Matthew Rothschild

John Kerry Fronts for Illegal War

Matthew Rothschild — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 16:00:15 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

John Kerry used two weak arguments to justify President Obama’s war-making.

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Protesting Sarah Palin and the Tea Party in Madison

Matthew Rothschild — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:58:36 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

It was fun to be at the Madison capitol today to protest Sarah Palin and the tea partiers.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Reflects on Shinseki's Resignation

Matthew Rothschild — Fri, 30 May 2014 18:26:10 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, reacted with sadness to the news that Eric Shinseki resigned from his post as head of the VA.

"Secretary Shinseki is an American hero who courageously served his country in war, rose to be the Army chief of staff and has dedicated his distinguished career to helping his fellow soldiers and veterans," said Sanders in a statement. "I am sad that he resigned."

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Obama Bows to American Exceptionalism at West Point

Matthew Rothschild — Thu, 29 May 2014 14:18:35 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

“Regional aggression that goes unchecked—whether in southern Ukraine or the South China Sea ... could draw in our military.”

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Michael Kinsley Piles on Greenwald and the Free Press

Matthew Rothschild — Thu, 22 May 2014 22:02:16 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

It sure sounds like Michael Kinsley, the supposedly "liberal" pundit (at least vis-a-vis a Buchanan or Safire), prefers an Office of Censorship.

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Wisdom from Gabriel García Márquez

Matthew Rothschild — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:40:54 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

The great Latin American novelist died on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Here’s an excerpt from his speech when he accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982:

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Obama Whitewashes World War I

Matthew Rothschild — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:27:06 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

President Obama just went to Flanders Field in Belgium to whitewash the hideous nationalism and militarism of World War I.

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FCC Slams Labor Radio

Matthew Rothschild — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:54:30 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

Last month, the FCC did something without precedent: It called into question the bona fides of a legitimate news organization.

On February 10, the FCC ruled that the huge Chicago radio station, WLS, had to pay a $44,000 fine for airing 90-second segments produced by Workers Independent News. The FCC noted that the station failed on 11 occasions to explicitly notify listeners that the segments were paid for by Workers Independent News.

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On Russian Aggression and U.S. Hypocrisy

Matthew Rothschild — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 17:42:21 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

The Russian invasion of Crimea is, in fact, totally unjustifiable, totally illegal, and an utter violation of Ukraine's sovereignty. It's big bully behavior, and nothing less.

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Walker Violated Public Records Law: So say former AG and Milwaukee supervisor

Matthew Rothschild — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:35:07 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

A former Wisconsin attorney general and a Milwaukee county supervisor who was subpoenaed by the John Doe prosecutor are both wondering why Scott Walker wasn't charged with violating the state's public records law while he was Milwaukee county executive.

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Chief Investigator: Walker Used Illegal Communication System

Matthew Rothschild — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:43:40 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

In the first John Doe investigation, the prosecutors were hot on Scott Walker's trail.

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Intel. Director: Journalists are Snowden's 'Accomplices'

Matthew Rothschild — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:07:01 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, is lucky he is not under indictment for lying to Congress last year.

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Rest in Peace Pete Seeger, a True Progressive Hero

Matthew Rothschild — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:20:17 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

Pete Seeger died yesterday at 94, but he'll live on for generations to come.

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Obama Sneers at Snowden While Puffing Up His Own Role

Stephen C. Webster — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:35:48 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

In President Obama's big speech on NSA spying, he made himself the hero of the story -- and Edward Snowden the villain.

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Amnesty International Slams Latest Evictions in Haiti

Matthew Rothschild — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 16:20:49 +0000

Matthew Rothschild

Earlier this month, police and other armed men destroyed many makeshift homes in a village on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, displacing 200 families.

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