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Nexus X HumectressCIA & The Woke Totalitarian Generation
You’ve got to see this to believe it. By Rod Dreher, The American Conservative You have to watch this. You really do. It’s jaw-dropping. It’s a new CIA recruitment ad: READ MORE
Working-class people of color hate the riots the lefty elite keeps cheering
Probably so. Conventional proletarians tend to be instinctively conservative in the sense of disliking disorder and anything viewed as personally threatening. Insurrectionary activity tends to originate from those with nothing to lose and who do not mind assuming personal risks, i.e. the lumpenproletariat. “Lefty elites” merely regard insurrections […]
What Was The Dictatorship of the Proletariat? (and what is “Political Marxism”)
Derick Varn and Douglas Lain discuss the failings of a sect of Trotskyism known as “Political Marxism” after discussing just what Chris Cutrone might have meant when he asked Doug to join his effort to create a “Dictatorship of the Proletariat.” Can Marx’s ideas become politically relevant today? […]
Juror who vowed impartiality in George Floyd case, despite donning BLM shirt, now touts jury duty as activism
This, along with Maxine Waters’ antics, could be the basis of an appeal. My guess is that this case is not over yet. Russia Today One of the jurors in the murder trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin may have misled the judge about his knowledge of […]
Gun Control Won’t Cure America’s Addiction to War
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley There is a deadly virus on the loose in this country. An unstoppable plague rampaging through communities big and small like an untrammeled beast, picking us off day by day, two, three, four at a time. The news […]
Cicero: Rome’s Greatest Defender
By Edward Whelan, Classical Wisdom There are many great Romans whose names are still honored to this day. None has been more feted down the centuries than Cicero. He was perhaps Rome’s greatest author and one of its greatest orators and philosophers. Cicero was also one the last […]
Class, Culture and Conflict in Barcelona, 1898-1937
By Chris Ealham This is a study of social protest and repression in one of the twentieth century’s most important revolutionary hotspots. It explains why Barcelona became the undisputed capital of the European anarchist movement and explores the sources of anarchist power in the city. It also places […]
The Commonality of Enemies: Carlism and anarchism in modern Spain, 1868-1937
By Steven Henry Martin Carlism and anarchism were revolutionary social movements that acquired significant popular support during the most intensive period of modernization in Spain (mid 19th to mid 20th centuries). It was noted but not well explored by contemporaries and historians that these enemies were similar in […]
What Would a Deep Green New Deal Look Like?
By Don Fitz The Green New Deal has attracted perhaps the greatest attention of any proposal for decades. It would guarantee Medicare-for-All, Housing-for-All, student loan forgiveness and propose the largest economic growth in human history to address unemployment and climate change. But the last of these hits a […]
Inside the Mind of the Brilliant Dr. Cornel West
It was an honor to be joined this week by Dr. Cornel West, celebrated author, philosopher, and professor, for a conversation about Dr. West’s political activism and personal journey. Moving from the topic of keeping one’s personal faith to a discussion of how Harvard limits leftist perspectives on […]
STUDY: Identity Politics KILLS Progressive Popularity
The Democrats face the danger of losing working to middle-class moderate voters to the Republicans as the Democrats focus on the battle between corporate neoliberals and the cultural left. The Republicans’ best bet from a strategic perspective would be to adopt a lot of economic populist rhetoric as […]
GOP Tries To BAN First Amendment Rights In 34 States!
Political correctness/cancel culture of the right.
Biden To Create Criminal Underground Menthol Cigarette Market to “Help Black People”
Glad to see to some people are criticizing this.
Images Surface Of Ghislaine Maxwell Behind Bars With Black Eye
Hmm.
Fact Check: 85% Of Americans APPROVED Of Joe Biden’s Speech
Sad.
Will “Goldman Penis Envy” Crash the Economy Again?
By Matt Taibbi and Eric Salzman Nearly fifteen years ago, on December 10, 2006, the CEO of Senderra, a subprime mortgage lender owned by Goldman, Sachs, sent a grim report to its parent company. “Credit quality has risen to become the major crisis in the non-prime industry,” Senderra […]
Sometimes I Feel Like I’m The Only One…
By Peter R. Quinones … who sees the banning of items such as menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars as marching down the road to medical tyranny. This was shared with me from a recent article by Dr Joseph Mercola: Politicians in January 2021 managed to pass the COVID-19 […]
Virginia’s minimum wage goes to $9.50 per hour on Saturday, with more increases in the next two years
Outlawing capital punishment, legalizing marijuana, and now raising the minimum wage. Virginia is now a blue state for real. ByJohn Reid Blackwell , Richmond Times-Dispatch Some Virginians will be getting a pay raise thanks to an increase to the state’s mandatory hourly minimum wage. Starting May 1, the […]
From memes to race war: How extremists use popular culture to lure recruits
Not everything labeled as “extremism” is a good idea, but as Caitlin Johnstone says, “pro-system” views are never considered to be “extremism.” By Marc Fisher, Washington Post The first images of “The Last Battle” seem designed to rile people on the conservative side of the culture wars: public […]
Who Runs The World? Blackrock and Vanguard
By Bill Sardi, LewRockwell.Com If you’ve been wondering how the world economy has been hijacked and humanity has been kidnapped by a completely bogus narrative, look no further than this video by Dutch creator, Covid Lie. What she uncovers is that the stock of the world’s largest corporations […]
Which Corporations Control the World?
International Business Guide A surprisingly small number of corporations control massive global market shares. How many of the brands below do you use? It’s a Small World at the Top: Banking Largest banks hold a total of $25.1 trillion:[1] 1.) ICBC, China, $2.95 trillion in assets, over 18,000 […]
Rudy Giuliani joins Tucker for first TV interview since FBI raid
Is the Night of the Long Knives on the way? Former NYC discusses exactly what happened when his home was raided by federal law enforcement on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’
Baptisms, miracles taking place in revival at site where George Floyd died, Christian groups say
From June, but still a poignant one. By Leonardo Blair, Christian Post Reporter A number of Christian groups that have been holding revival services at the site where George Floyd died in Minneapolis say they’re seeing many people turn to God in baptisms and miracles are happening. “So […]
Rose McGowan STUNS With Truth About Dems, GOP In A Cult
Saagar Enjeti reacts to Rose McGowan’s Fox News appearance.
Hillary Clinton, Condi Rice concerned about Afghan troop withdrawal
By Alayna Treene, author of Sneak Peek, Axios Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice told members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee they’re worried about President Biden’s plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, with Rice suggesting the U.S. may need to go back, Axios has learned. Why it […]
Ultra-Rich Now In SIX FIGURE Bidding War Over Trees
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the latest trend amongst wealthy Americans, “trophy trees.”
FBI CAUGHT Spying On Americans Without A Warrant, Again
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti weigh in on reports that the FBI pursued domestic terrorists without a warrant.
James Carville Says ‘Wokeness Is A Problem And We All Know It’
Team Rising discuss James Carville’s claims that “Democrats might be poised to squander their political advantage against a damaged GOP.”
Majority Of Americans OF ALL STRIPES Want The Hell Out Of Afghanistan
Team Rising reacts to polling that finds most Americans approve of the removal of troops from Afghanistan
The Story of How McDonald’s First Got Its Start
The making of a modern sweatshop. By Lisa Napoli, Smithsonian Magazine Before southern California’s glorious, golden landscape was etched with eight-lane superhighways and tangles of concrete flyovers choreographing a continuous vehicular ballet; before families became enchanted with the thrill and convenience of popping TV dinners into the oven; […]
Let’s Colonize Titan
By Charles Wohlforth and Amanda R. Hendrix, Scientific American The idea of a human colony on Titan, a moon of Saturn, might sound crazy. Its temperature hovers at nearly 300° below zero Fahrenheit, and its skies rain methane and ethane that flow into hydrocarbon seas. Nevertheless, Titan could […]
The Secrets of the World’s Greatest Jailbreak Artist
By Adam Leith Gollner, GQ Master criminal Rédoine Faïd loved the movies, and his greatest crimes were laced with tributes: to Point Break, Heat, and Reservoir Dogs. When he landed in a maximum-security prison, cinema provided inspiration once again. Through the bars of his prison window Rédoine Faïd […]
Left is the new right
By They/Them, The Spectator A regular column by an anonymous whistle-blower operating deep within heart of the Social Justice Movement. To protect their identity, they will go under the code-name ‘They/Them’. Wokeyleaks is a confidential news leak organization for anyone wishes to divulge classified information (and hilarious anecdotes) […]
How Do We End Racism in Policing?
Abolishing qualified immunity is spot on. American Civil Liberties Union The murder of George Floyd last year was another wake-up call for many Americans about racism in policing. It was also a reminder that past efforts to address racist police practices have failed repeatedly. At the time of […]
Ghislaine Maxwell Pictured Behind Bars for the First Time Since Her Arrest — with a Black Eye
By Adam Klasfeld, Law and Crime Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney shared a photograph of her client with a black eye behind bars on Thursday in an effort to improve the conditions of her pre-trial lockup. Maxwell claims not to know how she got the shiner, and her lawyer asserts […]
Kamala’s OUTRAGEOUS Comments To Guatemalan President Erases CIA Plots
Krystal Ball and Emily Jashinsky discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ statements that “political corruption, violence against lgbt people and Afro-descendants are some of the root causes of migration” to the U.S. from Guatemala.
Republicans Are Still Trying To Convince The Public Biden Is Radical
Team Rising weighs in on Sen. Ted Cruz’s reaction to President Joe Biden’s Congressional address.
Amazon Unveils Algorithm To Track Worker Tendon And Muscle Use
Motherboard reporter, Edward Ongweso Jr, breaks down Jeff Bezos’ plan to increase safety by “algorithmically managing workers’ bodies.
Political Establishment Is Weaponizing Identity Politics To Disenfranchise Workers
Emily Jashinsky gives her thoughts on the “wokeness” problem and how it allows powerful people to “maintain their control.”
Is The Biden Admin All Downhill From Here?
Krystal Ball gives her analysis of President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office.
The good and the bad from Biden’s big speech
The art of saying nothing. Krystal Ball and Emily Jashinsky weigh in on President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session Congress.
Should People Be Able To OWN Land?
I generally hold to the view that concepts involving the legitimacy of land ownership are merely cultural constructs like table manners and norms of dress.
First Impressions Of Biden’s “State Of The Union” Address
The Dementia Patient-in-Chief.
Techxodus
By Michael Lind, Tablet California today provides a model for America as a whole,” Peter Leyden, CEO of Reinvent, declared in a TED talk in 2018: In the early 2000s, California faced a similar situation to the one America faces today. Its state politics were severely polarized, and […]
Anarchism, Franco’s Dictatorship, and Postwar Europe: High-risk Mobilization and Ideological Change
By Eduardo Romanos Historians have traditionally considered Spanish anarchism to be the most successful variant of the international libertarian movement. Most of them also believe that the terminal point of that variant came soon after the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and Franco’s dictatorship (1939–1975) came […]
The Slippery Slope of Anti-Discrimination Laws
By Pierre Lemieux Non-discrimination can easily come to mean discrimination. Suppose a law bans discrimination against individuals of Group 1. If that means the interdiction of imposing special obstacles or constraints on individuals of Group 1, it is pretty clear what non-discrimination means. But suppose that non-discrimination against […]
Why I Am Not a Left-Libertarian
By Bryan Caplan, Econ Lib As a radical libertarian, pacifist, champion of open borders, and mortal enemy of Columbus, I seem like an easy convert to left-libertarianism. Proponents like Sheldon Richman and Rod Long are smart and earnest people. Their motives are pure. Still, their innovations are largely […]
The Two Middle Classes
By Joel Kotkin, Quillette Politicians across the Western world like to speak fondly of the “middle class” as if it is one large constituency with common interests and aspirations. But, as Karl Marx observed, the middle class has always been divided by sources of wealth and worldview. Today, […]
Rewriting History in the Urban Landscape
By Peter Brandt Telos In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States and the United Kingdom, growing numbers of statues of historical figures have been toppled, beheaded, or turned upside down. It has been a matter primarily of figures charged with participation in […]
Who The Hell Is Jack London?
Anarchist News From The Transmetropolitan Review Who the hell is Jack London? That’s a complicated question. If you superficially glance through the Google Search results for Jack London, it’s easy enough to find out that he was a socialist. If you dig a little bit deeper, you’ll see […]
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