Onward, Christian Fascists, by Chris Hedges
"Trump’s legacy will be the empowerment of the Christian fascists."
"Trump’s legacy will be the empowerment of the Christian fascists."
Trump is failing the people he conned.
War has been redefined in the age of global capitalism: it has expanded its boundaries and now shapes all aspects of society.
Our responsibility is to resist, resist and transform.
Many people I knew while growing up and many people I still know in rural, white, Christian America hold diverse viewpoints.
[Rasouli] wonders if U.S. citizens believe these wars, which could cost up to $6 trillion, were worth it.
The balance between covering hate and promoting it is a difficult one, and one that we shouldn’t dismiss out of hand.
An ISIS cell. An undercover FBI agent. A community torn apart.
The people who run America have constructed a political system that’s like a glitchy killer robot, one even they can’t control anymore.
For over 14 years, CCR has insisted that no one is above the law, no matter how exalted their role.
To bring serious charges against the youth, the government had to show that the youth were “predisposed” to do something. The FBI set up a sting operation to ensnare them. To assist with it, they engaged [a] 20-year-old [informant].
Informants, paid and unpaid, played a critical role in at least half of these cases, the report found. High-ranking government officials like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) also used these cases for their own political gain, according to reports. Often, allegations of terrorism have prompted the arrests of Muslim Americans like the Duka brothers, based on wholly fabricated plots, trumped up by federal authorities eager to show they are combating “homegrown terrorism.”