Tag Archives: neoliberalism
The Dismal Science
Examining the power centers in the US entails examining the ideologies behind them and there’s no greater ideological power than economics as it promotes and justifies capitalism. Economics and economists are ultimately political but this truism gets ignored in the … Continue reading
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
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
A Natural State
With the trend of recent posts I feel it’s a propitious moment to resume our examination of power. Capital has come to be the preeminent power in the US. And by capital I mean the corporations, banks, trusts and assorted … Continue reading
Our Democracy
I swear if I hear some liberal politician or pundit use the expression “our democracy” again I’m going to scream. The whole idea of the US as a democracy is a joke. I don’t know exactly which cabal of Wall … Continue reading
Traditional
In an article last month, Matt Taibbi, asked “where are the rest of the “card-carrying” liberals from the seventies, eighties, and nineties — people like me, who always reflexively opposed restrictions on speech?” The short answer is, of course, Donald … 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
Mendacity
I swear to God that if I hear one more lie I’m going to scream. We live in nation of lies. They lied about the “weapons of mass destruction” that led to the invasion of Iraq. They lied about the … Continue reading
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