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Triple Play
Since 9/11 there have been three massive propaganda campaigns aimed at the American public. The first one was the concerted effort to invade Iraq, where Bush’s chief of staff Andrew Card, let the cat out of the bag with his … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, invasion of Iraq, propaganda, Russia, Russia-gate, Ukraine
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Performative Virtue Signaling
Why has the the modern Democratic Party become incapable of governing? Perhaps it’s because the Democratic Party has become defined by a contradiction: it simultaneously promises policies that benefit its corporate donors while also solving problems created by those same … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolf Reed Jr., identity politics, Joe Biden, Modern Democratic Party, Thomas Frank
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Your Health is in Your Hands
I’ve come to realize that the emphasis on vaccines to the exclusion of other public health measures is a neoliberal solution to the pandemic. It is not hard to understand why the magic bullet of vaccines–to the exclusion of all … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19, feral elite, Joe Biden, neoliberalism, vaccines
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Failing Upward
It’s pretty rich that a lot of business and management books tend to be written by US military leaders even as they have a well documented record of failure. Here’s how it works. No American general has been disciplined for … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19, Donald Trump, failed state, feral elite, Joe Biden
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What if?
I’m fascinated by Hauntology, Mark Fisher’s formulation from his superb book–Capitalist Realism, where he wonders what would have been if there were an alternative to neoliberalism. Fisher feared that we were losing our ability to conceptualize a tomorrow that was … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalist Realism, Futilitarianism, Hauntology, Mark Fisher, Neil Vallelly, neoliberalism
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Madmen
We are ruled by madmen. And, as the recent appearance on Fox News by Senator Roger Wicker demonstrates, not very smart ones at that. Wicker stated on a Tuesday Fox News appearance that he strongly supports keeping US military action on the … Continue reading
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Tagged neocons, propaganda, Russia, Russia-gate, Senator Wicker, Ukraine
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Schizophrenia
Liberal pundits wonder whether the appeal of conspiracy theories is due to the fact that the “real” stuff is constantly evolving and complicated. “As with religion, belief can be a huge comfort in the face of fear and confusion.” Nevertheless, … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Gregory Bateson, Hillary Clinton, Russia-gate
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Oncoming
What we thought was the light at the end of the tunnel has turned out to be an oncoming locomotive. The new Omicron coronavirus variant has the potential to take us right back to the beginning by virtue of being … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Fauci, Naked Capitalism, Omicron variant, public health, Robert F. Kennedy, Yves Smith
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Dark Comedy
Watching our feral elite fly into terrain is terrifying but there’s some inadvertent humor along the way. You just know it’s going to end in tragedy but damn if it isn’t funny. Kind of like Dr. Strangelove or: How I … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, empire, NATO, neocons, propaganda, Russia-gate
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Help Wanted
I have never seen anything like the employment situation now. There are help wanted signs prominently displayed at every business in America, yet hardly any takers. What’s going on? Perhaps giving America workers a year off to contemplate their employment … Continue reading
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