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Most of the money

Sometimes US politicians blurt out the truth. Recently Mitch McConnell stated that: ” Most of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So it’s actually employing people here … Continue reading

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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

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Absolution

David Brooks (of all people) has an op/ed in the Times, where he takes the professional/managerial/class (PMC) to task. “What if We’re the Bad Guys Here?” [David Brooks, New York Times]. “We built an entire social order that sorts and excludes … Continue reading

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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

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No Bananas

It’s clear that we live in a banana republic where the former president is facing a 37 count indictment and 400 years in prison while the current president is under investigation for a massive bribery scandal. While the US doesn’t … Continue reading

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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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Power

Occasionally I’m going to feature an examination of power in the US. I’m not talking about the legislative, executive and judiciary as enumerated in the Constitution, but the real power that exists behind these documents. A starting point is Federalist … Continue reading

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The Antidote

NakedCapitalism.com is the antidote to all of the shit that flows into your conscious through the corporate media. It’s not just the Big Lie that we need to guard against. It’s the cumulative effect of little lies, evasions, distortions and … Continue reading

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Change of plans

Our feral elite have a new economic plan to re-shore American manufacturing, but it’s not in response to the bombed out cities and towns, the neglected infrastructure, or the deaths of despair that made the election of Donald Trump not … Continue reading

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Crazy

I’m surprised more Americans are not wandering around babbling and shaking their fists at the clouds because it sure is fucking hard to maintain ones sanity in our crazy world. Stress, anxiety and depression are on the rise, and they have been for years. Studies have found that increases in … Continue reading

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