Tag Archives: matt taibbi

The Hate Machine

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

  The corporate media manufactures consent by manufacturing hate. We transitioned from Hope and Change to Make America Great Again, but very little has changed with the economic and foreign policies of the American empire. A lot of this is … Continue reading →

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More Dangerous

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

  Matt Taibbi calls the forces arrayed against Trump more dangerous than the Pro-Wrestler-Hall-of-Fame-in-Chief. “My discomfort in the last few years, first with Russiagate and now with Ukrainegate and impeachment, stems from the belief that the people pushing hardest for Trump’s … Continue reading →

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Makers and Takers

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

  My state elected a looter as its senator. Only now, a senator from a different state has introduced an anti-looting bill. What’s a looter to do? Elizabeth Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act, which is co-sponsored by Tammy Baldwin, … Continue reading →

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Epistemic Enclosure

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

  Liberal intellectuals are going to have stop snickering at Fox News watching conservatives with the release of the Mueller Report. The term “epistemic closure” has been used to refer to the claim that political belief systems can be closed … Continue reading →

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Ten Years After

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

  Ten years ago the US stock market tanked, and for the next several weeks financial markets were a cluster-fuck of panic and chaos. Americans were frightened of what was happening in the economy. The real estate market had collapsed. Venerable Wall … Continue reading →

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A state turns its lonely eyes to Mittens

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

  Mittens wants to be our Senator. Not only that but he’s convinced that we share his enthusiasm. We don’t. However, Mittens does offer a useful representation of our feral elite. Romney is the sort of centrist politician that stands for … Continue reading →

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Heck of a job Brownie

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

  If you wonder why America is in terminal decline, look no further than the lack of accountability. Not for us, silly. Under the regime of neoliberal-flavored-austerity there’s extreme accountability. Fuck-up and you’ll be living in a van down-by-the-river. No, … Continue reading →

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