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Nexus X HumectressThe Decline and Dissolution of the Soviet Union
How do we repeat the overthrow of the Soviet Union in the war against the global corporatocracy?
Yes, Imperialism Can Be Defeated
The Soviet Empire once ruled a third of the world’s nations and half the world’s peoples. But where are they now? During the Cold War, the world was divided into the Greater Western Empire and the Lesser Eastern Empire. The Lesser Eastern Empire was defeated at the cost […]
Tech Giants Face Senate. Dorsey Says Twitter Can’t Influence Elections
The techno-oligarchs vs the Senatards in an ultimate heel vs. heel match.
Why I’m voting for Biden?
Coleman makes his case for Dementia Man. I’m certainly not sold, but it’s as good a case as any. Meanwhile, the only possible case for Trump would be that he’s a chaos agent.
Glenn Greenwald on resigning from his own publication due to censorship
Founder of the Intercept, Glenn Greenwald, joins ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ after resigning due to censorship from editorial staff
Glenn Greenwald RESPONDS: Why I Left The Intercept Over Censorship
Co-founder of the Intercept, Glenn Greenwald, explains why he resigned from the publication.
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Participation Trophy Democracy
Being Independent In a Polarized World
Not Even Crumbs
From a post on social media. “Joe Biden is signaling that he’s going to pack his cabinet with Wall St. vulture capitalists, corporate Republicans, and neocon-lite hawks, and essentially no solid economic or foreign policy progressives. Gotta laugh, Bernie sabotaged his own campaign and threw all in with […]
The Left to Neocon Pipeline En Masse
Second Wave Of COVID Lockdowns On The Way In US?
The Great Reset for Dummies
By Tessa The peasants are getting fat, and they are breeding! Oh no. What is “the Great Reset”? The Great Reset is a massively funded, desperately ambitious, internationally coordinated project led by some of the biggest multinational corporations and financial players on the planet and carried out by […]
My Resignation From The Intercept
Glenn Greenwald on why he resigned from The Intercept. The media has become the new clergy. But the pathologies, illiberalism, and repressive mentality that led to the bizarre spectacle of my being censored by my own media outlet are ones that are by no means unique to The […]
Election Day!
Don’t fall for the swindle.
David Graeber on the Extreme ‘Centre’
The late David Graeber on “centrist” extremism vs. faux populism.
The WORST Moments From The Big Tech Congressional Hearing
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti weigh in on testimony by Facebook, Google, and Twitter’s CEO’s about their content policies.
Michael Moore: Why I Still Think Trump Could Win
Michael Moore sounds like he is seriously losing his marbles.
The One Truly Good Thing That A Trump Re-Elect Could Provide
Krystal Ball lays out the “best case” for another four years of Donald Trump.
GDP Shows Long Way To Go On Recovery As States Face MASSIVE Cash Crunch
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss reports that U.S. States face the biggest cash crisis since the Great Depression.
Mutual Aid Is Essential to Our Survival Regardless of Who Is in the White House
By Dean Spade, Truthout/Verso Books When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a crisis in the U.S. in early 2020, people all over the country started coordinating to deliver groceries and prescriptions to vulnerable people, making and distributing masks and hand sanitizer, and raising money for people who were […]
Trump Campaign Website Is Defaced by Hackers
By Nicole Perlroth, New York Times President Trump’s campaign website was briefly taken over by hackers who defaced the site on Tuesday. The defacement lasted less than 30 minutes, but the incident came as Mr. Trump’s campaign and that of his opponent, Joseph R. Biden Jr., as well […]
Progressive Groups Are Mobilizing to De-Escalate Far Right Violence at the Polls
The New Black Panthers were accused of this some years back. By Ella Fassler, Truthout In preparation for potential voter intimidation this year, the Women’s March, Working Families Party, Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project, United We Dream and other organizations are mobilizing “election defenders” to de-escalate […]
NYPD Officers Blare ‘Trump 2020’ From Patrol Car Speakers, Terrorizing Majority Black Neighborhood: WATCH
Adrian Garcia, The Daily Grind At least three New York City police officers parked their patrol car on a crosswalk in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn Saturday night and repeatedly used the NYPD vehicle’s loudspeaker to blare: “Trump 2020!” According to the police department’s “prohibited conduct” patrol guide, […]
What Can You Do If Trump Stages a Coup?
By Lizzie Widdicombe, New Yorker Ah, election season. There’s a patriotic buzz in the air. Bumper stickers and lawn signs all over the neighborhood. Now comes the time when we check the location of our polling places, make a plan to vote—and pack a “go bag” in case […]
What Would Biden’s Foreign Policy Look Like? Just Look at His Supporters
The neocons and their allies now seem to be in control of all US political factions. They are directly in control of the both sections of the neoliberal centrist factions, and indirectly in control of the Trumpist faction through infiltration and manipulation, and the “progressive” and “left unity” […]
Elections Can’t Cure a Sick Political Culture
By J.C. Tuccille, Reason With November 2020 looming, Americans look forward to the end of a seemingly permanent election campaign and perhaps some reduction in the raging fever of national tensions that ail the country. Dream on. Even if we have a clear winner on election night, the […]
A Florida man stole a bulldozer, knocked down a fence and stole Biden signs, police said
By Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post Residents in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Haines City, Fla., knew something was off on Saturday when they saw a young White man driving a bulldozer on the street. As he made his way down the block, the man began running over every […]
Why the left, including left anarchists like Chomsky/Carson, will never abolish the state
The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses why the Left will never, in all likelihood, abolish the state. This is a continuation of an earlier episode we did with Keith Preston on “Does the left advocate a police state” but this time we state our own views. The left, compared […]
Political Correctness Is Destroying America! (Just Not How You Think.)
A critique of right-wing PC from a leftist writer at The Intercept. When it comes to the question of ideological dominance in American institutions, this is how I think it breaks down (more or less). What is commonly called “conservatism” (the points of view described in this article) […]
Kamala Snubs Medicare For All & Green New Deal In Infuriating Interview
“Don’t worry. I don’t really stand for anything at all except self-promotion…just like Trump.”
Why Excess Death Numbers Are Misleading
Trump Supporter Pulls Gun On Group Of Pro-Biden Teen Girls During Heated Confrontation
By Adrian Garcia, The Daily Grind A man wearing a “Trump: Keep America Great” hat was caught on camera Saturday pulling a gun on a group of teen girls showing their support for former Vice President Joe Biden after the man claims he was splashed by an unknown […]
Millennials all over the world have lost faith in democracy
Wonderful. But the big question is what comes next? By Rhys Blakely, The Times Millennials in democracies throughout the world are more disillusioned with their system of government than any young generation in living memory, a study has found. A survey of nearly five million people showed that […]
How The Progressive Caucus Is Tooling Up For A Joe Biden Presidency
D.C. Bureau Chief at The Intercept, Ryan Grim, discusses how the Congressional Progressive Caucus is restructuring in order to shape itself into a more cohesive fighting force come 2021.
HALF say WORST is YET TO COME regarding coronavirus
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds half of voters believe cases will continue to rise. Featuring Rising’s Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti. This survey was conducted online within the United States from October 19-22 among 2,822 registered voters by HarrisX. The sampling margin of […]
Dems FAILURES With Latino Voters Could Cost Them On Election Day
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti weigh in on the latest polling in the presidential race. They also discuss reporting that Joe Biden is trailing in Texas.
Jared Kushner Blames Black Voters For Not Supporting Trump
Kushner has a Bulworth moment.
Park Avenue GOES ALL IN For Joe Biden As The GOP’s Only Path Forward Becomes Clear
Saager’s class analysis in this is pretty good although Krystal points out the limitations of the de facto “Sailer Strategy” that Saager is advocating. Saagar Enjeti digs into a New York Times report that details who is donating to Joe Biden’s campaign.
Here’s The REAL Worst Case Scenario For Trump’s Second Term
Krystal nails it. Krystal Ball lays out the best and worse case scenarios of Donald Trump wins the November presidential election.
Labor Prepares for Last-Minute General Strike If Trump Tries to Steal Election
The labor aristocracy threatens a tantrum if their favorite Tweedledee doesn’t win. Why aren’t these fuckfaces organizing a general strike REGARDLESS of who wins the idiotic election? By Candice Bernd, Truthout The 100,000-member MLK Labor Council, an AFL-CIO regional body of labor groups representing more than 150 unions […]
Election 2020: The Up Side of Undivided Government
I’m of two minds on this question. Divided government is wonderful. My voting advice would be to not vote at all. If you must vote, vote third party. If you must vote major party, vote for whatever will fuel division. If you live in a red zone, vote […]
The Case for Trump?
This is a pretty good overview of what Trump’s serious fans like about him. Most of this is stuff I don’t agree with, don’t care about, and think lacks context or is rooted in ulterior motives. But it’s pretty thorough. The point is that I can’t see how […]
Trump Unbound: Visions for a Second Term
Thomas Sowell once said that a problem with intellectuals is because they are experts in certain very narrow areas, they think they are automatically qualified to give expert opinions on everything else. This article is a good example. As brilliant a military theorist as Bill Lind, this article […]
Republicans and Democrats Will Never Deliver Peace
Nothing like stating the obvious. By Jo Jorgensen, The American Conservative The 2016 Republican presidential primary debates revealed a sea change. From 2008 to 2012, then-congressman Ron Paul was routinely booed for his criticism of America’s foreign policy. It was even common to hear Republican office holders, commentators, […]
The Coming Biden-Harris Law and Order Regime
Prediction: A Biden/Harris regime will crack down harder on BLM, Antifa, left-wing protestors, and their right-wing counterparts than a Trump-Pence-Barr regime. The “Biden administration” will merely be a euphemism for a ruling class unity regime without the distraction of the Orange Man daily freak show. A certain amount […]
Is Trump the Second Coming?
An anarchist fellow on social media has a pretty good assessment of the evangelical/pro-life Trump-worshipers. “Pro-Life Republicans – stop crowing about that Barret woman. She is NEVER going to overturn Roe v. Wade. None of the GOP will EVER do that, because none of them actually care about […]
The Neocon-Maoist Axis
From a social media post. This may be the first time Trotskyists and Maoists have ever manage to get along. “The coalition behind Biden is ridiculous – Lincoln Project “Never Trumper” Republicans and most of the leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America, Silicon Valley tech giants and […]
Summarizing the last seven months
Facebook Loves Imperialist War Crimes
The following comments were banned from Facebook as “hate speech.” I originally posted these comments in response to a news story about Yemen’s retaliatory strike against the Saudis.
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