Posts Tagged ‘caucus’

How “Progressives” in the Black Caucus Shrunk to Almost Nothing

The “Russiagate” hysteria is only the latest reason to conclude that the Democratic Party is the greatest institutional impediment to the creation of mass “resistance” to onrushing war and never-ending austerity under late-stage capitalism. Last week’s vote on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 showed, by the numbers, that any legislative “resistance” depends, not […]

Black Alliance For Peace Calls On Congressional Black Caucus And Leadership Of Poor People’s Campaign To Demand The Dismantling U.S. African Command (AFRICOM)

Black Alliance For Peace Calls On Congressional Black Caucus And Leadership Of Poor People’s Campaign To Demand The Dismantling U.S. African Command (AFRICOM) Above Photo: From Blackallianceforpeace.com   On May 25, African Liberation Day, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) called on the United States government to dismantle the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM) and withdraw all U.S. forces […]

Black Caucus Member Tells Zuckerberg Facebook Is ‘Not Nearly’ Diverse Enough

Congressional Black Caucus member G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., told Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday that his efforts to include more black people on his company’s leadership team have so far fallen short of meeting the goal of diversity. Zuckerberg said Facebook has increased its representation of black employees from 2 percent to 3 percent, and said the company […]

Charges against ‘Israel Victory Caucus’ protest show dissent is being criminalized under Trump

I arrived in court on Wednesday expecting the charges against me to be dropped. Instead, two additional charges were added to the case against me for my April 27th actions in the House of Representatives Rayburn office building during the launch of the hate-filled Israel Victory Caucus. The Israel Victory Caucus, a hateful endeavor initiated […]

Texas Black Caucus: State Needs To Act Following Killing Of Black Teen By Police

A few hundred supporters stand holding lit candles as they listen to comments from speakers during a vigil for Jordan Edwards in Balch Springs, Texas, Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP/Tony Gutierrez) Days after a Dallas-area police officer shot and killed a black 15-year-old in the passenger seat of a car, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and […]

DARPA Unveils ‘Sea Hunter’: US Navy’s 130-Foot Anti-Submarine Drone

The US military have christened a 130 foot drone warship that can operate autonomously hunting for submarines and mines at sea. “Sea Hunter” is a major advance in robotic warfare designed to cruise the ocean’s surface for two or three months at a time – without a crew or anyone controlling it remotely. The Washington […]

Brussels Attack Looks Like Another False Flag. Here’s Why

Tuesday’s terrorist attacks at a Brussels airport and metro station (coincidentally next to NATO and EU headquarters) has all the hallmarks of a false flag event – designed to further the New World Order agenda to push through Orwellian domestic laws, surveillance, and justify ongoing wars in the Middle East.  Early research suggest there are four clues pointing […]

Spotlighting A Black Site: Chicago-Local Officials Pass Resolution Calling For DOJ Probe Of Homan Square

County officials near Chicago recently upped the ante amidst a federal probe of the cities police. Their grievances, however, don’t revolve around the slaughter of yet another unarmed citizen, which provoked initial inquiry. Instead, Cook County officials have united in an effort to highlight Chicago PD’s controversial detention facility– Homan Square. Despite the scale of crimes […]

Post-war Iraq: ‘Everybody is corrupt, from top to bottom. Including me’

One of Iraq’s anti-corruption leaders sat in his office, waving his hands in exasperation. “There is no solution,” he said. “Everybody is corrupt, from the top of society to the bottom. Everyone. Including me.” Coming at the start of a conversation about Iraq’s ailing governance, and what was being done to turn […]

China has created short-lived artificial ‘sun’ using nuclear fusion

     Chinese scientists have managed to create searing plasma through heating hydrogen gas three times hotter than our Sun’s core in a controlled experiment in eastern China, paving the way for a migration from depleting natural reserves towards more stable, sustainable, and controllable energy resources. The experiment was conducted in the doughnut-shaped chamber of a […]

Secretary of Defense Announces How He’ll Waste $582 Billion

You hear that? It’s the sound of 582 billion dollar bills falling down an infinitely deep hole, as narrated by your Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter. Yes, his name’s Ash. And yes, he’s going to spend a couple billion defending outer space from ISIS. In a speech delivered and published today, Carter […]

Is Miramir the New Social Media Platform We All Wished Existed?

I remember the feeling of frustration I had the first time I tried to delete my profile from Facebook. I was absolutely blown away that deactivation was my only option; I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. How could Facebook justify something which so clearly goes against our right to privacy and to choice? I eventually […]

When Will Zionists Fess Up to 9-11?

The Tug-Of-War Between Negative & Positive Populism

PS – For those looking for possible next steps, I encourage you to check out the tools provided by the Backbone Campaign and for those specifically in Washington State, please check out WAmend’s next event: http://www.wamend.org/upcoming_events Each new election year promises change. We will choose a new president and new representatives in Congress; fresh faces will make their […]

Black caucus chair: We’d ‘be marching on the White House’ if not for Obama

  Muriel KaneRaw Story Sept 19, 2011 The Congressional Black Caucus is growing increasingly frustrated with a black unemployment rate of nearly 17% — almost twice the national average. Even the group’s chairman, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), believes they’d already be leading a march on Washington if not for a desire to avoid weakening President […]

Queensland caucus elects Fraser as Bligh’s deputy

QUEENSLAND Treasurer Andrew Fraser has been elected Deputy Premier by the Labor caucus in an uncontested vote that Premier Anna Bligh has pitched as a renewal of the leadership team she will take to the next election. Labelling Mr Fraser Australia’s “worst treasurer”, Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman moved to end speculation about who […]

Black Caucus Incites Race War Against Tea Party Americans

  Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com August 31, 2011 In the video below, Congress critters Al Green, Frederica Wilson, Maxine Waters, Cedric Richmond and Andre Carson attack the Tea Party and accuse it of racism. Playing the race card against the Tea Party is the only ammo Democrats have to fight against the growing movement toward a […]

Black caucus: Tired of making excuses for Obama

  Byron YorkWashington Examiner August 17, 2011 During a sometimes-raucous session of what’s being called the “For the People” Jobs Initiative tour, a key member of the Congressional Black Caucus told an audience in Detroit Tuesday that the CBC doesn’t put pressure on President Obama because he is loved by black voters. But at the […]

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