It doesn’t change much to throw out the spook of nationalism (“American Way”) only to not only retain the spooks of “truth” and “justice” while adding the new spook of futuristic utopianism draped in the rhetoric of moral piety, and merely changing the character of Superman from one […]
Probably the most positive side effect of the pandemic has been much-increased employee absenteeism and school truancy along with (of course) the massive increase in rioting. By Ali Tadayon EdSource Despite this year’s return to in-person learning, districts throughout the state are seeing major declines in both enrollment […]
By Joel Kotkin A former Facebook employee hailed by the media as a whistleblower testified this week on Capitol Hill about the social media giant’s algorithm, and how it harms children and democracy. Frances Haugen told the the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product […]
By Richard Medhurst, Russia Today Muammar Gaddafi led his nation to become the wealthiest in all of Africa. A decade after his demise, it is riven by tribalism, terrorism and slavery, all because the West could not allow an Arab leader to succeed. There was never really an […]
By Jan Fichtner, Eelke Heemskerk, The Conversation A fundamental change is underway in stock market investing, and the spin-off effects are poised to dramatically impact corporate America. In the past, individuals and large institutions mostly invested in actively managed mutual funds, such as Fidelity, in which fund managers […]
By Debora Mackenzie and Andy Coghlan New Scientist AS PROTESTS against financial power sweep the world this week, science may have confirmed the protesters’ worst fears. An analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power […]
By Karl Dahl, THE PEOPLE’S SAMIZDAT Observers of many political stripes, but particularly the dissident right, have turned their eyes from the United States’s first Civil War to the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 as the analog to a potential North American disruption. This author would like to […]
Anarchist News From ILL WILL A Conversation with Marquis Bey In the summer of 2020, Marquis Bey published Anarcho-Blackness: Notes Toward a Black Anarchism with AK Press. Released hot off the heels of a nationwide uprising against white supremacy and the police, the book stages an encounter between […]
Why are folks debating whether Kamala is “Black” and is it relevant to her presidential prospects? How does one square the belief that White Americans are too racist to vote for policies that benefit Blacks with a redistributive economic agenda — much less Reparations? Briahna Joy Gray covers […]
This week, Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant returns to the podcast with an analysis of the ongoing infrastructure battle, and an update on the recall campaign against her. Briahna Joy Gray asks her how she plans to best the corporate interests aligned against her, and whether there […]
Briahna Joy Gray talks critical race theory’s anti-communist bias with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly (Dr. CBS) in this clip from this week’s full premium episode. The basis of identity politics is that gender, sexuality, and race form the basic structure of society, not class relations. The 1619 Project came […]
Tom Woods Show Airline pilot Josh Yoder joins me to discuss US Freedom Flyers, his new organization aimed at pushing back against the Biden vaccine mandates. READ MORE
Tom Woods Show Author Björn Lomborg joins me to discuss the problems with climate-change propagandists who have a massive chunk of the world’s population convinced that literal human extinction is sure to occur because of rising temperatures. READ MORE
By Sean Gabb Remembering Brian Micklethwait: The Man Who Made Libertarianism Fun Obituary by Sean Gabb Published on the 20th October 2021 in The Critic Magazine Brian Hugh Micklethwait was born on the 26th September 1947, the youngest son of Sir Robert Micklethwait, a lawyer of some distinction […]
By Victor Davis Hanson Independent Institute Our Byzantine interior and Roman coasts are quite differently interpreting their shared American heritage as they increasingly plot radically divergent courses to survive in scary times. In A.D. 286 the Roman emperor Diocletian split in half the huge Roman Empire administratively—and peacefully—under the control […]
It’s surreal that we live in an age where Donald Trump has a better take on Colin Powell than Public Enemy…
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new poll reveals most Americans believe the House special January 6 committee is a partisan exercise to gain political points. Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss.
Kim Iversen gives updates on the latest public figures who are facing punishment or termination at work for not complying with vaccine mandates.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss their expectations for Rahm Emanuel’s upcoming confirmation hearing.
Paris Hilton spoke at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to advocate for the Accountability for Congregate Care Act of 2021. The presser discussed establishing a bill of rights for children placed in congregate care facilities, according to organizers. Earlier this year, Hilton lauded the passage of a troubled teen […]
President and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund, Dr. Rev. Starsky Wilson, urges the Biden administration move more forcefully to make the child tax credit permanent.
Team Rising discusses yesterday’s Senate confirmation hearings for President Biden’s pick to head Customs and Border Protection.
Ryan Grim reports on a new development in determining who is responsible for the assassination of Haiti president, Jovenel Moïse.
Robby Soave breaks down the education culture war currently playing out in the Virginia gubernatorial race.
Our Timeless Existence Imagine state-run churches with mandatory tithes and taxes. Imagine the state licensing clergy. Imagine the state allowing “alternatives” to their state run church system, but only if they are licensed, approved, and regulated to be a mirror of the state run church system. Imagine attendance […]
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave review ongoing negotiations in Congress to finally pass the reconciliation package.
Both the Democrats and Republicans seem to be working on contingency plans for the creation of a one-party state of their own. The Democrats want a Latin American class system with Western European social norms, and the Republicans want something more like a Latin American caudillo or an […]
I’m not a fan of Trump or Powell, but if Trump is leading “conservatives” away from neocon stoogery or the worship of neocon dupes like Powell he must be doing something right. Although Trump is far too neocon-friendly in his own right. By Brigid Kennedy The Week Former […]
The mindcrime liberty show discusses freeriding, pacifism and defense. Recently popular youtuber Peter Santenello interviewed a beachy Amish family and they stated that during times of war they were viewed as freeriders or scabs who didn’t do their fair share but enjoyed the freedoms and luxuries provided by […]
By Eric London World Socialist Web Site In an interview with the Democratic Socialists of America magazine Democratic Left published on March 21, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked socialist critics of the Biden administration as “privileged” and “bad faith actors,” while praising the Democratic Party for “totally reinvent[ing] themselves in […]
By Emma Nolan, Newsweek Rock icon Steven van Zandt thinks the U.S. is “dangerously” close to civil war. In his new memoir, the musician and actor of The Sopranos fame opened up about his political views and where he thinks the future of American politics will lead. In […]
This is from 2019, before the pandemic, George Floyd, J6, etc. By Boston University Staff Mueller report has Democrats and Republicans feuding—just how bad could it get? A recent Washington Post headline says: “In America, talk turns to something not spoken of for 150 years: Civil war.” The […]
By William G. Gale and Darrell M. West Brookings Institute Is it really possible that America could face the possibility of civil war in the near future? It may seem unthinkable, and yet there’s much to worry about. A 2021 national survey by pollster John Zogby found a […]
By Morris Brodie Morris Brodie tracks 80 years of historiography on the Spanish Civil War, from caricatures of anarchists as idealistic and/or bloodthirsty (by fascist, liberal and orthodox communist historians) to an ‘anarchist renaissance’ in civil war historiography in the last twenty years. He includes a list of […]
Blackrock is the closest thing to one world government we’ve ever had.
By David E. Sanger, Michael D. Shear and Eric Schmitt New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump’s defense secretary thought the idea was outrageous. In the spring of 2020, Mark T. Esper, the defense secretary, was alarmed to learn of an idea under discussion at a top military command […]
Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger gives the latest updates on his criminal contempt charges.
Krystal compares the pro-union rhetoric Biden frequently used on the campaign trail to his silence on the strike wave taking place across America right now
Kim Iversen gives her take on what is really causing the supply chain crisis.
Krystal and Saagar respond to substack journalist Bari Weiss confronting Brian Stelter on his show about the lies told by CNN about lab leak and other pressing issues
Iowa State Representative and gubernatorial candidate Ras Smith breaks down his support for striking UAW workers at John Deere plants in his district and across the country.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by a John Deere worker to discuss the worker strike happening at John Deere and the consequences of the strike wave happening across America
Former presidential and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang discusses his vision for his new third party, the Forward Party.
Krystal and Saagar review the letter sent by a bipartisan group of legislators warning Amazon that they could be investigated due to possible lies under oath last year
Team Rising reacts to former President Trump’s lawsuit against the House January 6 committee and the National Archives
Krystal and Saagar cover the union busting schemes being orchestrated by large corporations such as Starbucks and Dollar General as labor activity breaks out across the country
Robby Soave breaks down new data on hate crimes.
Krystal and Saagar consider the effects that the Axel Springer purchase of Politico will have on the DC media space, especially because the German company will require journalists to express certain views
Ryan Grim criticizes Senator Joe Manchin’s insistence on maintaining a work requirement for the extension of the child tax credit.
Saagar breaks down the figures showing the extent to which America depends on China for even the most basic goods, and how failures from politicians got the US to this point
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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