Know Your Enemy

Rick Perry’s Vulnerabilities with the Right

From the National Journal.   “The US ruling class has continually drifted leftward over the last century to the point where the “Old Left”, the Marxist/Trotskyist/New Deal intellectual Left of the 1930s, are now the ostensible conservative Republicans while the Marcusean cultural Marxists of the 1960s “New Left” […]

The Regionalist: Stormin’ Norman, Decentralist

Article by Bill Kauffman. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- In 1969, Norman Mailer, the dukes-up bard of Brooklyn and a self-proclaimed “left conservative,” undertook a campaign for mayor of the city that had, seven decades earlier, swallowed his borough of homes and churches. Competing in the Democratic primary against a quartet of […]

Anarchism

Article by Bill Kauffman. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– Perhaps no political term is quite so misunderstood as “anarchy.” In the popular press, it is a synonym for disorder and chaos, not to mention looting and pillage: countries like Haiti are always being “plunged into anarchy.” The anarchist, meanwhile, is frozen into […]

Considering a Career Choice?

"Alliances Reflect Interests"

Contentment Without Religion

Article by Russell Longcore. I don’t generally post articles about religion here, as I like to keep religion and politics separate. I also consider the militant atheism of some strands of classical anarchism (and today’s “New Atheists”) as archaic and largely irrelevant to modern societies. I also don’t […]

Are We At War With Pakistan?

Article by Justin Raimondo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————– In the days before the Empire, generals – particularly Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs – kept their mouths shut. The Founders’ justified fears of military intrusion into the political realm were still present in the American consciousness, and the idea that an American […]

One Cheer for the DADT Repeal

Article by Kevin Carson. —————————————————————————————————————————————— With the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the U.S. armed forces ceased at least a major part of their official discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  Since the Congressional deal last Fall — one of Obama’s promises he actually followed through […]

Thugs of the Organized Criminal Class

Article by David D’Amato. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– The fact that “we live in a post-9/11 world” has become a convenient refrain for law enforcement over the past decade — and one that can apparently be called upon to justify limitless growth of the American police state. This week, reporting on […]

Another Illinois Arrest for Recording a Cop

Article by Radley Balko. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— It’s interesting that the local DA dropped the charges in this case. But only after the guy spent a night in jail. “I’m just an ordinary citizen. I was on my way to the movies, and all of a sudden I’m facing a […]

Ralph Nader’s Grand Alliance

Article by Michael Tracy. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— It’s no secret that Ralph Nader has held the Democratic Party establishment in low regard for decades now: the marginally more palatable alternative in an ugly duopoly, he claims, is still quite ugly. But lately Nader’s disdain has reached a new high. “It’s […]

Ralph Nader Hearts Ron Paul, Hails Potential Left-Libertarian Alliance

Article by Matt Welch. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– Michael Tracey, who wrote about restrictive teen-driving laws in the June issue of Reason, catches up with the consumer crusader for The American Conservative: Looking ahead to the 2012 presidential race, one might assume that Nader has little to be cheerful about. Yet […]

Man, 26, charged in plot to bomb Pentagon using model airplane

From CNN. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Model planes used as attack drones? STORY HIGHLIGHTS Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, a U.S. citizen, is charged in plot to bomb Pentagon and Capitol He was allegedly going to use a $6,500 remote-controlled plane laden with explosives He is accused of pledging jihad against the United […]

7-Eleven stores in Taiwan pull Hitler lookalike items

From CNN. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— These items were pulled from 7-Eleven stores in Taiwan after complaints about their resemblance to Adolf Hitler. In Taiwan, 7-Eleven stores have pulled products featuring a cartoon vampire that bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler after receiving complaints from the Israel Economic and Cultural […]

A $64 million runway for no one in Alaska?

From CNN. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— A $64 million runway for no one in Alaska? The route a hovercraft would take between the village of Akutan and the runway on Akun Island. September 28th, 2011 12:56 PM ET   Remember Alaska’s “Bridge to Nowhere,” a $400 million span that was supposed […]

South Florida ICE official arrested on child porn charges

From CNN. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– updated 2:51 PM EST, Wed September 28, 2011 Anthony Mangione faces three charges related to child pornography, the Justice Department says. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Report: Anthony Mangione will undergo a psychological evaluation NEW: He pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court Mangione’s indictment […]

Banned in the US: the Film You Won’t See

Article by Stuart Bramhall. ——————————————————————————————————————— Banned in the US   Film Review The War You Don’t See Produced and directed by John Pilger Americans now have the opportunity of seeing John Pilger’s critically acclaimed The War You Don’t See as a free download at http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/war-you-dont-see/ The groundbreaking documentary […]

The Nazi Obession: It's Time to Move On

Hear, hear! Article by Simon Jenkins. —————————————————————————————————————————————— What is the matter with us? We seem unable to get the Nazis out of our system. Earlier this summer the curtain rose on Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust at the London Coliseum, and my heart sank. The stage was alive […]

War Pigs

One of the greatest rock tunes ever. The first time I ever heard this when I was a kid, I thought it sounded like some kind of satanic orchestra. And its message is still as relevant as ever.

Gingers, Anyone?

Map of countries that will support Palestine's UN bid for statehood this month.

Burger King Denies Occupy Wall Street Participant Coffee

Watch the video. ———————————————————————————————————————————————-  

SNL Lampoons GOP Presidential Debate In Season Premiere

This pretty much sums it up.

Jose Padilla and how American justice functions

Article by Jose Padilla. —————————————————————————————————————————————— (updated below – Update II) The story of Jose Padilla, continuing through the events of yesterday, expresses so much of the true nature of the War on Terror and especially America’s justice system.  In 2002, the American citizen was arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, publicly […]

Mearsheimer resists urge to say ‘I told ‘em so’

Article by Kelley Vlahos. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– John Mearsheimer wears his vindication well. The 63-year-old University of Chicago professor and co-author of The Israel Lobby and U.S Foreign Policy (with Harvard Professor Stephen Walt) never said he felt vindicated, per se, but the glint in his eye and that smile […]

U.S. to build new massive prison in Bagram

Article by Glenn Greenwald. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- As the Obama administration announced plans for hundreds of billions of dollars more in domestic budget cuts, it late last week solicited bids for the construction of a massive new prison in Bagram, Afghanistan.  Posted on the aptly named FedBizOps.Gov website which it uses […]

H. L. Mencken Club Conference Coming Up

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Ahmadinejad: Good, Bad, and Ugly

From Taki’s Mag. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Thursday bore the ripely rotten fruit of a now-yearly autumnal Manhattan ritual—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke before the United Nations General Assembly, vilifying the West and being vilified by the West in return. He said “hateful” things and in turn was hated for it. […]

Walkout at U.N. as Ahmadinejad speaks

From CNN. —————————————————————————————————————————————– United Nations (CNN) — Delegations from the United States and several European nations walked out of the U.N. General Assembly Thursday during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech, in which he repeatedly condemned the United States and said some countries use the Holocaust as an “excuse […]

Bachmann's Real Agenda – Zionism!

Watch the Video. Look for the neocons to rig a Perry-Bachmann ticket in 2012. ————————————————————————————————————————————————  

Wings of Death – US Builds Global Drone Base

Watch the video. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Relations between the U.S. and Pakistan have hit a new low, after a top American military chief accused Pakistan’s Intelligence service of supporting a group behind last week’s attack on the American Embassy in Kabul. Islamabad has strongly denied the claims. One of the […]

Kidnap victim files complaint, blasting feds' 'inexcusable' lack of oversight

From CNN. Interesting. Maybe this will start a trend of suing the state every time it fucks up. The shear volume of lawsuits alone should bring the system to a halt. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— A picture of Jaycee Dugard before she was kidnapped sits framed in her stepfather’s home. STORY […]

Capitalists Never Sleep

Article by Stuart Bramhall. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— TPPA Protest in Chicago (Sept 2011) My fifth and final post about the antiglobalization movement – and why it’s more important than ever in 2011. Activists mustn’t be lured into a false sense of security by the collapse of Doha round of WTO […]

Christians Fined for Bible Study

Article by Matthew Heimbach. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Say goodbye to the days when you could have your friends, family, or members of your Church over to your house to read the word of God. A married California couple were fined $300 dollars because their bible study “violates a city zoning […]

Anarchism in America Documentary

Watch the video. This documentary is well-known is anarchist circle, although I had never actually watched it all the way through before.  This was made around 30 years ago and depicts the anarchist milieu as it was in the 1970s in the U.S., before PC really started to […]

Judge Mathis Weighs in on the execution of Troy Davis

Watch the video.

Elbowed Out of Spotlight by 9/11, Anti-Globalization Movement Endures

Article by Mark Engler. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Did the attacks of 9/11 end the movement against corporate globalization? A number of reflections written for the ten-year anniversary of the attacks have raised this question. And I think it presents some interesting challenges for those of us who think about social […]

Mechanized Imperialism: The Drone Wars

Article by Justin Raimondo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————- The Obama administration has found a good way to avoid both the domestic political and international fallout that comes of waging constant warfare: let machines do the dirty work. Of course, the Obamaites don’t get the full credit for the discovery – drone  […]

A Tale of Two State-Sponsored Killings

Article by Bill Anderson. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— The other night, the State of Georgia killed Troy Davis for the alleged murder of an off-duty police officer. The execution was controversial because a number of witnesses who testified at Davis’ trial later recanted their statements. What was most interesting to me […]

Anarchist Threads in Church History: a primer on Christian anarchism, part 2

From Jesus Radicals. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– Editor’s Note: This is the second of a series offering a primer on Christian Anarchism. For part one, go here. In my previous article, I tried to offer some introductory definitions of “anarchism” and “Christianity”–which are both too complex to define. This, therefore, presents […]

50,000 Years of Nativism Down Under

Article by Steve Sailer. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- Nicholas Wade writes in the NYT: A lock of hair, collected by a British anthropologist a century ago, has yielded the first genome of an Australian Aborigine, along with insights into the earliest migration from the ancestral human homeland somewhere in northeast Africa. […]

Democracy in the Workplace

Article by Tomas Rawlins. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— In the West we often accept and defend democratic ideas in politics – but what about in the workplace?  I think its important for us to think about workplaces in the sense of spaces that are democratic or authoritarian, because we tend to spend […]

After Seattle

Article by Stuart Bramhall. ————————————————————————————————————————————————-   G8 protest in Genoa (2001) This is the fourth in a series of posts about the antiglobalization movement. After Seattle, the antiglobalization movement continued to grow by leaps and bounds. Over the next 20 months, large contingents of North American activists followed […]

The Making of Monopoly

Article by David D’Amato. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- Google was in the headlines again this week, this time to counter criticisms that the company has achieved “monopoly power” as against competitors, putting consumers at risk. The company’s chairman, Eric Schmidt, was the subject of questioning this week before the Senate Subcommittee […]

Emancipate Yourselves from Mental Slavery

Article by Kevin Carson. ———————————————————————————————————————————————- A reader of one of my previous columns (“Another Stupid Remark from Mitt — But Who’s Counting,” C4SS Sept. 10, 2011 )  published in a local newspaper complained that the Center for a Stateless Society is “a far-left organization that promotes worker radicalism […]

Ann Coulter and the New McCarthyism

From Queer Attack the System. ——————————————————————————————————————————————- See it here. Y’know, I just came out of wasting time with an organization I didn’t know was a Stalinist cult (I won’t get into that) and thinking Ann Coulter was right after all — commies were everywhere and being encouraged by […]

A Legal Lynching

From Rad Geek  People’s Daily. More blood on the System’s hands. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– Troy Davis executed. ABC World News (21 September 2011). Troy Davis was executed this evening after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a last-minute stay of execution. Davis died at 11:08 p.m. ET, according to a Georgia […]

At last! The Fascist Threat

Words of wisdom from Alex Cockburn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————– “Instead of the Sermon on the Mount, we are now confronted by well-funded conservative evangelicals promoting a sinister vision of America as a corporate autocracy, with Dominionists as Gauleiters of a totalitarian state religion.” So Lawrence Swaim, Executive Director of the Interfaith Freedom Foundation wrote […]