The Unspoken Spread of Fascism, by Fred Nagel
"By avoiding the use of the word fascism, mainstream media analysis fails our democracy."
Chris Hedges | Days of Revolt: The Corporate Coup d’etat with Ralph Nader
NADER: Yeah, well, they broke the barrier between commercialism and citizenship and they commercialized elections. They commercialized politics. So everything was for sale; when the dam broke and the corporations went into areas that were relatively forbidden to them, everything was for sale. And when everything is for sale in democracy, guess what? I mean, who can buy it? The people with the most money.
Henry Giroux: Beyond Orwellian Nightmares and Neoliberal Authoritarianism
Those who fight against neoliberalism must not settle for reforming a system that is as broken as it is dangerous. Any viable, transformative struggle will need a boldly democratic vision; durable, longstanding organizations and strategies that make politics meaningful. To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.   —George More
Chris Hedges: Thomas Paine, Our Contemporary
Paine knew that the British monarchy, which wielded the global imperial power that America wields today, was blinded by its hubris and military prowess. It had lost the ability to listen and as a result had lost the ability to make rational choices. By Chris Hedges truthdig.com  May 25, 2014   Portrait of Thomas Paine by Auguste Millière (1880). More