Articles by Kevin Gosztola
Biden’s transition team is filled with war profiteers, Beltway chickenhawks, and corporate consultants
Kevin Gosztola · A glance at the Biden-Harris agency review teams should provide a rude awakening to anyone who believed a Biden administration could be “pushed to the left.”
How Does Media Know Assad Committed Chemical Attack in Douma?
Kevin Gosztola · An alleged chemical weapons attack against Syrians in Douma preserves United States military involvement in the conflict. It even creates the possibility for a major escalation in U.S. intervention, with President Donald Trump pledging...
After Sanders Endorsement of Clinton, 'Political Revolution' Faces Hard Choices
Kevin Gosztola · For the past months, the Democratic Party, particularly corporate Democrats, clamored for Bernie Sanders to quit the presidential race or endorse Hillary Clinton. He continued his campaign and competed in all 50 states. He challenged...
Why Sanders Supporters Should Not Let Democratic Primary Demoralize Them
Kevin Gosztola · Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was expected to do very well in the five primaries on April 26, but after the results, Bernie Sanders and his supporters face a critical moment in the election as the campaign fights for...
Sanders Campaign's Commitment to Victory Irritates Media, Offends Clinton Campaign
Kevin Gosztola · Once again, for the umpteenth time in the Democratic presidential primary, there is a dominant narrative in the establishment news media that it is over for Bernie Sanders. News outlets have crunched the numbers, again, and after the...
Top 25 Protest Albums of the 2010S (So Far)
Kevin Gosztola · The following list is aimed at putting to rest the notion that there is an absence of protest music or a lack of protest bands or singers. Many of the bands and singers are largely unknown and mostly do independent work. It is our...
Security Forces Arrest Supporters of Striking Walmart Warehouse Workers
Kevin Gosztola · Community, faith and labor organizations mobilized this afternoon for a rally and civil disobedience action in support of thirty-eight workers on strike at a Walmart warehouse in Elwood, Illinois. They marched down to this distribution...
What's at Stake as TransCanada Moves to Forcefully Suppress Tar Sands Blockade
Kevin Gosztola · Nine activists have committed themselves to blockading construction by TransCanada of the Keystone XL pipeline project through Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. The activists have established a position in trees that TransCanada must cut...
Liberal Groups Aim to Take Back the Occupy Movement
Kevin Gosztola · Occupiers from occupations all over the United States are headed to Washington, DC, for three days of action that are being organized under the banner, “Take Back the Capitol.” They are driving from Boston, Chicago, Kansas City...