…But Not Constrained Enough
That’s why we need an anarchist revolution.
The Tea Party: Not as Dumb as They Seem?
“Whilst I think the Tea Party folk warrant critique along several lines, I’ve always found the general hatedom against them to be overblown and rooted in caricature. This seems to reinforce my view: “The shift to the right on the gray columns represents a positive correlation between tea […]
Is Red State America Seceding?
By Pat Buchanan In the last decade of the 20th century, as the Soviet Empire disintegrated so, too, did that prison house of nations, the USSR. Out of the decomposing carcass came Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Moldova, all in Europe; Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in […]
NBC/WSJ Poll: GOP Approval Rating At All Time Low
Talking Points Memo AP Photo / Harry Hamburg Caitlin MacNeal – October 10, 2013, 7:00 PM EDT36015 Just 24 percent of Americans have a positive opinion of the Republican party, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday. The survey reflects a record low in approval […]
The tea party is giving anarchism a bad name
Washington Post (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) OPINION | In a recent impassioned speech, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren used the word “anarchy” repeatedly to describe the tea party’s role in the ongoing government shutdown. So did Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who said on the Senate floor that […]
California’s Model for 21st Century American Feudalism
By Joel Kotkin California has been the source of much innovation, from agribusiness and oil to fashion and the digital world. Historically much richer than the rest of the country, it was also the birthplace, along with Levittown, of the mass-produced suburb, freeways, much of our modern entrepreneurial […]
Why Golden Dawn is the only Anti-Fascist Party in Greece
Excellent article by Greg Palast. I agree with every word. On September 18, hip-hop artist Pavlos Fyssas, a.k.a. Killah P, was stabbed outside a bar in Keratsini, Greece. Larry Summers has an air-tight alibi. But I don’t believe it. Larry didn’t hold the knife: The confessed killer is […]
2.3 Million Americans Rot in Prison — Meet the Corporations Exploiting Them for Profit
Alternet “Global Tel* Link. You have a collect call from: ‘Tim.’ An inmate in Shelby County Correctional Facility…. If you wish to accept and pay for this call, dial zero now.” I don’t know how many times I heard the same robotic voice speak these words since last fall. I […]
Greenwald interviewed by idiot TV news anchor
U.S. Senator: “We Are Not a Country of Anarchists”
Not yet, but give us time. We Are Not a Country of Anarchists By Elizabeth Warren, Reader Supported News 04 October 13 f you watch the anarchist tirades coming from extremist Republicans in the House, you’d think they believe that the government that governs best is […]
Leopold Kohr: The first anarcho-pluralist/pan-secessionist?
By Paul Kingsnorth Illustration by Andrzej Krauze Living through a collapse is a curious experience. Perhaps the most curious part is that nobody wants to admit it’s a collapse. The results of half a century of debt-fuelled “growth” are becoming impossible to convincingly deny, but even as economies […]
Online Drug Market Silk Road Shut Down
Authorities have arrested Ross Ulbricht of San Francisco and charged him with running the Silk Road, an online market place for anonymously buying and selling drugs. The site was hosted on Tor, the anonymity network that is thought to be immune to government regulation. In a unsealed criminal […]
The Panthers Were Right and Reagan Was Wrong on Gun Control
By Anthony Gregory I suppose it takes a true radical these days to question the progressive’s sacred cow: Ronald Reagan. You read that right. This paradigm of modern conservatism was one of the most important American champions of gun control in recent decades, and so he has become […]
Keith Preston Still Doesn’t Get It: A Reply to a Reply
By Todd Lewis Read the original critique by Mr. Lewis and the responding podcast here. Mr. Preston, thank you for wrestling with my work and giving me a voice, as well as for being open-minded in dealing with these subjects. However, I believe that your response was misdirected […]
Progressives, Tea Party United to Oppose Syria War
By Jason Ditz Congressional war votes are usually secured by support from both parties’ leadership and their ability to coax the rank-and-file to go along with them. This time, that seems set to fail, as the leadership has jumped on the war bandwagon but failed to get much […]
The Neocons in a Nutshell
Larry Gambone had the neocons figured out in this article from 2003. By Larry Gambone DEMOCRACY There is much braying about “democracy” in the neocon press. The reality is however, that this ideology is founded upon the idea of restricting democracy and not increasing it. Samuel Huntington’s statement […]
Neocons Are Back—But Not in the GOP
I have long suspected the neoconservatives would move leftward as the GOP’s electoral fortunes declined. As they are in the process of being eclipsed by the liberal internationalist/cultural Marxist alliance, they’re looking towards the Democrats and saying, “Hey, wait for us!” By Kelley Vlahos After years of what […]
Where Right-Libertarianism Goes Wrong
Article by Andrew Kerr. Libertarianism is, in theory, no defender of the rich and powerful who must always be subject to market competition. As a libertarian who has engaged in countless classroom and online debates, I’ve often asked myself why other people cannot see that. However, I’ve come […]
Why Is the U.S. More Divided Today Than It’s Been In 80 Years?
Let the division continue. By Robert Reich Why is the nation more bitterly divided today than it’s been in 80 years? Why is there more anger, vituperation, and political polarization now than even during Joe McCarthy’s anti-communist witch hunts of the 1950s, the tempestuous struggle for civil rights […]
Would a libertarian society deprive individuals of cultural roots and collective identity?
By Robert Henderson There are many rooms in the libertarian ideological house. That fact often derails rational discussion of libertarian issues, but it need not be a problem in this instance because the question being asked is most efficiently examined by testing it against the flintiest wing of […]
So why isn’t anyone working on an anarchist town?
White Supremacists Making Bid to Take Over North Dakota Town Ryan Lenz on August 22, 2013 LEITH, N.D. –– Abandoned houses lean with the weight of years on city blocks connected by gravel roads. A grain elevator still operates on the edge of town, but it hasn’t seen […]
Restore the United States’ human rights record and grant clemency to Pvt. Bradley Manning!
Sign the Petition. The prosecution of Bradley Manning starkly contrasts to the US govt’s repeated failure to deliver justice for serious human rights violations committed during counter-terror operations of the past decade. Manning, who released classified information exposing potential breaches of international humanitarian law by US forces, was […]
Bradley Manning: ‘Paying the Price to Live in a Free Society’
Following the announcement of Bradley Manning’s sentence of 35 years in military prison, Manning’s civilian defense attorney read a statement from Manning, which will be included in a filing requesting a pardon from President Barack Obama. Coombs also described what Manning was like after the sentence was announced. […]
Rick Sanitarium Aims for the Destruction of the GOP
Nice job, Rick! By Laura Clawson Rick Santorum is angry with sellouts in his party. Their crime? Using the term “middle class.” Speaking in Iowa (where else), Santorum ranted and spat: Don’t use the term the other side uses. Who does Barack Obama talk about all the time? […]
Lew Rockwell interviews Cody Wilson
Cody Wilson of printable 3D gun fame talks to Lew Rockwell about giving the government a hot foot. Listen to the interview here.
New Book from Dr. Sean Gabb: Freedom of Speech in England
Read the e-book version here. Buy the hardcover version here. Here’s the cover blurb from yours truly: “Libertarians can perform no greater service to freedom and humanity than by coming to the defense of the indefensible. The greatest victories for liberty have been won by those who would […]
Robert Stark Interviews Keith Preston
Listen to the interview. Robert Stark interviews Keith Preston of Attack the System about the decline of liberalism as an oppositional force in America and its transformation into merely a branch of the plutocratic establishment.
Smithsonian Eyes Trayvon Martin Hoodie for Museum Exhibit
ABC News Why not? It’s part of history.
Why They Hate Rand Paul
By Justin Raimondo The rise of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) as an alternative to Bush era GOP dead-enders has the two principal anti-libertarian factions in American politics snarling and spitting in fury – and real fear. The progressives – in the drivers’ seat at the moment – are […]
Hedges: The Liberal Elite has Betrayed the People They Claim to Defend
The Farm Bill & ‘Libertarian Populism’: Can the GOP be pro-worker and anti-government?
No, they can’t. But we can. It looks like some folks at The American Conservative have been reading AttacktheSystem.Com. By W. James Antle III One step forward, two steps back. The Republican Party is like an alcoholic in recovery, with periods of sobriety punctuated by long, destructive benders […]
Homosexuality, Hoppe, and Time Preferences
An interesting article by a gay libertarian on the alleged “homophobia” of Han Hermann-Hoppe By Ludwig Von As a gay person who considers himself a right-wing libertarian, the “problem” of time preferences among gays (as mentioned by Hans Hermann-Hoppe) has come up a few times, enough for it […]
Where Keith Preston Falls Short: A Critique from the Right
What follows is a letter I received from a reader, Mr. Todd Lewis. I believe this to be the most accurate yet thorough critique of my own work issued to date. It is certainly the most thorough critique I have received from the Right, and makes an excellent […]
Some Thoughts on George Zimmerman and John T. Williams
From Lingit Latseen r by Frank Hopper As the not guilty verdict of George Zimmerman was announced on July 13 I couldn’t help thinking about a similar shooting here in Seattle that was also caused by racial profiling, the shooting of First Nations carver John T. Williams by […]
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement: Proposed Next Steps for the National Justice for Trayvon Martin
From Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Proposed Next Steps for the National Justice for Trayvon Martin Movement Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Major Action We call for a massive mobilization to shut down either Tallahassee or Sanford, Florida in August or September to: a) present a comprehensive set of structural […]
Vermont Poised to Become 1st State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare
Democracy Now Today Vermont is set to make history by becoming the first state in the nation to offer universal, single-payer healthcare when Gov. Peter Shumlin signs its healthcare reform bill into law. The Vermont plan, called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will attempt to stem […]
Will Adam Kokesh Face Charges of Armed Sedition?
FreeAdam.Net Here are some news updates for Adam Kokesh for July 11, 2013. I will keep this post updated with any further news that comes out today. Adam was forcibly arraigned very early this morning. He is being held without bail pending a probable cause hearing. Early this […]
Edward Snowden Statement: ‘It Was The Right Thing to do and I Have No Regrets’
The Guardian Hello. My name is Ed Snowden. A little over one month ago, I had family, a home in paradise, and I lived in great comfort. I also had the capability without any warrant to search for, seize, and read your communications. Anyone’s communications at any time. […]
2016: Another Bush in the White House?
Washington Times Earlier this year, Jeb Bush told ABC that both his father George H.W. Bush, and brother George W. recommended he run for president in 2016. Mama Barbara Bush is not keen on the idea, declaring in April that “the nation’s probably had enough Bushes.” But in […]
Happy Overthrow the Government Day!
Today we celebrate the last time that American insurgents successfully overthrew their government. Unfortunately, they installed a new one right after. Let’s get it right this time around!
President Morsi overthrown in Egypt
Al Jazeera The Egyptian army has overthrown President Mohamed Morsi, announcing a roadmap for the country’s political future that will be implemented by a national reconciliation committee. According to a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi is being held in a military facility with top aides.
Americans Don’t Give A Damn About Global Warming
DeclineoftheEmpire.Com On Tuesday the President laid out his plan to end-run the Congress and allow the EPA to regulate carbon emissions from existing coal plants. The plan didn’t get much attention in the press because the Supremes were very busy this week eviscerating the Voting Rights act and […]
Republicans Weep as Survey Shows 18-30 Year-Olds Prefer No Religion
Mad Mike’s America For the past two decades, there has been a rapid national shift away from identification with organized religion. Last year, according to the best available measurement of long-term trends in American religious identification, a new milestone was reached as more Americans between the ages of […]
The Supreme Court’s Gay-Marriage Gradualism
By Daniel McCarthy The Supreme Court’s rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act (struck down) and California’s Proposition 8 (the court disclaimed jurisdiction) were about the only rulings one could expect from a court of four liberals, four conservatives, and Anthony Kennedy. It would have overturned everything we […]
The Falcon Speaks: Convicted U.S. spy Christopher Boyce Says ‘Snowden is doomed’
CNN Editor’s note: Convicted spy Christopher Boyce was jailed for 40 years for espionage in 1977 after selling U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union. In 1985, his story was turned into a Hollywood film — “The Falcon and the Snowman” – starring Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton. Released […]
Expose Gang Rapists, Go to Jail
Think Progress The Steubenville rape case, in which two high school football players were convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl at a party, helped spark a national conversation about consent, victim-blaming, and rape culture. The case gained national attention after the “hacktivist” group Anonymous leaked significant social […]
A Homeland of Their Own
F. Roger Devlin Those who attended the 2013 American Renaissance conference saw a change in mood and emphasis from previous gatherings—probably the result of watching Barack Obama coast to reelection with just 39% of the white vote. The new feeling is that the strategy of “awakening” whites and […]
What the NSA Revelations Tell Us about America’s Police State
Antifascist Calling Ongoing revelations by The Guardian and The Washington Post of massive, illegal secret state surveillance of the American people along with advanced plans for waging offensive cyberwarfare on a global scale, including inside the US, underscores what Antifascist Calling has reported throughout the five years of […]
The left turns compliant on violating civil liberties
By Dana Milbank Where have all the liberals gone? President Obama, who as a Democratic senator accused the Bush administration of violating civil liberties in the name of security, now vigorously defends his own administration’s collection of Americans’ phone records and Internet activities. Hundreds of people marched to […]
Why the Washington Elite Hates Edward Snowden
By Justin Raimondo On a visit to Washington a couple of months ago, I was surprised to discover Politico has a dead-tree edition: there it was at the local Starbucks alongside the Washington Post and the New York Times, right next to the double-chocolate scones. As assorted government […]
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