Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Lindsey Graham Defends Trump Because It’s Good for Lindsey Graham If Trump ever actually shot someone on 5th Avenue, Graham would be there to polish the bullets. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout October 12, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Bipartisan Senate Report Debunks Trump-Giuliani “Spygate” Conspiracy Theory The report was signed by every member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon October 11, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali Refugees at Minnesota Rally The president's rhetoric amounted to incitement to violence against Minneapolis's large Somali community. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 11, 2019 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Any Real Democracy Must Protect Whistleblowers In the U.S., not all whistleblowers are treated the same. By Janine Jackson , FAIR October 11, 2019 Truthout
News | War & Peace Turkey Outspends Kurdish Forces on Lobbying in Washington, DC The Turkish government spent roughly $12.3 million on high-profile D.C. lobbying firms to influence the U.S. government. By Yue Stella Yu , CenterforResponsivePolitics October 11, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Here’s What the Framers of the Constitution Said About Impeachment The framers worried about executives who might be vulnerable to bribery or loyalties to foreign governments. By Thom Hartmann , Truthout October 11, 2019 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide and ISIS Resurgence Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! October 10, 2019 Truthout
News | War & Peace Trump Says Ditching Kurds Justified Because “They Didn’t Help Us With Normandy” Trump's remarks may have been inspired by an article written by right-wing columnist. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 10, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Vows Crackdown on Whistleblowers After Arrest of Intelligence Analyst An analyst was arrested for allegedly sharing classified information with two journalists in 2018 and 2019. By Andrea Germanos , CommonDreams October 10, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace This Isn’t the First Time the US Has Abandoned the Kurds Since the 1970s, the U.S. has treated the Kurds as disposable pawns in pursuit of its foreign policy goals. By Stephen Zunes , Truthout October 10, 2019 Truthout