If you want to truly understand what’s going on in the United States, and in fact, the entire world, then you must understand the concept of usury, or as we’ve come to call it, fractional reserve banking. This knowledge, combined with an understanding that the Federal Reserve (and nearly every other Central Bank in the [...]
Bill Maher: Tea Baggers are racist sore losers
On his HBO show, Bill Maher recently spent four and a half minutes demonizing the Tea Party movement. Of course, this isn’t particularly shocking, as marginalizing dissent and protecting the status quo is the full time job of the corporate media. Just ask Ralph Nader, who has done more for working and middle class Americans [...]
Carl Levin’s s-bombs and his vote on Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Everybody’s talking about the multiple s-bombs dropped by Carl Levin yesterday during his public shaming of Goldman Sachs for, you know, sort of ruining the world’s economy, while facilitating a wealth transfer to the rich and powerful the likes of which hadn’t been seen in all of recorded history. I was in the process of [...]
Chris Hedges: The New Secessionists
From Chris Hedges‘ most recent piece: “The only way we will ever stop these wars is when we stop paying for them,” Naylor told me. “Vermont contributes about $1.5 billion to the Pentagon’s budget. Do we want to keep supporting these wars? If not, let’s pull out. We have two objectives. The first is returning [...]
Demonizing Iran
I don’t have much time to comment at the moment, but this is an important story by one of my favorite writers. U.S. Media Continue Beating War Drums Demonizing Iran By DAVE LINDORFF Just yesterday, the Wall Street Journal had a lead story about Israeli planning to possibly “go it alone” in an attack on [...]
They (don’t) hate us for our freedom
Prof. Alfred W. McCoy has written a very important article outlining the impact of U.S. imperialism on foreign countries. The piece goes a long way towards debunking the “they hate us for our freedom” myth that’s been shoved down our throats on a daily basis by the corporate media. They don’t hate us for our [...]
CNN: Genuine dissent is crazy, dangerous, or both
“I think people need to start sitting down, taking a deep breath, and understanding that we’re all concerned about what’s going on in this country. Everyone can feel it. People are hungry, people are scared, and we need to start working together as human beings, and stop labelling and dividing. There you have it. The [...]
I’m sorry, did you say “White House Assassination Policy”?
Kucinich: “White House Assassination Policy Is Extrajudicial.” Gee wiz, you really think so? I’m glad that somebody other than me is stating what should be obvious to every living, breathing soul on the planet. Unfortunately, most Republicans think that assassinating people without due process is just, you know…necessary in order to keep us safe from [...]
America lied its way into Vietnam War
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for [...]
Hedges: Noam Chomsky Has ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’
A recent Chris Hedges piece titled Noam Chomsky Has ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’ includes two very important ideas that are central to the perpetuation of our corporo-militarist system in the United States. First, from Noam Chomsky: “I don’t bother writing about Fox News,” Chomsky said. “It is too easy. What I talk about are [...]
