Tag: Politics
When U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm was arrested on federal criminal charges Monday, it was not questionable campaign finances that did him in, nor his televised threats against an NY1 reporter, but alleged tax evasion at Healthalicious, a small Upper East Side restaurant the congressman operated for a time before taking office. With such an inauspicious […]
When Rep. Michael Grimm’s attorney announced that the Staten Island Republican would be indicted on federal charges last week, he maintained Grimm’s innocence, claiming he would be “vindicated” by the legal process. Grimm is apparently so unworried by the allegations that dropping out of the race for his Congressional seat is not an option — […]
For now, the collected writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels are available for free download on the Marxist Internet Archive, a distribution method that’s decidedly in keeping with the two giants of socialism’s ideas. However, Lawrence & Wishart, a UK-based radical publishing house, is claiming copyright infringement and ordering that the works be taken […]
Hey, there’s a lot to like about Australia — the beaches, the accent, the endless variety of lethal wildlife. Sadly, the country’s government isn’t one of them. WHAT’S GOING ON? Last year, Australia elected its most right-wing government in living memory. It was formed by the not-liberal-at-all Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, […]
Weed is fully, recreationally legal in two states now, and the U.S. government’s highest law enforcement official doesn’t totally hate it. “I think, so far, I’m cautiously optimistic,” Attorney General Eric Holder told HuffPo recently of legalization in Washington and Colorado. “But as I indicated to both governors, we will be monitoring the progress of those […]
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers just approved the .GOP top-level domain, ushering in an era of Republican websites that advertise their party affiliation right in the URL. You’ll be able to get your .GOP address in 75 days. The move is at least partially an effort to increase online fundraising for the […]
We know that Russia Today aka “RT” is a ridiculous front for Kremlin propaganda. We know about Putin’s massive crackdown across the Russian media landscape. What’s left? Calvert Journal has published a comprehensive “media compass” in the style of New York Magazine’s approval matrix, ranking the left-over outlets from lowbrow to highbrow and state-controlled to independent. Turns […]
Smart: Phil Prendergast, a member of the European Parliament from Ireland, is doing campaign advertisements on Grindr. Prendergast is angling to become president of the Parliament’s LGBT Intergroup, so advertising on gay dating app makes good sense. Here’s what she has to say about her candidacy: I have been one of the loudest voices in the […]
California Senator Leland Yee has been indicted in an extensive bust of the crime ring headed by Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow (of the Wo Hop To). The indictment alleges Yee conspired to traffic firearms, commit wire fraud, and “perform official acts” in exchange for campaign donations. It was his associate former school board president Keith Jackson who told an undercover officer that Yee […]
Kim Dotcom started a political party, and go figure, it’s called the “Internet Party.” In the excruciatingly long and awkward introduction video above, the Megaupload founder cavorts with Barack Obama and New Zealand Prime Minster John Key impersonators while introducing the his new organization’s ambitions. “The Internet Party was founded on the spirit of the […]
