Since the days of Adam Smith, capitalists have been arguing that unfettered markets are the best way to organize the economy. Smith famously said that … When the Invisible Hand Gives You the FingerRead more
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They want a warrant free license
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim7Asphrg8&rel=0] Thomas Drake of the NSA and Colleen Rowley of the FBI AARON MATÉ: It’s The Real News, I’m Aaron Maté. The US Senate … They want a warrant free licenseRead more
One hundred years since Germany’s Kapp Putsch
On March 13, 1920, a military putsch shook the one-and-a-half-year-old Weimar Republic. It was led by Gen. Walther von Lüttwitz, the commander of the Reichswehr … One hundred years since Germany’s Kapp PutschRead more
US Supreme Court Crushes Media Diversity
The Supreme Court is in coronavirus lockdown and has postponed oral arguments until some future date, but they managed to hand down five opinions on … US Supreme Court Crushes Media DiversityRead more
How America Could Collapse
A few months ago, a friend in the entertainment industry told me of a new business model in Hollywood: hoarding videotapes. Apparently, the earthquake in … How America Could CollapseRead more
How Comcast’s monopoly crushes media diversity
In October, hip-hop artist Curtis James Jackson III, better known as 50 Cent, went after a rival mogul on Instagram. His target wasn’t a fellow … How Comcast’s monopoly crushes media diversityRead more
Sexually Assault done by a future US President
[Don’t worry Sexually Assault is a very much presidential. But dont come here as xaviour of Afgan women.] In an exclusive Democracy Now! TV/radio broadcast, … Sexually Assault done by a future US PresidentRead more
The Ignorant American Voter
The long Iraq war. The bungled Hurricane Katrina response. The credit crunch. A quick look at the newspapers will give many voters reason to doubt … The Ignorant American VoterRead more
The ‘Private Governments’ That Subjugate U.S. Workers
Corporate dictatorships—which strip employees of fundamental constitutional rights, including free speech, and which increasingly rely on temp or contract employees who receive no benefits and … The ‘Private Governments’ That Subjugate U.S. WorkersRead more
The Deep State’s Demolition of Democracy
“Thank God for the Deep State,” declared former acting CIA chief John McLaughlin while appearing on a panel at the National Press Club last October. … The Deep State’s Demolition of DemocracyRead more