Donald Trump has had the urge to crush many things, including the last election. So I must admit I found it eerily amusing that, when … Why We Can’t Have Nice Things—Like Socialism—in the United StatesRead more
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They Crush Our Song for A Reason
August Wilson wrote 10 plays chronicling Black life in the 20th century. His favorite, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, is set in 1911 in a … They Crush Our Song for A ReasonRead more
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UK is carrying on the dirty work of Thatcher, Blair and Osborne
If Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget survives the storm it triggered, a banker on a million-pound annual salary stands to receive £50,000 of income tax relief – … UK is carrying on the dirty work of Thatcher, Blair and OsborneRead more
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Fascists in Our Midst
The Supreme Court is relentlessly funding and empowering Christian fascism. It not only overturned Roe v. Wade, ending a constitutional right to an abortion, but … Fascists in Our MidstRead more
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No Way Out Through Elections
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dQW4X6oC-c&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Chris Hedges Empire Files
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The Puppets and the Puppet Masters
Merrick Garland and those who work in the Department of Justice are the puppets, not the puppet masters. They are the façade, the fiction, that … The Puppets and the Puppet MastersRead more
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Is there a secret Paris agreement that we don’t know about?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESDpzwWrmGg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Greta Thunberg National Assembly in Paris 2019-07-23
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Optimism of the Will
I can add a fourth: the impending destruction of what remains of American democracy and the shift of the United States toward a deeply authoritarian, … Optimism of the WillRead more
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Dismantling the System That Created Trump
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzksIDGF5hI&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Nolan Higdon
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Democracy vs. the Megamachine
The years since the late 1700s have been marked by waves of struggle for a more democratic, egalitarian society that have repeatedly been rolled back … Democracy vs. the MegamachineRead more