As is often the case, I opened the Monday newspaper curious to find out how the weekend had gone at the movies. The headline read, … There’s No Business Like the Arms BusinessRead more
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Still a Nazi After All These Years
The Return of David Duke For so many reasons, I really didn’t want to have to write this. But here we go again. Twenty-six years … Still a Nazi After All These YearsRead more
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Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million for Creating Phony Accounts and Credit Cards
Wells Fargo will pay $185 million in fines after it was caught illegally manipulating customers’ bank accounts in order to rack up fees and other … Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million for Creating Phony Accounts and Credit CardsRead more
Posted inPolice / ToMl / USA Empire / Violence
All He Has is a Toy Truck
in North Miami, where the city’s police department is facing growing criticism after one of its officers shot an African-American behavioral therapist who was attempting … All He Has is a Toy TruckRead more
Posted inEconomics / Housing / ToMl / USA Empire
US homeownership rate falls to lowest level in 51 years
The United States’ household home ownership rate fell to its lowest level in a half-century in the second quarter of 2016, according to statistics released … US homeownership rate falls to lowest level in 51 yearsRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Power, illusion and America’s last taboo
Two years ago, at Socialism 2007 in Chicago, I spoke about an “invisible government,” a term used by Edward Bernays, one of the founders of … Power, illusion and America’s last tabooRead more
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If you act in a corrupt way that benefits Hillary Clinton, you will be taken care of
Democratic National Committee chairwoman and Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has resigned following the release of nearly 20,000 emails revealing how the Democratic Party favored … If you act in a corrupt way that benefits Hillary Clinton, you will be taken care ofRead more
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DNC Staffers Mocked the Bernie Sanders Campaign, Leaked Emails Show
A new trove of internal Democratic National Committee emails, stretching back to April 2016, released by Wikileaks show that the organization’s senior staff chafed at … DNC Staffers Mocked the Bernie Sanders Campaign, Leaked Emails ShowRead more
Posted inAfrica / Terrorism / ToMl / USA Empire
It was not a joke for the thousands of people who have died in Libya
U.S. Announces New Front Against ISIS in Libya The U.S. military carried out two airstrikes in Libya against ISIS fighters on Monday in the latest … It was not a joke for the thousands of people who have died in LibyaRead more
Posted inDictatorship / Empire / ToMl / USA Empire
Washington funds death squads, concentration camps in the Philippines
US Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Manila on Tuesday and spent Wednesday meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay. … Washington funds death squads, concentration camps in the PhilippinesRead more