Tag Archives: neoliberalism
You will own nothing
What is the AI data center mania really about? Data centers are springing up everywhere, pushed by Silicon Valley hyper-scalers and state and federal governments, even as more and more Americans protest their implementation. None of the huge expenditure makes … Continue reading
Post Neoliberalism
If you thought neoliberalism was bad, just wait. Neoliberalism was the owners of the country rebelling against the New Deal class compromise between capital and labor. Back when the US maintained a manufacturing economy workers possessed more power and the … Continue reading
Can’t run an empire with neoliberalism as the operating system
Trump’s attack on Iran is proving conclusively that the US can’t run an empire with neoliberalism as the operating system. The evidence mounts every day, from inability to manufacture more than a few precision munitions, to fragile supply chains, to … Continue reading
Priorities
By threatening the civilization of Iran and the social cohesion of America, Trump is making the priorities of our feral elite crystal clear. Savage cuts to health care and childcare while massively increasing Pentagon spending to kill more people. Donald … Continue reading
On the way to collapse
In addition to all the other reveals, the Epstein Files have shone a light on the ongoing looting operation, where it’s much more lucrative to sabotage the US economy so that the billionaires can profit from the destruction. The latest … Continue reading
Vassals
It’s amusing watching the vassals adjust to the new imperial reality under king Trump. Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum was a masterclass in “limited hangout”, where he acknowledged that the “rules based international order” was always conditional … Continue reading
ICE is their identity
Fat, dumb and fascist is no way to go through life. Unless you work for ICE and get to carry out revenge fantasies on all of the other identities who have wronged you. What did neoliberals, who’ve deployed identity politics … Continue reading
Looters
The US is enduring late-stage capitalism where it’s more profitable to loot rather than to create or build. Even worse, the looters are celebrated as “makers” rather than the takers they obviously are. Under Trump’s benevolent gaze, the financiers that … Continue reading
The Klept
Under Trump the US has emerged as a kleptocracy, where the president has built up a system of private patronage networks that provide kick-backs. It’s a criminal enterprise masquerading as a presidency. I mean, the fact that Trump maintains a … Continue reading
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