff's impeachers have criminal violation to even allege.
RNC Protesters “Wall Off Trump” and Confront Police Violence
Protesters erected a “wall” with banners outside the RNC, and kept systemic police violence in the spotlight even as a sea of police flooded the streets around them.
Trumpism Is a Scam — You’re Actually Voting for Mike Pence
All Trump cares about is inflating his personal brand, and getting elected president is the best way to do that.
Fever Dreams as Cleveland Steams: RNC Night Three, Featuring Pence
Mike Pence, terrifyingly, came off as a mainstream politician, despite his extreme racism and misogyny.
Henry A. Giroux: Trump and the Enablers of American Authoritarianism (Part Two)
This election should be about what's better for the strategic interests of an independent people's struggle.
They Really Did It: Trump Nominated on Night Two
William Rivers Pitt of Truthout: Last night's crowd was about as enthusiastic as old spaghetti, but nevertheless, they fa-chrissakes did it. They nominated Trump.
Henry A. Giroux: Trump and the Fascistization of the United States (Part One)
Scholar Henry Giroux tells Paul Jay that Donald Trump is not an eccentric populist, but the representative of a neofascist.
Ban Guns, Not Tennis Balls: As NRA Addresses RNC, CodePink Protests Ohio’s Open-Carry Law
Anti-gun activists rallied at the RNC against the fact that civilians are being allowed to carry military-grade weapons in downtown Cleveland.
In California, Immigrants Are Not for Sale
The Obama administration's deportation machine continues to tear communities apart.