Rising Tide Foundation Jul 20, 2023 By Raj Vedam Ramayana is well-known all over India, and its impact is seen in ancient and popular culture spread across south-east Asia, including Japan, China and Mongolia. I often state the incongruity of Indian culture spreading only to its east, but […]
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. Adam K. Johnston Jul 20, 2023 “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” After witnessing the first nuclear weapon detonation in 1945, this excerpt from Hindu scripture consumed Robert Oppenheimer’s mind. Oppenheimer played a crucial role in […]
On the difficulty of using internet terminology to describe a Great Man of History Morgoth Jul 17, 2023 The trailer to Ridley Scott’s new historical epic Napoleon was released recently and garnered some interest within online right circles. It isn’t difficult to see why, and it […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “From these unfolding vistas of human misery and from personal misery, man must forge convictions, call other men his brothers, and fight for freedom. Man is only free if he is prepared to kill every hangman and every […]
Martin Filler Oppie’s Problem Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer captures the drama of the physicist’s life to thrilling effect but glosses over an essential part of his conundrum. Willa Glickman ‘People Are Not a Crisis’ Eric Adams has insisted that his administration is doing its best to house New York’s […]
By Liza Featherstone There’s no substitute for building worker power and winning state power to change the world. But we also shouldn’t reject the utopian spirit that has long driven many to create egalitarian living and working arrangements. Illustration of members of the Oneida Community in upstate New […]
The identity of the young militiawoman on a barricade in Barcelona had been a mystery until an exhibition in Montpellier of long-lost works by its author, Antoni Campañà From EL PAÍS June 28, 2023 She was a nameless woman standing on a barricade in Barcelona in 1936, a […]
The chilling story of Theodore Kaczynski, infamously known as the Unabomber, is a tale of intellectual prowess twisted into a spree of terrifying violence. Over a harrowing 18-year period, Kaczynski orchestrated a series of mail bomb attacks targeting individuals he deemed responsible for the proliferation of destructive modern […]
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Sponsored by Harvard University Press Omar G. Encarnación The Spanish Exceptions Spain’s upcoming snap elections may be decided by the country’s unpredictable separatist parties. Anna Shechtman The Jargonauts In their films and writings, Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen made a political project out of studying meanings and signs. Sam […]
A new biography of the Gunzburgs reminds us that not all Russian Jews were persecuted revolutionaries by Joshua Meyers In history our eye is often drawn to the “normal,” the experience of the many whose importance requires no justification. Yet there is value to the exceptions, those cases […]
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023 Rights precede government. – Sheldon Richman, “TGIF: Free Speech Upsets Powers that Be” [2023] HORNBERGER’S BLOG July 14, 2023 The Achille’s Heel of the JFK Assassination The autopsy that the U.S. national-security establishment conducted on President Kennedy’s body has always been the Achilles heel of […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit I honestly didn’t think that they would ever let any of the Manson girls go but I for one am glad they gave Leslie Van Houten a break. I don’t buy the whole Charles Manson-as-Svengali myth. I actually think Tex Watson was […]
In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Blair LM Kelley about the roots of the Black working class in the United States. They discuss why she wrote the book with some biographical content along with the historical events, class and race for Black Americans, and the […]
Robert Stark Jul 10, 2023 Peter Schrag, who is a Sacramento based journalist and Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, wrote a deeply insightful polemic, The Decline of the WASP, which critiques social trends of 1970s America, and stimulated the national debate on ethnic pride. There is an archived […]
MONDAY, JULY 10, 2023 When a private individual meditates an undertaking, however directly connected it may be with the welfare of society, he never thinks of soliciting the cooperation of the government, but he publishes his plan, offers to execute it himself, courts the assistance of other individuals, […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the realm of global politics, one figure who has left an indelible mark is Henry Kissinger. Renowned for his involvement in numerous US interventions across the world, Kissinger’s vast experience has led some to turn to him for insights on avoiding […]
The Gulf War Did Not Take Place The Corbett Report Jul 8, 2023 SHOW NOTES: https://www.corbettreport.com/flashback-gulfwar/ FROM 2022: James answers an intriguing question about Gulf War embedded reporting that goes in a very unexpected direction. Are you looking for comments? How about a link to every article and […]
The fall, rise and fall of American religion 51 min ago Upgrade to listen Appears in this episode Razib Khan Today Razib talks to Lyman Stone, a demographer and Ph.D. candidate at McGill University, about the fall, rise and fall of religion in America. In 2020, Stone published […]
July 4 2023 What Declaration of Independence Teaches Us About Our Rights, Duties as Americans COMMENTARY By Richard M. Reinsch II Liberty entails sacrifice precisely because the passions and vices of others constantly threaten it. But that also means that liberty is about duty. More Two-Thirds of Californians […]
“One of the most intimate and quiet of painters, and one who often chose to work on an unusually small scale, Vermeer has become, paradoxically, a crowd-pleaser.” So writes Ruth Bernard Yeazell in the July 20 issue of the magazine, on the occasion of a recent show of […]
Singer: Pete Seeger Lyrics: The Workers on the S. P. line to strike sent out a call; But Casey Jones, the engineer, he wouldn’t strike at all; His boiler it was leaking, and its drivers on the bum, And his engine and its bearings, they were all out […]
Singer:Unknown(sorry) Lyrics: There are women of many descriptions In this queer world, as everyone knows, Some are living in beautiful mansions, And are wearing the finest of clothes. There are blue blooded queens and princesses, Who have charms made of diamonds and pearl; But the only and thoroughbred […]
Singer: Utah Phillips Lyrics: Are you poor, forlorn and hungry? Are there lots of things you lack? Is your life made up of misery? Then dump the bosses off your back. Are your clothes all patched and tattered? Are you living in a shack? Would you have your […]
Today I will be joined by Keith Preston to discuss the rise of Corporate, State and Technical power over the last 600 years.
This was the very first essay ever written for Attack the System. It dates to circa 1999/2000 CE/AD. It will be left up to the reader to determine how well it holds up under the test of time. American Revolutionary Vanguard While many contemporary American revolutionaries consistently bemoan […]
Ep. 1550 Michael Malice on Anarchism and Emma Goldman
Many people are aware of the atrocities committed by Germany in World War ii but would consider them ancient history. These people are completely unaware of the legacy that Adolf Hitler drew upon in creating his Nazi war machine. His was merely the latest resurrection of a war-making […]
An overview of George Orwell’s views, guided by Orwell’s reflections on his own career. If you want to support the channel, here are the best ways to do it: 1) Watch the full video 2) Subscribe if you haven’t 3) Share with a friend 4) Support me with […]
An in-depth explanation of democracy in ancient Athens and the United States of America. If you want to support the channel, here are the best ways to do it: 1) Watch the full video 2) Subscribe if you haven’t 3) Share with a friend 4) Support me with […]
An in-depth look at the New Left of the 1960’s. If you want to support the channel, here are the best ways to do it: 1) Watch the full video 2) Subscribe if you haven’t 3) Share with a friend 4) Support me with a small donation on […]
Addressing the claim that National Socialism wasn’t Fascist. My longer explainer: • FASCISM: An In-De… If you want to support the channel, here are the best ways to do it: 1) Watch the full video 2) Subscribe if you haven’t 3) Share with a friend 4) Support me with a small […]
FLASHBACK: Requiem for the Suicided: David Kelly (2011) The Corbett Report Jun 24, 2023 SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/kelly FROM 2011: Famed microbiologist and UN weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly became the centre of a dispute between the BBC and the UK government over claims that the government […]
Fascism, explained by way of Mussolini’s Italy and Hitler’s Germany. This video isn’t sponsored. If you want to support the channel, here are the best ways to do it: 1) Watch the full video 2) Subscribe 3) Share this with a friend 4) Support me with a small […]
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023 It is pretended we are in hazard of being invaded by a powerful enemy; shall we therefore destroy our government? What is it then that we would defend? Is it our persons, by the ruin of our government? In what then shall we be […]
LISTEN HERE Pete, Why? Peter R. Quiñones Sep 26, 2022 When it comes to most of the content I’ve been putting out, “why” is the question I’ve been asked the most. The people who think the information I’ve been sharing is incoherent or a non-sequitur only make me […]
Frederic Wehrey In the Cave of the Rebel One of the worst massacres perpetrated by Mussolini’s forces in Ethiopia has only come to light in the past two decades, bringing a belated reckoning with Italy’s colonial atrocities. Gabriel Winslow-Yost ‘To Leave This World’ In his recent trilogy of […]
Following the indictment of Donald Trump on June 9, for the unauthorized hoarding and occasional disclosure of classified documents and national defense information, Fintan O’Toole wrote an analysis of the Justice Department’s case and the implications of Trump’s alleged crimes: “Trump went to great lengths to retain for […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley On June 10th, 2023, a madman died alone in his cell at the age of 81 in a federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina. This morbid list of details wouldn’t exactly be considered news if it […]
The 19th century reformer’s influence on 20th century progressives, conservatives, and libertarians Jesse Walker | From the July 2023 issue (Johns Hopkins University Press) Henry George, a 19th century reformer who famously favored an end to all taxes except a levy on land, believed his system would allow […]
Farewell to the senator’s son who pioneered a TV genre, helped create the Christian right, ran for president, and earned the grudging respect of Abbie Hoffman Jesse Walker | 6.9.2023 8:30 AM (Paparazzo Presents/CC BY-SA 3.0) Marion “Pat” Robertson, one of the fathers of the modern religious right, […]
THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2023 Real freedom means the least government — government conspicuous by its absence — with sufficient power only to protect life, liberty, and property from frauds, thieves, and murderers. Real freedom means the full right of ownership and to make decisions for one’s self and […]
Author and Attorney, John O’Connor. You can read John’s book here: Postgate: How the Washington Post Betrayed Deep Throat, Covered Up Watergate, and Began Today’s Partisan Advocacy Journalism https://a.co/d/e0iRWpi Thank you for watching the fully independent Kim Iversen Show. Get the FULL SHOW without ever missing a segment […]
To start comparing quotes and simplify insurance-buying, check out Policygenius: https://policygenius.com/itshistory. Thanks to Policygenius for sponsoring this video! 👉 The neighborhood we know today as Pullman was the first industrial planned community in the U.S., explicitly built for the Pullman Palace Car Company employees. George Pullman set out […]
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023 When the acts of a popular power attain a certain degree of arbitrariness and become oppressive, they are always presented as acts of self-defense and public safety. – Augustin Cochin HORNBERGER’S BLOG June 13, 2023 Why JFK Was Deemed a Threat to National Security […]
June 10 2023 Good morning from Washington, where the incumbent president’s law enforcement agencies are going after his greatest rival in hopes of disqualifying him for the White House. Here’s what Americans should do, Steve Bradbury writes. In California, lawmakers target parents who don’t embrace their kids’ interest […]
LISTEN HERE 70 Minutes PG-13 Thomas777 is a revisionist historian and a fiction writer. Thomas responds to a question on why he dislikes Francisco Franco as he continues his exploration of the history of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). Thomas discusses the post-Spanish Civil War conversations between Hitler […]
By Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia Australia’s frontier wars were fought from 1788 to 1930s Up to 120,000 Aboriginal people and 5,000 settlers killed New book says First Nations victories have been overlooked The popular perception of Australia’s frontier wars seems confined to bands of white marauders […]
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1 AI has brought back 15 languages people haven’t heard for centuries. Here’s what they sound like. Given that language evolves so rapidly, it’s hard to imagine what people sounded like 200 years ago, let alone 500 or a thousand. Even when we watch movies about ancient civilizations, […]
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