PBC News & Comment, 4.11.19: Assange Faces Extradition As Ecuador Delivers Him to the British

In orchestrated maneuver, Ecuador sold out Assange to distract from presidential scandal and extract benefits from US….time to mobilize!

PBC News & Comment, 4.9.19: Trump Defies More Courts—on Asylum Laws

In wake of the purge at Homeland Security Dept., Trump loses 4th challenge to his willful defiance of asylum laws….

PBC News & Comment, 4.8.19: Trump Defies Courts, Issues New KeystoneXL Permit

Plaintiffs who won injunction—upheld by appeals court—file fresh challenge to Trump’s March 29 “presidential permit” for KeystoneXL construction…

PBC News & Comment, 4.4.19: Leakers From Mueller Team Challenge Barr’s Summary

In tag-team coverage based on leaked hearsay, WashPost and NY Times report Mueller staffers dispute Barr’s spun-up summary….

PBC News & Comment, 4.3.19: Scandal in Ecuador Falsely Blamed on Assange, Maduro

Under fire in corruption scandal, Ecuador’s president tries to blame Julian Assange and Nicolas Maduro, escalating risk for Assange…

PBC News & Comment, 4.2.19: Why Does Trump Hate Puerto Rico?

Trump fights hard, tweets ugly, continuing to block aid for Puerto Rico, falsely claiming the money would shortchange Midwest farmers….

PBC News & Comment, 4.1.19: Lyin’ Don “Shoots Himself in the Foot”

Trump sets new record for presidential lies, and angrily cuts aid to Central American nations, ensuring more migrants move northward….

PBC News & Comment, 3.29.19: Trump Squanders His “Exoneration” by Mueller

At turns vicious and impulsive, Trump injects chaos into health care and immigration after political win from Mueller report summary….

PBC News & Comment, 3.28.19: Maddow Tops ‘Mueller Madness” Brackets

NY Post spoofs the media malpractice of Russiagate and hyped expectations of the Mueller investigation, and Rachel Maddow is #1….

PBC News & Comment, 3.27.19: Facebook Says It Will Censor White Nationalist Content

My liberal Facebook friends cheer for plan to ban pro-white content after New Zealand shooting, but arbitrary censorship will make things worse…