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A Hole
As America sinks further into a moral abyss I think it appropriate to follow in the footsteps of the commentators at Naked Capitalism, who’ve changed the words of popular songs to offer up biting political satire. Here’s my clumsy attempt, … Continue reading
The Unraveling
It’s only been 22 years since 9/11 but for the US empire it’s been a great unraveling. The American empire is now in unstoppable decline. Certainly there are things that could be done to stop it, but at this point … Continue reading
The Grifters
It’s almost impossible to manage an empire with neoliberalism as the operating system. Matt Stoller’s latest article about how the US cannot manufacture ammunition goes into copious detail on why that is so, but the short answer is Wall Street. … Continue reading
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A PR problem from Hell
Israel is proving that it’s entirely possible to carry out genocide in the 21st century, while being left with a PR problem from hell. The US, as the dominant hegemon who wields Israel like an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” to maintain … Continue reading
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Priorities
At the end stages of empires the priorities of its elite diverge radically from those of its citizens. “The United States can certainly afford wars on two fronts,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Sky News. Not to be outdone in … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Joe Biden, neocons, propaganda, Russia, Syria, US empire
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The same game
The neocons thought they were so cute by opening up another front in the new Cold War against Russia/China/Iran in Nagorno-Karabakh but what if the latest developments in Palestine is the “Axis of Resistance” playing the same game? Since war … Continue reading
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A Choice
During the Covid 19 emergency the US government enacted anti-poverty policies that were amazingly effective at reducing poverty. “The year poverty began to end” [Nate Bear, Do Not Panic]. “From 2020 to 2021 every marker of poverty, from child poverty, to … Continue reading
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An awesome power of illusion
We live in an age of lies fed to us by a political elite and corporate media that rivals Orwell’s Ministry of Truth. Just in this century we’ve had the lies fed to us justifying the invasion of Iraq, the … Continue reading
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