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Reverse Touch
King Midas turned everything he touched to gold. The neocons who manage the American empire have the reverse touch. Everything they touch turns to shit. Ukraine is the latest example but the way they have managed Russia since the end … Continue reading
Weaponized
The dollar goes abroad in search of greater profits and the flag follows, trailed by human-rights and identity politics that have been weaponized to facilitate capital penetration. The US is the worlds leader in the hybrid-warfare that was developed by … Continue reading
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Tagged history, neoliberalism, philosophy, politics, Ukraine
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Hey Genocide-Joe you gotta go
Israeli and American elites are pissed that Israel can’t genocide like they could back before social media. Recently deceased war-criminal, Henry Kissinger was able to initiate a secret bombing campaign against Cambodia and Laos, deploying B-52 Arc-Light strikes, murdering millions, … Continue reading
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Tagged diplomacy, haiku, Henry Kissinger, landindex, marc-william-palen, news, top-picks-in-imperial-global-history
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The Dismal Science
Examining the power centers in the US entails examining the ideologies behind them and there’s no greater ideological power than economics as it promotes and justifies capitalism. Economics and economists are ultimately political but this truism gets ignored in the … Continue reading
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Tagged inequality, Milanovic, neoliberalism, US empire, Visions of Inequality, Wall Street
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Lesser Evil
It occurred to me that whole idea of the Democrats as the lesser evil is starting to look a bit frayed around the edges and shabby. Back when Biden won in 2020 liberals celebrated, we were sermonized on how the … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden administration, deep state, Democrats, Donald Trump, Gaza, neocons, neoliberalism, Russia-gate
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A Hole
As America sinks further into a moral abyss I think it appropriate to follow in the footsteps of the commentators at Naked Capitalism, who’ve changed the words of popular songs to offer up biting political satire. Here’s my clumsy attempt, … Continue reading
The Unraveling
It’s only been 22 years since 9/11 but for the US empire it’s been a great unraveling. The American empire is now in unstoppable decline. Certainly there are things that could be done to stop it, but at this point … Continue reading
The Grifters
It’s almost impossible to manage an empire with neoliberalism as the operating system. Matt Stoller’s latest article about how the US cannot manufacture ammunition goes into copious detail on why that is so, but the short answer is Wall Street. … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, mattstoller, neoliberalism, US empire, Wall Street
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A PR problem from Hell
Israel is proving that it’s entirely possible to carry out genocide in the 21st century, while being left with a PR problem from hell. The US, as the dominant hegemon who wields Israel like an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” to maintain … Continue reading
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Tagged genocide, Israel, Middle-East powder keg, Palestinians, US empire
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Priorities
At the end stages of empires the priorities of its elite diverge radically from those of its citizens. “The United States can certainly afford wars on two fronts,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Sky News. Not to be outdone in … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Joe Biden, neocons, propaganda, Russia, Syria, US empire
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