Washington’s Consensus on Neofascist Coups in Latin America by Paul Street

End Fascist Violence in Bolivia

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by Paul Street
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Official Website of Paul Street
January 10, 2020

However much they war on the domestic political front, Washington’s Democrats and Republicans are on the same page when it comes to the imperial war on democracy and social justice in Latin America.

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Impeachment: What Lies Beneath? by Jim Kavanagh

IMPEACH

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by Jim Kavanagh
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Polemicist
December 17, 2019

The Raw

The Democrats have now revealed the hand they’re going to play for impeachment. I have been vehemently arguing against playing this game and pointing out how futile it is, but, seeing the two cards actually laid out on the table, even I am gobsmacked at what a loser of a hand they’ve got.

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Defeat or Impeach? The (Il)Logic of Impeachment by Jim Kavanagh + David Swanson: Are Dems Barking Up The Wrong Tree On Impeachment?

IMPEACH

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Updated: Nov. 28, 2019

by Jim Kavanagh
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Polemicist, Nov. 25, 2019
November 27, 2019

I’ve had the displeasure to watch some hours of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment inquiry. It’s an excruciating spectacle, alternately boring, confusing, and infuriating.

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Chris Hedges: Trump’s Pardons In Line With US Whitewashing War Crimes + This Impeachment Is About The Deep State Removing Trump Because He Is Mismanaging The Handling Of Empire

Smash US Empire

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Dandelion Salad

with Chris Hedges

RT America on Nov 18, 2019

US President Donald Trump’s pardon of three military officers who were convicted of committing war crimes has drawn criticism. Former New York Times war correspondent and “On Contact” host Chris Hedges weighs in. He also discusses the Times’ coverage of an alleged leak of Iranian intelligence cables.

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Chris Hedges: Why the Deep State Is Trying To Take Trump Out + Why School Shootings Are No Longer News

IMPEACH

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Dandelion Salad

with Chris Hedges

“In particular, the Empire’s endless wars, and I think that that really is what is driving this impeachment. If it was about the rule of law, this would have been instituted by the Democratic Party in the first few months of the Trump presidency.” — Chris Hedges

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Trumpeachment — He’s Getting Off Easy by Paul Street

IMPEACH

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by Paul Street
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Official Website of Paul Street, Oct. 29, 2019
November 4, 2019

When the seemingly endless Russiagate investigation finally fizzled over the summer, the long-awaited impeachment of Donald Trump seemed to be a dead letter. “Liberal” cable news shifted from its two-year immersion in “the Russia conspiracy trap” (Masha Gessen)—with occasional interruptions for mass shootings, hurricanes, war scares, presidential tweets and other matters—to its next populace-paralyzing fixation: the big money, major party candidate-centered quadrennial presidential electoral extravaganza.

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The Empire Steps Back: Trump Withdraws From Syria – Impeachment Now Possible by Jim Kavanagh

The Empire Steps Back: Trump Withdraws From Syria – Impeachment Now Possible by Jim Kavanagh

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by Jim Kavanagh
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Polemicist, Oct.18, 2019
October 22, 2019

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