The writer is a former resident of Brattleboro.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch have been strong progressive advocates in Congress. Will they now join Sen. Bernie Sanders in standing up against the corrupting influence of conservative lobbying dollars in U.S. politics?
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has promised to spend $100 million in the 2024 election cycle to unseat progressive politicians critical of Israel. AIPAC is heavily funded by Republican megadonors and in recent years has endorsed more than three dozen MAGA election deniers.
Tim Wessel believes he's cleverly posed a gotcha-question when he asks, "Can it be 'genocide' when the population of Gaza has essentially tripled in the last 25 years?" Yes. Yes, it can. Would Wessel argue that the Holocaust wasn't a genocide if it was found that the Jewish population...