The Deadly Rule of the Oligarchs by Chris Hedges
Oligarchs use power and ruling structures solely for personal advancement.
The Bankruptcy of the American Left by Chris Hedges
Resistance to this global cabal of corporate oligarchs must also be supranational. It must build alliances with workers around the globe.
The Fempire Strikes Back | #MeToo by Ann Jones
Time magazine passed over the president as its “person of the year” to name instead the “Silence Breakers” -- the brave, outspoken women who inspired the #MeToo campaign.
The Fempire Strikes Back | #MeToo by Ann Jones
Time magazine passed over the president as its “person of the year” to name instead the “Silence Breakers” -- the brave, outspoken women who inspired the #MeToo campaign.
Pentagon to Allow Nuclear Responses to Non-Nuclear Attacks by Marjorie Cohn
This new strategy opens the door to first-use of nuclear weapons, which is prohibited under international law.
Chris Hedges | The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump by Chris Hedges
As long as Trump serves the interests of the elites he will remain president. If, for some reason, he is unable to serve these interests he will disappear.
Chris Hedges | The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump by Chris Hedges
As long as Trump serves the interests of the elites he will remain president. If, for some reason, he is unable to serve these interests he will disappear.
This is how democracies die | The Guardian
there is no single moment – no coup, declaration of martial law, or suspension of the constitution – in which the regime obviously “crosses the line” into dictatorship, nothing may set off society’s alarm bells.
This is how democracies die | The Guardian
there is no single moment – no coup, declaration of martial law, or suspension of the constitution – in which the regime obviously “crosses the line” into dictatorship, nothing may set off society’s alarm bells.
Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg Talk: 'Is Whistleblowing Worth Prison or a Life in Exile?'
“It is madly reckless for this president to be doing what he is doing. Whether he is, in some clinical sense, crazy or not, what he is doing is crazy,” says Ellsberg.
Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg Talk: ‘Is Whistleblowing Worth Prison or a Life in Exile?’
“It is madly reckless for this president to be doing what he is doing. Whether he is, in some clinical sense, crazy or not, what he is doing is crazy,” says Ellsberg.
Blowback: How U.S. Drones, Coups and Invasions Just Create More Violence
FOR EVERY ACTION, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Sir Isaac Newton called it his Third Law of Motion. The CIA calls it “blowback.”