The established ruling elites know there is a crisis. They agreed, at least temporarily, to throw money at it with the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill … Bandaging the CorpseRead more
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Whichever gets elected, mass murder wins
Whichever gets elected, mass murder wins. The question is how much murder? The bureaucrats of the US killing system tend to back Hillary Clinton. The … Whichever gets elected, mass murder winsRead more
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Climate Capitalism is Killing Our Communities
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obb2HD-NQR8&rel=0&feature=relmfu] As California Governor Jerry Brown’s Global Climate Action Summit kicked off Thursday, indigenous and climate justice activists blocked the main entrance in protest. … Climate Capitalism is Killing Our CommunitiesRead more
Posted inPolitics / Slavery / ToMl / USA Empire
American Revolution created “the first apartheid state”
Nearly 250 years after the American Revolution, the event continues to exert a powerful influence on the present. The ideals of the revolution—human equality and … American Revolution created “the first apartheid state”Read more
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Building or Unbuilding America?
During the Trump years, the phrase “Infrastructure Week” rang out as a sort of Groundhog Day-style punchline. What began in June 2017 as a failed … Building or Unbuilding America?Read more
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Physicists Need to Be More Careful with How They Name Things
In 2012, the quantum physicist John Preskill wrote, “We hope to hasten the day when well controlled quantum systems can perform tasks surpassing what can … Physicists Need to Be More Careful with How They Name ThingsRead more
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Neoliberalism in Chile and the cost of human life
Neoliberalism in Chile has a long history of failed promises, repressive policies, and authoritarian ideologies that cost the lives of thousands of Chilean citizens. Chile … Neoliberalism in Chile and the cost of human lifeRead more
Posted inCapitalism / Energy / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Texas, Land of Wind and Lies
Like many states, Texas has a partly deregulated electricity market, but deregulation has gone further there than elsewhere. In particular, unlike other states, Texas chose … Texas, Land of Wind and LiesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Financial crisis / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
How 2008 Financial Meltdown Contributed to Trump’s Rise
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTY9ia68-9s&rel=0&feature=relmfu] William K. Black Part 2. Because of the failure to prosecute, the failure to perceive the elite bankers as the problem, not the … How 2008 Financial Meltdown Contributed to Trump’s RiseRead more
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The Birth of American Empire
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA4KbyWZAxg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Stephen Kinzer On Contact