PBC News & Comment, 11.21.18: (Selective) Outrage Builds As Trump Takes A Knee to Saudis

Corporate media outlets properly denounce Trump for bizarre, inaccurate statement supporting Saudis, but ignore history of accommodation….

PBC News & Comment, 11.20.18: Bucking CIA, Trump Backs Bloody Saudi Crown Prince

Not just a tweet—Trump issues formal statement with idiotic claim about MBS: “maybe he did, maybe he didn’t” know….

PBC News & Comment, 11.19.18: Mueller Blunder Reveals Assange Indictment

Julian Assange and others have long believed there’s a sealed US indictment of him, and Team Mueller accidentally confirmed it….

PBC News & Comment, 11.15.18: Facebook’s Dark Side Is Exposed

Major NY Times investigation shows Facebook hired media manipulation firm to blame Soros, Apple and Google for self-inflicted problems….

PBC News & Comment, 11.14.18: Bad Advice: Pundits Tell Dems to Be Moderate, Cautious

Democratic leaders and media pundits advise progressives to seek unity and bipartisanship with GOP brick wall, but Dem voters disagree….

PBC News & Comment, 11.13.18: Trump’s Ignorance on Display From France to California

In France, Trump’s behavior and tweets embarrass US, again; his comments on California’s devastating wildfires expose his willful ignorance, again….

PBC News & Comment, 11.9.18: Keystone XL Blocked by Court as Paradise Burns

As court blocks final approval of Keystone XL in lawsuit by climate activists, new wildfires spurred by warming hit California….

PBC News & Comment, 11.8.18: Trump Provokes Constitutional Crisis

Citizens hit the streets in protest of Trump’s pick of hatchet man Whitaker as acting Attorney General, threatening Mueller probe….

PBC News & Comment, 11.7.18: Gloating Over Low-Ball Senate Win, Trump Fires Sessions

As expected, Trump’s scorched-earth campaigning expanded GOP Senate majority; as predicted, Jeff Sessions submits resignation as ordered, chaos continues….

GOP-run House defeats amendments to repeal Bush war powers and end Gitmo embargo, but funds the wars in Iraq, Syria….