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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
Censorship/Industrial/Complex
I’m old enough to remember when liberals believed in free speech, but the election of Donald Trump broke something in their brains. Since then the pandemic and now US proxy war against Russia in Ukraine have exposed an ominous new … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, propaganda
Tagged censorship, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jacob Siegel, matt taibbi, propaganda
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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
Posted in deep state, feral elite, propaganda
Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, Michael Hudson, propaganda, Russia, Wall Street
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Mackinders Nightmare
Wow! Take a week off from blogging and all hell breaks loose. First there was the surprise agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. partner, and Iran, a longtime enemy, had negotiated a normalization agreement on … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged China, neocons, Russia, war on terror
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They’ll do it again
We’re approaching the 20th anniversary of the illegal US invasion and occupation of Iraq, a horrific period in US history that left over a million Iraqis dead and thousands of US soldiers in body bags. Meanwhile, the neocon monsters who … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, neocons, propaganda, Russia
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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
Shine a light
I blog to cope with the deluge of propaganda, and to deal with the alienation that comes with attempts to stay sane in an increasingly insane world. Like Diogenes, who searched for an honest man, I search for the truth … Continue reading
Disconnect
I have never witnessed such a disconnect between the narrative promulgated by the corporate media and reality. I know I’ve talked about this before but every day brings a new example. These types of disruptive narratives are far more common … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged matt taibbi, neocons, propaganda, Russia-gate
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Because markets, go die
I’ve always liked this formulation of neoliberalism because of its succinctness, but it’s useful to tease out the implications. Because markets describes how neoliberalism organizes all human activity through the competition of a market system that’s directed by a neoliberal … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, neoconservatives, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged Michael Hudson, neocons, neoliberalism, Russia, Ukraine, Wall Street
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Gradually, then all at once
Empire’s decline gradually, then all at once. This is the dynamic underpinning collapse: slow at first, then suddenly. Presently, the proxy war in Ukraine is signaling a last ditch effort, the outcome of which will determine whether the US can … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged neocons, propaganda, Russia, Russia-gate
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