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Eye of the Beholder
Since Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 I’ve lost respect for countless liberal writers. Count Rick Perlstein among them. In a new article, entitled American Fascism, Perlstein warns of the potential for American-style fascism should Trump win another term. The … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Donald Trump, fascism, Joe Biden, neoliberalism, Rick Perlstein
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Doom Blogging
I have been accused of doom blogging because all I ever write about is bad news. But, in my defense, chronicling the implosion of the American empire is good news because this state of affairs has become intolerable for a … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-imperialism, deep state, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, neocons, neoliberalism, propaganda
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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 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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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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By their words you shall know them
There are bloodthirsty monsters in the Senate. Maybe it has always been thus but since 9/11 they have sanctioned an orgy of violence–bombing, assassinations, torture, invasions and proxy wars utilizing al Qaeda and Nazi terrorists. Their latest human sacrifice involves … Continue reading
Lies and Lying Liars
I don’t believe anything anymore. If CNN or Fox or MSNBC told me that the sun was going to rise in the East I would need to check. And US government agencies are no better. The State Department or the … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Pharma, deep state, Donald Trump, FDA, Ivermectin, Russia-gate
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Most of the money
Sometimes US politicians blurt out the truth. Recently Mitch McConnell stated that: ” Most of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So it’s actually employing people here … Continue reading
Cheap
We are going to have to learn to care for one another again. Neoliberalism has turned us into selfish assholes. We have followed Thatcher’s maxim that there is no society only individuals, and in the process have lost our humanity. … Continue reading
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