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The Takers
A People’s History of the United States, by historian Howard Zinn enrages conservatives. For good reason, the controversial retelling of American history depicts an early republic founded on genocide. Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, now President of Purdue University, reflects the sentiment … Continue reading
Coming Out of the Closet
I have decided to come out of the closet and live my life free from shame. Nope, not gay, if that’s what you were thinking. Not that there’s anything wrong with that sort of thing. No, my closet consists of … Continue reading
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Tagged class warfare, inequality, John Lennon, karl marx, marxism, Naked Capitalism, neoliberalism, Yves Smith
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Primitive Accumulation
I’m fascinated by neoliberalism and the worship of the market. I’m especially interested in the intellectual underpinnings of this ideology and how it became our de facto religion. In his new book: Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste: … Continue reading
The Ratfuck That Keeps on Giving
I read compulsively, mostly non-fiction with a focus on world affairs. I’m always looking for the missing piece of a puzzle. What caused historical actors to do what they did? Why this particular policy and not that one? That sort of … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Segretti, H.R. Halderman, John Ehrlichman, ratfuck, War on Drugs
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Little Timmy’s Big Payday
Last week the Wall Street Journal published a bombshell of an Opinion article by former Federal Reserve official, Andrew Huszar. You may not have heard of it. “I can only say: I’m sorry, America. As a former Federal Reserve official, I … Continue reading
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Tagged N.Y. Fed, QE, Tim Geithner, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, William K. Black
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Monsters Among Us
We were privileged to have a real live monster visit Salt Lake City days after Halloween. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spoke on independent journalism and its role in diplomacy at Rowland Hall as part of the McCarthey family lecture … Continue reading
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Tagged Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Edward Snowden, empire, genocide, George W. Bush, Iraqi sanctions, Marcey Wheeler, Medeleine Albright, Milosevic, NSA, Nuremberg, wikileaks
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Deep State
God, we live in interesting times! On one hand, we have ongoing revelations from whistleblower, Edward Snowden, detailing a massive surveillance state, determined to spy on everyone, American citizens included. “Collect it all,” is the motto of NSA chief, General … Continue reading
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Tagged C. Wright Mills, deep state, Edward Snowden, empire, executive branch, Fred Branfman, Gaius Publius, Keith Alexander, NSA, NSC, power elite, war on terror
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The Ultimate Conspiracy
With the news dominated by Syria and the Obama Administration’s strenuous efforts to go to war, it’s a good time to look at the reasons why. Of course we won’t be examining the proffered excuses put forth by the administration, … Continue reading
Spilling Your Guts
One of my favorite novels is Catch 22. In the novel Yossarian, the protagonist, tends to a wounded comrade named Snowden after flak hits their plane during a bombing raid. At first Yossarian thinks he has found Snowden’s wound and … Continue reading
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Tagged Catch-22, Edward Snowden, Eschelon, GCHQ, Glenn Greenwald, Guardian, Ian WelshDaniel Ellesburg, James Bamford, NSA, Puzzle Palace
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Tribal Two-Step
The Supreme Court just finished off a busy session with a flourish. After passing a host of pro-business rulings, and gutting the Voting Right Act, they pivoted and overturned the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8. Now most of us … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, Proposition 8, Ratchet Effect, Supreme Court, VRA
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