Attack the System

Why We Must Have Elitism

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A Word to the Wise

Which Side Are You On?

Article by Kevin Carson. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Occupy Wall Street has come under fire from some libertarians, on the grounds that it’s relatively silent about the role of big government, and its proposed remedies lean heavily toward increased government intervention. But it’s quite understandable that many in the Occupy movement […]

BLOOMBERG VS. OCCUPY

By John Robb. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Mayor Bloomberg is moving to shut down Occupy Wall Street at Liberty Square tomorrow at 7 AM. The ruse he is using:  the need to clean the “park.”  He has promised that Liberty Square will be reopened after the cleaning but nobody will be allowed to […]

The Wall Street Protesters Must Love This Guy

From CBS New York. You don’t have to be coherent to be politically incorrect.

I AM NOT MOVING – Short Film – Occupy Wall Street

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My Advice to the Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Article by Matt Taibbi. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– I’ve been down to “Occupy Wall Street” twice now, and I love it. The protests building at Liberty Square and spreading over Lower Manhattan are a great thing, the logical answer to the Tea Party and a long-overdue middle finger to the financial […]

Higher Inflation Coming Within A Month

From Coin Update. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– As economic data deteriorates and markets decline, governments and multinational agencies are facing an immediate dilemma.  They can either do nothing and risk a global depression—or they can intervene with more monetary and fiscal stimulus to postpone dealing with the problem a few months […]

Keith Preston — “Mass Immigration and Totalitarian Humanism”

The video is now available from the National Policy Institute. As Keith Preston quips, some might wonder how a libertarian anarchist like himself ever got involved with people who identify themselves as nationalists. Are not liberty and nationalism polar opposites, never to be reconciled or aligned? Preston does […]

Delusions of peace

Article by John Gray. Hat tip to Chris George. ———————————————————————————————– Storming of the Bastille by Francois Leonard. Many of the French revolutionaries favoured violence as an “engine of social transformation” “Today we take it for granted that war happens in smaller, poorer and more backward countries,” Steven Pinker […]

Anonymous Calls On Occupy Wall Street To Form A New Political Party

Article by Robert Johnson. A third party? No. Too easily co-optable. A federation of local parties committed to the pan-secession, liberty and populism, ten core demographic and left-right-center tri-partite strategies? Yes. ———————————————————————————————– Anonymous central just posted a notice on its website calling for the Occupy Wall Street Movement […]

The Stark Truth: RamZPaul on Class Warfare & Political Correctness

Good discussion. —————————————————————————————————————————————————   Robert Stark and returning guest RamZPaul discuss: Occupation of Wall Street; The protesters’ ideology and theHollywood elitists who are sticking it to the man; Controlled opposition among the Tea Party and anti-capitalist Left; Class warfare, economic issues, and how nationalism is the solution to these […]

Lech Walesa backs Wall Street protesters

Article by Monika Scislowska. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Poland’s former President Lech Walesa says he supports the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York that protests corporate greed. The Nobel Peace laureate told The Associated Press that he is planning either a visit or a letter to the protesters. “I am […]

TSA on lookout for big hair and snow globes

From CNN. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Editor’s note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and is a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine […]

Dead Men Tell No Tales: The CIA, 9/11 and the Awlaki Assassination

Article by Tom Burghardt. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— On September 30, the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) assets under the Agency’s control, assassinated the alleged “external operations” chief of the Afghan-Arab database of disposable Western intelligence assets, also known as Al-Qaeda, Anwar al-Awlaki, and a second American citizen, Samir […]

Most of Detroit's Street Lights Repossessed After City Fails to Pay Utility Bills

Article by George Hunter. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Most of the city’s street lights have been repossessed because officials failed to pay a multimillion-dollar utility bill, giving rise to concerns about safety and crime in darkened neighborhoods. DTE Energy crews have removed about 1,400 light poles from Highland Park as part […]

U.S. Says Iran-Tied Terror Plot in Washington, D.C. Disrupted

Article by Richard Esposito and Brian Ross. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- FBI and DEA agents have disrupted a plot to commit a “significant terrorist act in the United States” tied to Iran, federal officials told ABC News today. The officials said the plot included the assassination of the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, Adel […]

OCW: Targeted, But Who Is The Enemy?

Article by Gordon Duff. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– Our first real sign of political violence was during the disturbance at the Smithsonian when Patrick Howley of the nocon rag, American Spectator, led an attack of agent provacateurs on the Smithsonian.  Our thanks to Charlie Grapski for catching Howley, one of many preparing to […]

5 law officers among 70 charged in Arkansas drug trafficking bust

From CNN —————————————————————————————————————————————————- (CNN) — Five law enforcement officers were among 70 people in Arkansas charged in a federal drug-trafficking crackdown that also involved public corruption charges, authorities said Tuesday. The five officers took bribes to look the other way while crimes were being committed, authorities said. Investigators are […]

Gold is not in a Bubble: It’s on its way to $10,000 an ounce

Article by Nick Barisheff. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– “Gold is not a financial asset to be compared with dot-com stocks or Miami condos and it is not a commodity like pork bellies or crude oil. It is the ultimate currency for the truly sophisticated wealth holder in a time of substantial unreserved […]

Something Is Wrong with this Picture

The Second Amendment: Does Anybody Get It?

From DumpDC.Com ————————————————————————————————————————————————— The so-called conservatives say that there should be no restrictions to keep and bear arms for Americans. They say that it’s all about self-protection. The so-called liberals beat the drum for outright bans on firearms, saying that disarming Americans will make our nation safer. Both […]

The Military Solution

Article by J. Bruce Campbell. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— As a Rhodesian anti-terrorist in the early ‘70s, I figured that the combination of normal African cruelty with Jewish Communism was the ultimate in political sadism. The atrocities I witnessed were shocking and revolting. It turned out that my education was incomplete. […]

"I Am Free!"

Why the Libertarian-Left and the Nationalist-Right Will Bend Towards One Another

Paul Belien reviews Paul Gottfried. His conclusion? “America’s “conservative reserves” are far stronger than Europe’s, because America, unlike secular Europe, has remained rooted to a larger extent in traditional Christian values. I do not doubt that if these values continue to decline, American culture will collapse as European […]

"Karl Marx was to the Right of the Conservative Movement"

After all, Marx was a “Victorian racialist” says Paul Gottfried in this interview with Richard Spencer.    

Radicals for the System: The Phony Left & Phony Right Shadowbox at Occupy Wall Street

Article by Kevin DeAnna. “Real change, real rebellion, has to come from the unapologetic and explicit Right that recognizes and defends hierarchy, excellence, and the right of peoples to determine their own destiny.  It will come from a real Right that puts the nation above the bankers, that […]

The Mormon vs Holy Roller GOP Showdown

Article by Pat Buchanan.  It wasn’t for nothing that Sam Francis referred to the Republicans as The Stupid Party. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Is a religious war breaking out in the Republican Party? On Friday, Pastor Robert Jeffress of the 10,000-member First Baptist Church of Dallas took the podium at the […]

Abandoning Middle East Veterans

Article by Stuart Bramhall. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Homeless Middle East Vet This is the fourth of a series of posts highlighting the important work of the veteran owned and operated GI coffeehouse movement. Coffee Strong at Fort Lewis is continuing their September fundraising drive, as they are well-short of their $20,000 goal. In […]

“Your constitutional rights have nothing to do with the law.”

From Rad Geek Peoples Daily. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— From a recent submission to Reason’s Brickbats column: Mark Chase got a federal court order allowing him to paint on Ocean City, Maryland’s boardwalk without a license. That didn’t impress Baltimore police, who arrested him for painting at the Inner Harbor without a permit. When Chase complained […]

Our Star Chamber

Article by Jason Kuznicki. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Every day lately I ask myself the same question: How the hell did we fall this far? American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of […]

Wall Street Couldn't Have Done It Alone

  Article by Sheldon Richman. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— To Occupy Wall Street: Wall Street couldn’t have done it alone. It takes a government and/or its central bank, the Federal Reserve System, to:   Create barriers to entry for the purpose of sheltering existing banks from competition and radical innovation, then […]

“Studying” GI Suicides: Congress Cops Out

Article by Stuart Bramhall. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Staff Sgt Jared Hagemann Nov 5, 1985 – June 28, 2011 This is the third of a series of posts highlighting the important work of the veteran owned and operated GI coffeehouse movement. Coffee Strong at Fort Lewis is continuing their September fundraising drive, as they […]

Here's A Surprise: EU Green Party Adopts The Pirate Party's Position On Copyright

From TechDirt. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– from the didn’t-see-that-coming,-did-you? dept While some try to write off the Pirate Party’s positions on things because of its name (and I still believe its name limits the party’s effectiveness), it appears that more and more people are recognizing that its positions on things like copyright aren’t […]

The Science of Anarchism

Article by David D’Amato. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- This weekend (Saturday, October 8th) in the New York Times Todd Gitlin, a Columbia University professor of journalism, wrote “that the core of the [Occupy] movement … consists of what right-wing critics call anarchists.” Rather than taking the same snide, dismissive approach to anarchism that […]

Mutual Markets vs. Corporate Capitalism

From Rad Geek Peoples Daily. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— So, going through the final rounds of work on Markets Not Capitalism with Gary[1] and the rest of the Collective has really been reminding me that I’ve accumulated a lot of occasional and fragmentary writing — papers, paragraphs, notes, etc. — that I really ought […]

An Interview with Lew Rockwell

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Peak Silver Revisited: Impacts of a Global Depression, Declining Ore Grades & a Falling EROI

Article by Steve St. Angelo. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– The world is about to peak in global silver production.  This will not occur due to a lack of silver to mine, but rather as a result of the peaking of world energy resources, declining ore grades, and a falling Energy Returned On […]

Grocery worker: "I gave out semen-tainted yogurt"

WTF? ————————————————————————————————————————————————— ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A grocery store worker accused of handing out a semen-tainted yogurt sample at an Albuquerque market pleaded guilty Thursday. Under terms of his plea agreement, Anthony Garcia admitted he tainted a sample of the yogurt he was handing out at Sunflower Market in January. He […]

The Greatest Antiwar Ad Ever Seen

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Eric Cantor Condemns Occupy Wall Street 'Mobs': They're 'Pitting Americans Against Americans'

From the Huffington Post. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– October 07, 2011 “Huffington Post’ – – WASHINGTON — Top House GOP leaders assured attendees at the 2011 Values Voter Summit Friday morning that despite all the attention on fixing the nation’s economy, they remain committed to pushing the priorities of social conservatives, including […]

Defense secretary to U.S. troops in Iraq: 'I want to make damn sure you're protected'

From CNN. —————————————————————————————————————————————————–   U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says any agreement to keep U.S. troops in Iraq beyond the end of the year must include legal immunity. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says negotiations to keep U.S. troops in Iraq is ongoing Iraq’s leadership has agreed […]

Federal authorities target 'marijuana industry' in California

From CNN. —————————————————————————————————————————————————-   While medical marijuana is legal in California, prosecuters claim that operations are making profit off of healthy buyers. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: A U.S. attorney says some take “advantage of (a) laxed enforcement environment” NEW: Another U.S. attorney claims “profiteers” “hijacked” the state’s medical marijuana law An […]

One Percenter Anarchists?

Given that I’ve had several people tell me we seem to be the only “true” anarchists around, last night I thought of a possible new term for us: One Percenter Anarchists. You know, the ones who really are revolutionaries.

Occupy Wall Street: The Class War & The Nationalist Solution

Article by Robert Stark. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– Actress Roseanne Barr expressed the sentiment of a lof of Americans when she problaimed on Russia Today’s Max Keiser show that if she were President “part of my platform is, of course, the guilty must be punished and that we no logner let […]

The Jig Is Up On Wall Street

Article by Thomas Naylor. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Humble though its beginnings, the so-called Occupy Wall Street protest movement launched recently in Liberty Park in Lower Manhattan could have profound national and international political and economic implications.  Finally, the Libertarian Left has the right target for its concerns, and it is […]

U.S. Drone Controllers Said To Be Infected By Computer Virus

From NPR. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————   EnlargeEthan Miller/Getty Images  Some of the computers controlling America’s fleet of drone aircraft are reportedly infected by a persistent virus. In this file photo, a senior airman remotely operates an MQ-9 Reaper during a training mission at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, […]

Does The Economy Need A Little Inflation?

What an idiot. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Though most central bankers hate inflation, policies that promote inflation may boost the U.S. economy, some economists say. Ken Rogoff, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, says the Federal Reserve’s efforts to boost growth haven’t worked and the central bank needs to […]

As Federal Crime List Grows, Threshold of Guilt Declines

From the Wall Street Journal. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— By GARY FIELDS And JOHN R. EMSHWILLER For centuries, a bedrock principle of criminal law has held that people must know they are doing something wrong before they can be found guilty. The concept is known as mens rea, Latin for a “guilty mind.” Federal […]