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Lost in Space
Boeing is emblematic of the late stage American empire, where neoliberal, financial looting takes precedence over national security. The two lost astronauts, who NASA insists “are not stranded in space,” represent just how far a once great company–Boeing –and by … Continue reading
Posted in anti-imperialism, deep state, neoconservatives, neoliberalism, propaganda
Tagged China, Iran, neocons, neoliberalism, North Korea, Russia, Wall Street
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Rolling the Dice
All empires fall. And all empires experience a sort of go-for-broke response from the ruling elite, who fight to preserve their wealth and privilege, while committing monstrous atrocities along the way. In Ukraine and the Middle-East, the American empire is … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Iran, Israel, neocons, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
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The Guns of August
August is usually a slow month where people are on vacation but this year feels different. The Guns of August, written by Barbara W. Tuchman, in 1962, is centered on the first month of World War I, where Tuchman describes in … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, neocons, propaganda
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A clash of ideologies
Current events are what drives this blog but originally I began writing about ideologies–specifically neoliberalism and neoconservatism. The whole messianic belief in markets as a way to organize society with its insistence that there was “no alternative” made me furious. … Continue reading
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Tagged American corporate empire, Iran, Israel, neoconservatism, neoliberalism, Scott Ritter, Ukraine
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New Era
The Iranian drone, cruise missile and ballistic missile attack on Israel represents a new era in the Middle East. I’m traveling and don’t have the time or bandwidth to put together a post detailing the momentous significance of Iran’s response. … Continue reading
David and Goliath
The Houthis of Yemen have demonstrated their courage and determination in standing up for the Palestinians as the rest of world silently witnesses the ongoing Israeli genocide of Gaza. I fully support the Houthis because Israel’s savage attack on Gaza … Continue reading
McKinsey-ified
Matt Stoller has coined the perfect description for the late-stage American empire. He says we’ve become McKinsey-ified. “More fundamentally, the people who are in charge of the governing institutions in our society are simply divorced from the underlying logistics of … Continue reading
Posted in deep state, feral elite, neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged corporate media, deep state, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Matt Stoller, propaganda
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Enemy Of Empire
General Soleimani was assassinated because he was successful at opposing the US empire and defeating their terrorist proxies. Soleimani was not a mastermind of terrorism, as the corporate media alleges. He was a mastermind of legitimate resistance against American … Continue reading
Posted in neoconservatives, propaganda
Tagged Donald Trump, General Soleimani, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Michael Hudson, neocons, petrodollar, Saudi Arabia, terrorist proxy
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All about the Benjamins
I’ve talked about the deep state at length but the whole Epstein affair casts this dynamic in a much darker hue. For instance, there’s no way that a serial pedophile blackmailer like Epstein went unnoticed by the vaunted intelligence … Continue reading
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