Category Archives: anti-imperialism
FAFO
The Trump Administration has misgoverned with a blizzard of pronouncements, policies and actions. There was Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”, random economic sanctions, the DOGE massacre, election rat-fuckery, the ICE attacks and murders, the West Wing Ballroom and command bunker, putting … Continue reading
Operation Epic Fail
Trump’s attack on Iran is turning into the biggest military disaster in US history. Even the neocons are saying it, and the corporate media is reporting it. On May 10, Robert Kagan, arch-neocon who’s married to Maidan cookie-monster Victoria Nuland, lamented in The … Continue reading
Mapping the Deep State
Federalist Papers author and first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay, presciently described the deep state: “The people who own the country ought to govern it.” And so they have. America is not really a country. It’s … Continue reading
Can’t run an empire with neoliberalism as the operating system
Trump’s attack on Iran is proving conclusively that the US can’t run an empire with neoliberalism as the operating system. The evidence mounts every day, from inability to manufacture more than a few precision munitions, to fragile supply chains, to … Continue reading
What Now?
The US government in its present captured state is beyond redemption. Under Trump the US has openly declared itself to be a violent empire that’s above any international laws. The only available courses appear to be a US military coup … Continue reading
Be Evil
I thought I hated the tech-bros before but this article reinforced just how despicable they are–2026: The Year US Corporations Used AI to Allegedly Help Commit War Crimes and Make Themselves Military Targets: The Untold Story of Google, AWS, and … Continue reading
Priorities
By threatening the civilization of Iran and the social cohesion of America, Trump is making the priorities of our feral elite crystal clear. Savage cuts to health care and childcare while massively increasing Pentagon spending to kill more people. Donald … Continue reading
King Croesus
Trump’s Iran adventure is going so swimmingly that he could be our first anti-imperialist president by destroying the American empire. In a way that history doesn’t repeat but rhymes, Trump is behaving like Croesus, ruler of the Lydian Empire. According … Continue reading