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The corporate media today
It used to be that the press understood their job as a check on the powerful but those days are well behind us. The corporatization of the media is a big reason for the change. Moreover, the press used to … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, propaganda
Tagged neoliberalism, Nord Stream bombing, propaganda, Russia
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Skunked
You may have noticed that I despise both of our political parties. There’s a reason for that: Both Republican and Democrats portray themselves as alternatives to the other but when it comes down to important economic and foreign policies there’s … Continue reading
Sullen Acquiescence
If neoliberal capitalism isn’t working for average Americans, how are they responding? The neoliberal Great Transformation has massively changed the workplace, and as workers are increasingly squeezed by anxiety over personal economic prospects, they are responding with sullen acquiescence in … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism
Tagged Ian Welch, neoliberalism, Wall Street, Wendy Brown
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More basic shit
Neoliberal capitalism doesn’t work for average Americans. To paraphrase James Madison, if bankers on Wall Street were angels there would be no need for government regulation, but you may have noticed that there is a distinct shortage there. And neoliberal … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Edward Bernays, Joe Biden, neoliberalism, propaganda
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Basic shit
As the Democratic Party freaks out over Biden it’s probably a good time to review some basic shit. Maybe the funniest thing has been how the political lemmings immediately began arguing over who should be president even as Biden’s condition … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, feral elite
Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, propaganda
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Source Documents
I’m fascinated by the history of ideas and ideologies, and no ideology has captivated me quite like neoliberalism. In our secular era, ideologies, like neoliberalism, with its admonishment that there is no alternative, take on articles of faith. Indeed, neoliberalism’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Crooke, deep state, Lewis Powell, neoliberalism, Zbigniew Brzezinski
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The end of neoliberalism?
I’ve been writing for a while about how you can’t run an empire with a neoliberal economy, but the contradictions can be overwhelming. As the late Mark Fisher wrote about neoliberalism –“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world … Continue reading
Freedom
Lambert at Naked Capitalism has a neoliberalism formulation: 1) Because Markets 2) Go die, that has always appealed to me for the conciseness. Let’s tease out some more of the political and social implications of such an explanation. The dominant … Continue reading
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Tagged Democrats, Milton Friedman, neoliberalism, Republicans
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Oligarchy
The US corporate media demonizes foreign oligarchs without looking closer to home. In a nutshell the US has devolved from a republic to an oligarchy. The US oligarchy is made up of people with the same accent, manners, values, and … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Michael Hudson, propaganda, Russia, Wall Street
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If the right hand doesn’t get you the left hand will
Isn’t it great that in America we have a robust democracy where each political party represents a clear coalition and is responsive to the will of its voters? Oh, wait. At a Friday event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the President’s Emergency Plan … Continue reading
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