Is politicians’ use of music at conventions legal?
The use of the Beatles song ‘Here Comes the Sun’ at the Republican National Convention Thursday led to an angry response from the estate of George Harrison. “It seems like years…
Inside the politics of music at the GOP and Democratic conventions
Musicians get political when they seek to change the world around them. Politicians turn to pop music to pump up a crowd with communal spirit and underscore their message, loud…
Paul Manaforts Association with Foreign Powers especially Russia…Troubling
More from Democratic Underground on this troubling story which seems to be gaining global traction. Paul Manafort has worked for a pro-Russian Ukrainian Candidate and pursued business deals in the…
New Wave music artists focus of Hudson resident’s book
By JIM TESTA FOR THE JERSEY JOURNAL How often have you been driving or ironing or making dinner, when suddenly a song on the radio stops you dead in your…
Rooting for the Russians
Department of Homeland Security, beware: There are millions of US citizens out there committing a weekly act of treason. While watching “The Americans,” a sensational series from the FX cable…
Washington Times Smear Piece Picks Up Where Karl Rove Left Off
Charles Hurt in the Washington Times viciously attacks Hillary Clinton as suffering from “psychosis” and in need of a shrink and a rubber room. Maybe it’s a good thing that the…
Suspect in Boko Haram Nigeria attack ‘arrested in Sudan’
A suspect wanted for the deadliest-ever attack in Nigeria's capital -- a blast blamed on Boko Haram Islamists -- has been arrested in Sudan, a source close to the case…
3 things everyone should know about Ukraine
GlobalPost correspondent Dan Peleschuk spent the past two weeks traveling Ukraine from its industrialized, pro-Russian east to its pro-European, patriotic west and returned with the following impressions everyone should know…
Disgraced NBA owner Sterling provokes fresh outrage
Controversial new remarks by Donald Sterling, disgraced owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, provoked fresh outrage Tuesday despite his apology for earlier racially-charged comments. In a rambling interview…
Obama warns of narrow window for immigration reform
President Barack Obama warned Tuesday a narrow window remained to pass immigration reform before mid-term elections, seeking to keep alive perhaps his last hope for a major second-term domestic achievement.…