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The Jackpot
Author William Gibson came up with the formulation of a massive societal die-off that he called the “Jackpot” in his novel the Peripheral. Gibson is also famous for his quote–“The Future is Already Here, it’s Just Not Very Evenly Distributed.” … Continue reading
Culture War
So much of our political discourse focuses on cultural issues like race, sex and identity, rather than on class. Why is that? Maybe the ongoing culture war is designed to obscure an enormous asset price bubble fueled by two years … Continue reading
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Tagged cultural issues, Donald Trump, Ian Welsh, neoliberalism
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Corporations are people too, my friend
Of course, they’re psychotic people with a death count in the millions and if there was any justice or accountability Senators like our little Mittens would have to wear jackets that showed the logos of the various corporations that sponsor … Continue reading
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Tagged Chevron, fascism, neoliberalism, propaganda, Santa Clara vs Southern Pacific, Steve Donziger, Wall Street
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Advanced Accumulation
I’ve come to believe that the offshoring of American manufacturing jobs to China has a lot of similarities to the enclosure movement in Great Britain. The enclosure movement occurred in the 17th and 18th centuries when the aristocracy threw the … Continue reading
Hudsonism
I’m pretty sure that a lot of leftist’s have not realized that Marxism, as a way in which to critique industrial capitalism, has been made largely irrelevant by neoliberalism. Moreover, by insisting that the “market” is the most advanced information … Continue reading
Instagram Insurrection
Holy fucking shit! I take a holiday break from blogging and all hell breaks loose. However, the Instagram insurrection can hardly be a surprise to those of us paying attention. With apologies to Gil Scott-Heron, the revolution will be Instagramed. … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital protests, Donald Trump, feral elite, precarity, propaganda
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So much winning
I must confess to getting a key point completely wrong. Last week I claimed that we’ve had an unbroken string of elite failure, but that’s not correct. Their failure only effects us. For them, it’s so much winning. Allow me … Continue reading
Long, hot summer
Conventional wisdom has it that an armed revolt would stand no chance against the US military with its tanks and jet fighters. But is that true? Civil wars, for starters, are not like conventional conflicts. They are messy affairs … Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, counterinsurgency, domestic insurgency, feral elite, neofeudalism
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Looting Opportunity
We don’t do competent governance anymore. Everything is simply a looting opportunity. There are clusters of competence, of course, but they are overwhelmed by incompetence, corruption and callous disregard for anyone who isn’t wealthy or powerful. The elites have … Continue reading
Posted in feral elite, neofeudalism, neoliberalism
Tagged Coronavirus, feral elite, guillotine moment, MMT, neofeudalism, neoliberalism, pandemic, plutocracy
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Financial Feudalism
The Wall Street Crash of 2008, the bailout, and the Fed’s Quantitative Easing (QE) intensified inequality in America. And now they’re getting the band back together. Behind all the focus on the human toll of the pandemic there are quiet … Continue reading
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Tagged bailout, Coronavirus, federal reserve, feral elite, financialization, Michael Hudson, neo-feudalism, Wall Street
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