Many
still see Germany as a beacon of stability in an increasingly polarized Europe,
with the Christian Democratic chancellor Angela Merkel leading the country for
15 years in a row by now. But the façade of ostensible perdurability is
crumbling quickly as the country currently experiences rather drastic shifts in
its political power structure,...
Just over 100 days away from the 2024 election, Joe Biden has dropped out of the race and endorsed Kamala Harris, signaling to the Democratic Party that there should be no debate, no other nominations and certainly no floor fight over delegates at the upcoming Democratic National Convention next month...
What to do in November? The Editors for CovertAction Magazine Weigh In
Chris Agee and Jeremy Kuzmarov - 20
Some people on the left have been confused about what to do in November. So much so, that former members of Students for a Democratic Society felt compelled to write an open letter urging a vote for Biden against Trump. We agree.
A Trump victory would further exacerbate inequality, sexism...
By now you have probably been told innumerable times by friends, colleagues and progressive commentators why holding your nose and voting for Joe Biden is absolutely necessary to save America from four more destructive years of Donald Trump.
I agree with all those voices. And I endorse all their reasons—which...
Will Donald Trump’s Efforts to Sow Chaos After He Lost the 2020 Election Provide a Preview For 2024?
Ed Rampell - 0
New HBO Series Looks Back at Stop the Steal Campaign by Trump and His Acolytes
As Americans prepare to go to the polls, a new HBO documentary is a cautionary tale warning against Donald Trump’s treachery and dishonesty in his efforts to hold and seize power.
In the 1919 book Ten...
Jim Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed Martin, flashed a big smile for the cameras as he walked with Vice President Kamala Harris outside of Orlando’s Hellfire missile factory this month.
Orlando is home to more U.S. war contractors than any other U.S. city save Washington, D.C., where the Fountain of Plenty...
CovertAction Bulletin – Activists Take on Elections: No Votes for Genocide
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 2
We’re just days out from the US presidential elections. With many polls putting Trump and Harris within just a few points of each other, it’s easy to get caught up in the fear and uncertainty of the race as we continue to see horror after horror unfolding in Gaza...
They embody a party that crossed over to the dark side years ago
In March 2018, Patrick Martin of the World Socialist Web Site published a political pamphlet entitled “The CIA Democrats.”
In it, he wrote that “an extraordinary number of former intelligence and military operatives from the CIA, Pentagon, National...
Dissecting Identity & Democracy: the EU’s new far-right super group
Ellen Rivera and Masha P. Davis - 2
Austria
Denmark
France
Belgium
Estonia
Germany
Czech Republic
Finland
Italy
With the highest voter turnout in two decades (50.5%), the recently held European parliamentary elections were clearly viewed with special importance by Europe’s citizens. The outcome was marked by considerable losses of the center factions in the European...
There were no surprises in Uruguay's presidential elections held on October 27: there will be a runoff on November 24 to choose the new president who will replace Luis Lacalle Pou (National or Blanco Party).
The leftist Broad Front, with Yamandú Orsi and Carolina Cosse, was the most voted ticket,...