John J. Dilulio, Jr: The Rise and Fall of the US Government

Congress is now controlled by politicians who raise money and win reelection by granting political favors to their supporters. For example, high-priced lobbyists for Wall Street first devised the deregulation that made too-big-to-fail banks possible, and then fashioned the faux financial fix-it legislation that followed the 2008 economic crisis. These new laws featured a “highly complex stew of new regulations” that could not be well implemented and “would likely not solve the underlying … problem even if they were.”

Chomsky> The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful, Washington’s Dilemma on a “Lost” Planet

The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful  Washington’s Dilemma on a “Lost” Planet [This piece is adapted from “Uprisings,” a chapter in Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire, Noam Chomsky’s new interview book with David Barsamian (with thanks to the publisher, Metropolitan Books).  The questions are Barsamian’s, the More

Chomsky> The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful, Washington’s Dilemma on a “Lost” Planet

The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful  Washington’s Dilemma on a “Lost” Planet [This piece is adapted from “Uprisings,” a chapter in Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire, Noam Chomsky’s new interview book with David Barsamian (with thanks to the publisher, Metropolitan Books).  The questions are Barsamian’s, the More

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