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Nexus X HumectressThomas Frank: How Liberals Use COVID To SMEAR Working Class Americans
Krystal and Saagar talk with author and historian Thomas Frank about liberal smears of working class Americans and the idea of a populist movement in the age of covid
How Populism Fueled the GameStop Short Squeeze
Ben Mezrich, author of The Accidental Billionaires (adapted into The Social Network,) Bitcoin Billionaires, and The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders that Brought Wall Street to Its Knees, joins Saagar and Marshall at The Realignment to explain why he believes […]
How Educational Differences Are Widening America’s Political Rift
The principal dividing line in the “culture wars” is between the college-educated and non-college-educated, rather than class, race, gender, or religion. By Nate Cohn, New York Times The front lines of America’s cultural clashes have shifted in recent years. A vigorous wave of progressive activism has helped push […]
Breaking Points: 9/9/21 Full UNCUT Show
Krystal and Saagar discuss Biden’s terrible month, Virginia’s Gubernatorial race, liberals proposing healthcare denial for the unvaccinated, ACLU, Elizabeth Holmes trial, Manchin family corruption, lab leak smoking gun, populism in America with Thomas Frank, and more!
Against Overproduction
by Don Fitz [This is the final part of an exchange between Robert Pollin and Don Fitz carried in Green Social Thought (GST) and ZNet. The first portion consisted of two articles by Pollin which originally appeared in Truthout on 7/3/21 and 6/10/21. The second portion was a […]
Response to Don Fitz
by Robert Pollin [This is the third part of an exchange between Robert Pollin and Don Fitz carried in Green Social Thought (GST) and ZNet. The first portion consisted of two articles by Pollin which originally appeared in Truthout on 7/3/21 and 6/10/21. The second portion was a […]
Noam Chomsky: The US-Led “War on Terror” Has Devastated Much of the World
By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout Twenty years ago this week, the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, whose origins date back to 1979 when Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the United States. Shortly thereafter, the administration of George […]
The Bizarre Civil War-Stoking Impulses of the Professional-Managerial Class in the US
By Yves Smith A couple of years ago, when Lambert would talk about professional pundits and official Democratic spokescritters behaving as if they were trying to stoke civil war in the US, I thought he’d been spending too much time on Twitter and might benefit from a dose […]
Marijuana, hallucinogen use soars among college students as alcohol loses popularity
This is actually a good thing. These drugs are mostly less dangerous than alcohol, both to self and others. Katie Camero, Miami Herald College students smoke weed; it’s all in the data. But now a new study shows they are lighting up at the highest recorded levels since […]
Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States
At this point, it seems like there is no way the United States can hold together indefinitely. Americans agree on literally nothing. And I don’t see how that is going to change any time in the foreseeable future. If a national crisis like the pandemic and its impact […]
61% of U.S. counties now ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The majority of all U.S. counties have been designated as Second Amendment sanctuaries, according to an analysis by SanctuaryCounties.com. As of June 20, there are 1,930 counties “protected by Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation at either the state […]
More Abortion Restrictions Have Been Enacted In The U.S. This Year Than In Any Other
This is really interesting. As the wider culture, particularly among the elite, has moved sharply leftward, the deeper red zones have at times taken a sharp turn rightward, and not just on abortion. How long before the system cracks? By Emma Bowman, NPR More abortion restrictions have been […]
Cambridge Will Recognize Polyamorous Partnerships and Other Domestic Arrangements With More Than 2 Adults
Polyamory is now working its way into the mainstream as well. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason Cambridge legalizes polyamorous partnerships. The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, will become the second municipality in the country to legalize domestic partnerships between three or more people. On Monday, Cambridge City Council approved […]
Claims of protecting sex workers have long been used to punish them
The trans rights movement is the new gay rights movement, and the sex worker rights movement is becoming the new trans rights movement. I’m beginning to see articles like this in the mainstream press much more frequently. By Anya Jabour, Washington Post New York lawmakers are engaged in […]
Archives: The Stoner Homeland
I remember when this group first appeared in the late 1990s, they were widely ridiculed as absurd. But did they not achieve their goals? Are not more than a third of the US states now de facto or de jour “stoner homelands”? I guess the moral of the […]
Briahna Joy Gray Details Her VIRAL Dispute With Talia Lavin, ‘I Hope We Can Clear The Air’
Once again, issues I have been debating for years are now becoming mainstream. At this point, I would have to say that the majority of ideas (taken from a myriad of diverse and often seemingly contradictory sources) that I have been discussing, criticizing, debating, or advocating for here […]
Alleged Afghan War CRIMINAL Pens New York Times Op-Ed, FUELS Anti-Withdrawal Warmongering?
Keep in mind that for the entire 20 years of the “War on Terrorism” the US empire has inflicted an average of one Waco per day on other societies in terms of body counts, perhaps more. Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss a guest essay by […]
TX Gov VOWS To ‘ELIMINATE All Rape’ In Defense Of 6 Wk Abortion Ban, Signs Controversial Voting Bill
Team Rising reacts to news that Governor Abbott signed the controversial Texas voter bill into law, plus comments he made about the equally controversial Heartbeat Act.
How Suge Knight And A Crew Of Prison Inmates Mentored Sirhan Sirhan Through Parole
Ryan Grim details the circumstances that led to RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan’s release on parole.
The US Libertarian Movement Has Completely Failed
From what I have seen over the past few years, the “libertarian movement” in the US has largely deteriorated into a WWE area where different culture war factions can play-fight. Different libertarian and anarchist tendencies seem to have merely become appendages to the major tribes. The best that […]
Mainstream Media Censorship Is MUCH WORSE Than Big Tech Censorship
Robby Soave breaks down why journalists at legacy institutions advocate for more social media content moderation.
ACLU Supports MANDATES, BETRAYING True Civil Liberties Mission
The ACLU once represented the best elements of the American Left. No more. The only value I see in the American Left at present is as a constraint on the American Right. The opposite is also true. The best we can hope for is that the two sides […]
Tom Cotton demands Anthony Fauci be prosecuted for his lies
Cotton appears to be trying to advance his own position by promoting himself as the “anti-Fauci” now that Fauci has fallen out of favor with much of the Right. This guy is extraordinarily dangerous. A Cotton administration would be the worst aspects of the Reagan, Bush I, Bush […]
Dems, Legacy Media SILENT On DAMNING Intercept Report On NIH, GOP Demands Fauci’s Resignation
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss reactions to The Intercept’s reporting on NIH funding of bat coronavirus research in Wuhan.
Is the Neoconservative “New Class” New?
As much as it pains me to have to agree with the late Irving Kristol, the godfather of the neocons, on anything, it seems his theory of the “new class” was largely correct. James Burnham argued that capitalism had assumed a new form in the mid-20th century (managerial […]
America is the 1%
While I don’t share his loopy Maoism, this video by Jason Unruhe explains pretty well why I reject virtually all US political factions, from far-left to far-right. Nearly all of these are merely rival teams within the global 1%. Most of the anti-one percenters are in fact one-percenters. […]
Give Up Your Guns, Says David Frum | The Compelling Case to Surrender to the Elites
David Frum once again demonstrates himself to be a neocon cocksucker as if we needed more evidence. The same people that are saying that you don’t need a gun because you can just call the police…. are the same people calling to defund the police. The police and […]
The Afghanistan War Was A Twenty Year Nigerian E-Mail Scam
That sums is up pretty well, Banned Hipster Hanlon’s razor is an adage or rule of thumb that states “never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity”. Known in several other forms, it is a philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations […]
Be Careful What Energy You Wish For
by Don Fitz [This is the second part of an exchange between Robert Pollin and Don Fitz carried in Green Social Thought and ZNet. The first portion consisted of two articles by Pollin which originally appeared in Truthout here and here. The third portion will be a short […]
The Importance of James Burnham
A new and excellent article from Michael Lind. By Michael Lind, Tablet What a newly rediscovered thinker got right and wrong. Who could have guessed that in the third decade of the 21st century, many conservatives would be discussing class struggle, while most progressives would be determined to […]
Ross Douthat: The American EMPIRE In Retreat
This commentary is quite good, although I don’t share the politics of these guys. I’m definitely on the same side as the far left and/or paleoconservative folks they are worried will gain too much influence in the aftermath of the failure of Afghanistan and Iraq. Their comparison of […]
Media SMEARS Joe Rogan, Ivermectin With Blatant Fake News
Saagar provides the details on the most recent round of mainstream media smears of Joe Rogan and he debunks the fake news spread by the media about ivermectin.
The 9/11 Era Is OVER, What Should We Do Next?
Marshall talks about how the 9/11 era has changed the world and what should be done now that this period in American history is coming to an end.
Could Texas Abortion Law SCREW GOP In 2022?
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff look at the corporate backlash to the Texas abortion law and how the renewed energy provided to Democrats by the abortion fight could screw the GOP in 2022.
Will New 9/11 Papers Show SAUDI INVOLVEMENT In Terror Attack?
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff consider the possible findings that could come from the administration’s decision to declassify 9/11 papers about Saudi Arabia’s role in the terror attack.
TERRIBLE Jobs Numbers Spell BIG Trouble For Biden
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff break down the underwhelming jobs numbers for August and what they mean for Biden going forward.
Young Men FLEE College During COVID, Here’s Why You Should Worry
Saagar and Marshall respond to a surprising new report showing that young men have abandoned college in the wake of the covid pandemic.
Trump Allies Say HE’S DEFINITELY Running In 2024
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff go over the latest indications from his allies that former president Trump is gearing up to run again in 2024.
Voters Push For Bipartisan Maps, Largely REJECT Partisan Redistricting
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds an overwhelming majority of voters said redistricting should be as non-partisan as possible. Ryan Grim, Alyssa Farah, and Kim Iversen discuss.
NEW Docs Provide Damning Evidence Dr. Fauci, NIH FUNDED Wuhan Covid Research With TAXPAYER Dollars
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to newly revealed documents that show the NIH funded risky bat coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology from 2015 to 2019.
HRC President FIRED, Time’s Up Board RESIGNS In Fallout Over Andrew Cuomo Harassment Allegations
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss the resignation of the entire Time’s Up board, as well as the firing of Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David.
DOJ Vows To DEFEND Women Over TX Abortion Ban, VA Dems SEIZE On Pro-Choice Messaging For Midterms
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss the resignation of the entire Time’s Up board, as well as the firing of Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David.
MSM Circulates FALSE Story, Fact Check FAILURE Hurts The Case For Vaccines
Robby Soave explains how a recent Rolling Stone article shows the mainstream media’s coastal liberal bias.
Is Fauci’s Botched Handling Of The AIDS Epidemic Being Repeated?
Kim Iversen analyzes Dr. Fauci’s past support of AZT to treat HIV/AIDS and his current support of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19.
Damning NEW Email Puts Joe Manchin’s Daughter At Center Of EpiPen Price-Fixing Scheme 52,417 views Sep 7, 2021 2.1
Ryan Grim breaks down the antitrust suit against Mylan over EpiPen price hikes, and how Joe Manchin’s daughter may be involved.
Over 10M Lose Unemployment Benefits, Biden Admin REFUSES To Extend Amid Covid SPIKE
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave react to the expiration of federal unemployment benefits.
Chris Hedges – What Will Trigger Revolution in America?
There is no one in leadership currently on the so called “Left” has the will or the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the ruling class. Even if there was someone who was capable of fighting back, that person would be immediately eliminated… So we’re screwed!
Secession: Not When or Why But How?
The Tom Woods Show It’s more and more obvious that the differences within the United States are irreconcilable. Some form of peaceful separation is clearly the only humane solution. Historian Brion McClanahan joins me to discuss what that would look like in practical terms. LISTEN HERE
The Price of Conscience
By Chris Hedges, Truthout Drone warfare whistleblower sentenced to 45 months in prison for telling the American people the truth. Daniel Hale, a former intelligence analyst in the drone program for the Air Force who as a private contractor in 2013 leaked some 17 classified documents about drone […]
Moral Majority Media Strikes Again
By Matt Taibbi When Rachel Maddow, Rolling Stone, and others jumped on a dubious report of ivermectin overdoses, it was just the latest in a string of moral mania mishaps. Citing a report of Oklahoma emergency rooms so overwhelmed by ivermectin overdoses that gunshot victims were going untreated, […]
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