Category Archives: propaganda
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
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
Lost in Space
Boeing is emblematic of the late stage American empire, where neoliberal, financial looting takes precedence over national security. The two lost astronauts, who NASA insists “are not stranded in space,” represent just how far a once great company–Boeing –and by … Continue reading
Rolling the Dice
All empires fall. And all empires experience a sort of go-for-broke response from the ruling elite, who fight to preserve their wealth and privilege, while committing monstrous atrocities along the way. In Ukraine and the Middle-East, the American empire is … Continue reading
The Guns of August
August is usually a slow month where people are on vacation but this year feels different. The Guns of August, written by Barbara W. Tuchman, in 1962, is centered on the first month of World War I, where Tuchman describes in … Continue reading
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
Who’s minding the launch codes?
Democrats are rightly freaking out over Biden’s debate performance but I want to know who’s minding the launch codes? The bigger question is who has the authority to launch the nukes?. If it is Biden, then, God forbid. And if … Continue reading
Crazy
I’m surprised more Americans are not wandering around babbling and shaking their fists at the clouds because it sure is fucking hard to maintain ones sanity in our crazy world. Stress, anxiety and depression are on the rise, and they have been for years. Studies have found that increases in … Continue reading
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
