Government Accountability

(ANTIMEDIA) Fifty-six percent of voters dislike Hillary Clinton, but that hasn’t stopped establishment figures from aligning behind her. From President Barack Obama and Sen. Harry Reid to Sens.

(WAKINGTIMES) With admiration, many have been observing Iceland’s handling of the banking crisis that jolted the entire world in recent years.

(ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) As Americans cope with the possibility Donald J. Trump may soon be the next president of the United States, many have adopted the mindset that — because #NeverTrump — they must support Hillary Clinton’s bid for power. While this approach is flawed because Hillary Clinton is a reviled, corrupt war criminal and profiteer, resisting Trump’s looming fascism is doomed to fail for another reason: the United States government already does many of the most heinous things Trump has proposed.

(ANTIMEDIA) United States — Politicians now typically respond to major tragedies with an outpouring of … opportunistic agenda-pushing. This disgusting penchant for capitalizing on the public’s grief and fear — evidenced in the nefarious USA PATRIOT Act following the attacks of 9/11 — has, of course, surfaced on multiple fronts after the massacre in Orlando.

(ANTIMEDIA) United Kingdom — Since Thursday evening’s historic Brexit vote, things are changing as fast as mud is being slung. While victorious British ‘leavers’ feel they’ve been snatched from the jaws of the Brussels’ elite, the ‘remains’ believe they just swapped one set of faceless bureaucrats for another. The only thing certain is that the intense divisions in the U.K.

(ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) “Secretary Clinton has a number of Super PACs. One of her Super PACs recently reported that they raised $25 million from special interests — $15 million from Wall Street, alone. Now, every candidate in the history of the world, Democrat, Republican, when they receive huge amounts of money from Wall Street, or the drug companies, or the fossil fuel industries, what they always say: ‘Not gonna impact me.’ And our question is: if it’s not going to impact their decisions, why would Wall Street be spending $15 million?”

(ANTIMEDIA) An amendment added to Congress’ annual intelligence spending bill may help the public gain a better idea of the U.S. government’s relationship with Hollywood.

(ANTIMEDIA) According to local CBS-affiliate KEYE TV, DWI arrests have increased 7.5 percent between May and June in the city of Austin in Texas. What changed? Uber and Lyft left town on May 9.

(ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) United States — Democrats have decided to take a stand so tough, they’re staging a sit-in on the literal floor of the House in protest — not over the expansion of war; not over accepting refugees or deporting immigrants; not over increased domestic surveillance, which recently and yet again proved worthless to prevent a mass shooting; nor over anything productive or effective in any significant way.

(ANTIMEDIA) Months of mass demonstrations and violence linked to the Euro 2016 football tournament have left French police begging for mercy.