Rigged by David Swanson + Ecuador Cuts Off Internet for Assange Over Impacting US Election

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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy
October 19, 2016

The 2016 Republican presidential primary was rigged. It wasn’t rigged by the Republicans, the Democrats, Russians, space aliens, or voters. It was rigged by the owners of television networks who believed that giving one candidate far more coverage than others was good for their ratings. The CEO of CBS Leslie Moonves said of this decision: “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” Justifying that choice based on polling gets the chronology backwards, ignores Moonves’ actual motivation, and avoids the problem, which is that there ought to be fair coverage for all qualified candidates (and a democratic way to determine who is qualified).

What Hillary Clinton Privately Told Goldman Sachs by David Swanson

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by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Let’s Try Democracy, Oct. 16, 2016
October 18, 2016

At first glance, Hillary Clinton’s speeches to Goldman Sachs, which she refused to show us but WikiLeaks claims to have now produced the texts of, reveal less blatant hypocrisy or abuse than do the texts of various emails also recently revealed. But take a closer look.

Tariq Ali: Is Trump Any Worse Than Clinton? I’d Vote For Jill Stein

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teleSUR English on Oct 12, 2016

Tariq Ali considers the US election campaign and asks, is Trump any worse than Clinton? Is this a case of electing the lesser of two evils, or is there another option?

Abby Martin: Capitalism Cannot Be Reformed–Seize All the Banks–Dismantle the Empire!

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with Abby Martin

teleSUR English on Oct 16, 2016

With just weeks until the U.S. presidential election—and with both mainstream candidates embroiled in unprecedented scandal—Abby Martin interviews one of the progressive alternatives, socialist candidate Gloria La Riva.

Chris Hedges: A Tax System Rigged for the Rich + America’s Biggest Tax Dodgers are Clinton’s Biggest Donors

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Updated: October 18, 2016

with Chris Hedges

RT America on Oct 15, 2016

On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges sits down with David Cay Johnson, author of “The Making of Donald Trump” to examine how the Republican presidential nominee and the rich are benefiting from a rigged tax system. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil further explores how the U.S. tax code has been rewritten to benefit the wealthy.

Ralph Nader: The Two Party System Brought Us the Corrupt Political System That is Driving Our Country to the Ground

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with Ralph Nader

teleSUR English on Oct 14, 2016

Laura Flanders meets up with Ralph Nader to talk elections and breaking through power. We also talk to some unexpected Trump supporters on the road.

Podesta’s Leaked Emails Show Excerpts of Hillary Clinton’s Paid Remarks to Wall Street

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Updated: Oct. 13, 2016

Wikileaks Reveals How Wall Street Buys Influence in the Democratic Party

TheRealNews on Oct 12, 2016

The Intercept’s Zaid Jilani discusses the important revelations in the leaks of Clinton’s Wall Street speeches, John Podesta’s emails, and internal Democratic Party memos.

Chris Hedges: It’s Our Bombs, Not Trump’s Comments, that Fuel Hatred Towards the United States

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with Chris Hedges

TheRealNews on Oct 10, 2016

Veteran journalist Chris Hedges says though Clinton’s rhetoric on Muslims is more palatable, she has been an enthusiastic supporter of ‘bombing our way to peace’ in the Middle East.

Trump vs Clinton – The Window of Opportunity + Transcript

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StormCloudsGathering on Oct 4, 2016

Elections 2016… There has never been a better time for a rude awakening.

Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils is Still Voting for Evil

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Jill Stein for President Booster on Oct 3, 2016

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Cold War, Today, Tomorrow, Every Day Till The End Of The World by William Blum

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by William Blum
Writer, Dandelion Salad
October 2, 2016

“Russia suspected of election scheme. U.S. probes plan to sow voter distrust.”

That’s the Washington Post page-one lead headline of September 6. Think about it. The election that Americans are suffering through, cringing in embarrassment, making them think of moving abroad, renouncing their citizenship; an election causing the Founding Fathers to throw up as they turn in their graves … this is because the Russian Devils are sowing voter distrust! Who knew?

The Punk Patriot: What if Trump Wins? + Transcript

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Punk Patriot on Sep 27, 2016

Marc Lamont Hill: “We can afford to lose an election: we can’t afford to lose our values.”
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Ralph Nader Interviews Jill Stein: We Need To Cut The Military Budget By 50% + Transcript

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with Ralph Nader

williambrighenticpa on Sep 18, 2016

Ralph Nader interviewed Jill Stein on September 17, 2016. Ralph and Jill discuss the corporate ownership of the media and the duopoly of the Democratic and Republican parties, preventing public disclosure of third-party candidates and their proposals for a better America.

Chris Hedges: Corporations Have Seized All Levers of Power (no longer available) + Rap News Special

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with Chris Hedges

Redacted Tonight on Sep 22, 2016

In this episode of Redacted Tonight VIP, Lee Camp interviews Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges. They jump right into it concerning startling evidence about how the US has become a corporate totalitarian state, compared to the democracy it claims to be. They go on to discuss how the two-party system duopoly is leading to the demise of our country. Hedges also explains just how dangerous it is for leftists to vote for Hillary Clinton, even with the specter of Donald Trump looming in the background. This information is explosive. Enjoy and share.

Resist Lesser Evilism

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Editorial Staff
socialistworker.org
September 23, 2016

The pressure to vote for Hillary Clinton is becoming ever more intense. But the left has to resist the political logic of lesser evilism that the Democrats rely on every four years.

FIRST, IT was the shaming. Now it’s fear–pure, raw terror at the prospect of Donald Trump in the White House.