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My Pet Goat
That Trump fellow sure is making things interesting with his recent statements. “Say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time.” Trump’s attack forced Jeb Bush to defensively claim that his brother, President George Bush, “kept us safe.” … Continue reading
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Tagged AUMF, Bin Laden, Clean Break, Cold War, Donald Trump, empire, George Bush, Jeb Bush, My Pet Goat, neoconservatives, patsy, President Obama, war on terror
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Apple Pie
No thoughtful observer of American history can be surprised at the Senate report detailing the torture carried out by the CIA in the aftermath of 9/11. The revelation of torture should be seen as the logical outcome of economic and … Continue reading
Why we can’t have nice stuff
We’ve been talking a lot about foreign policy lately, but why does US foreign policy matter to the American public? It matters because our elite are committed to empire. Empire is their political economy. Empire benefits them. Us, not so … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Hedges, deep state, empire, military industrial complex, neo-feudalism, Noam Chomsky
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Greedy/Ideology
“We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. … Continue reading
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Tagged Akerlof and Romer, censorship, empire, greedy/ideology, Kansas, Karl Rove, looting, Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism, propaganda, Thomas Frank, Tom Engelhardt, Yves Smith
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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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Liberation Theology
The 1960’s brought momentous changes, both to the US and to the third world. Fledgling democratic governments were formed in the wake of European colonialism, and reform was the order of the day. Hierarchy and status quo were on the … Continue reading
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