To be fair, the Nuland-Kagan mom-and-pop shop is really only a microcosm of how the Military-Industrial Complex has worked for decades: think-tank analysts generate the reasons for military spending, the government bureaucrats implement the necessary war policies, and the military contractors make lots of money before kicking back some to the think tanks — so the bloody but profitable cycle can spin again.
The cause of rising fascism is the economic elite and its wish to take more and more of the country’s wealth for itself.
Power, culture, politics, finance and everyday life now merge in ways that are unprecedented and pose a threat to democracies all over the world.
Power, culture, politics, finance and everyday life now merge in ways that are unprecedented and pose a threat to democracies all over the world.
The corrupt U.S. political system requires a support base grounded in fear, which is why political leaders and the media keep us on the verge of hysteria through the fear of nuclear war and other existential threats.
The corrupt U.S. political system requires a support base grounded in fear, which is why political leaders and the media keep us on the verge of hysteria through the fear of nuclear war and other existential threats.
Rather than organizing for change, individuals seek to enact a statement about their own righteousness.
Rather than organizing for change, individuals seek to enact a statement about their own righteousness.
In a battle for morals, imagery and messaging is everything. If we lose the PR battle, even if we are ultimately on the right side of justice, we may give the alt-right ammunition they desperately need.
Certainly, it is obvious that Trump is a racist, xenophobe and egregious sexist. But most of all, he is emblematic of a ruthless corporate, self-serving, greedy elite who will do anything to consolidate their class and financial power.
Certainly, it is obvious that Trump is a racist, xenophobe and egregious sexist. But most of all, he is emblematic of a ruthless corporate, self-serving, greedy elite who will do anything to consolidate their class and financial power.
Trump's trash-tweeting mimics the hate-filled discourse and threats of violence in which he often engaged during the presidential primary campaign -- only now he has a much broader audience
