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Study provides first estimate of total US population with felony convictions
Eight percent of the US population are convicted felons. Science Daily New research led by a University of Georgia sociologist on the growth in the scope and scale of felony convictions finds that, as of 2010, 3 percent of the total U.S. population and 15 percent of the […]
As Many Americans Have Criminal Records as College Diplomas
There are more Americans who have a criminal record than Americans who have a dog. Awesome. By Matthew Friedman Brennan Center The number of Americans with a criminal history has risen sharply over the past three decades. Today, nearly one-third of the adult working age population has a […]
Why Are More Americans Than Ever Getting Busted?
The ever-expanding police state. By J.D. Tuccille Reason With the crime rate continuing its decades-long slide, why are arrests way up? The answer matters, because arrest records—and subsequent convictions—tend to cast a shadow, limiting people’s options and reducing their income for the rest of their lives. That is, […]
How Many Americans Have a Police Record? Probably More Than You Think
Criminals are the largest and most oppressed of all minorities. Crime Power Forever! Jo Craven McGinty Wall Street Journal Pop quiz: How many American adults have a criminal history? a) 5% b) 15% c) 30% It’s often reported that nearly 1 in 3 American adults, or about 30%, […]
An ICE Nurse Revealed That A Georgia Detention Center Is Performing Mass Hysterectomies
By Izzie Ramirez Refinery 29 On Monday, a nurse at a private immigration detention center in Georgia came forward about a range of dangerous medical practices at a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. According to her, the center has not only ignored COVID-19 protocols, but is […]
Breaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism
An ex-skinhead discusses how to combat “hate.” While most if not all “far-right” groups would fail to create a better society than the one we have now, a problem with the “anti-hate” outlook is that it is only focused on illiberal forms of “hate.” Left-wing extremism, no matter […]
ICE Accused Of Running Human Experiments On Migrants
This would hardly be unprecedented.
Trump’s golden opportunity: Make Republicans the Antiwar Party
Ain’t gonna happen. The Republicans are completely in thrall to the armaments industries, petroleum industry, the Israel Lobby, and the Saudi Lobby. The Christian Zionists are their most loyal voting block. For the Republicans, Washington, DC is basically just West Tel Aviv or West Riyadh.
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The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure
Maverick capitalist Nick Hanauer explains how the economy really works. By Nick Hanauer and David M. Rolf ike many of the virus’s hardest hit victims, the United States went into the COVID-19 pandemic wracked by preexisting conditions. A fraying public health infrastructure, inadequate medical supplies, an employer-based health […]
What comes after the left / right paradigm, if anything?
This is what our “antifascists” need to be focused on, not the shenanigans of some carnival barker like Trump. Wrench in the Gears I asked this question on social media today and got quite a few very thoughtful replies. One person asked me what led me to ask […]
On foreign policy, Biden is worse than Trump
The money quote: Because most Americans are self-centered and unconcerned about brown people in other nations, it’s ridiculous yet necessary to remind you that the Afghans we bomb are real people like you and me, that Iraqis are scarred for life when their children are hobbled by American […]
The Persistent Myth That Trump Opposes War
By Caitlin Johnstone Medium Whenever I criticize the foreign policy of the current US administration, I always get some pushback from Trump supporters who insist that this president is doing more good than harm by “fighting the Deep State” and, even more commonly, by “keeping us out of […]
Expect More Military “Liberal Interventionism” Under a Joe Biden Presidency
By Derek Davison and Alex Thurston The Jacobin The liberal establishment is desperate to return a centrist to the White House in November and reestablish the country’s more stable military dominance of the world order, disrupted only briefly by Donald Trump. Joe Biden’s terrible track record on foreign […]
Let’s Be Real: President Biden Would Probably Be More Hawkish Than Trump
By Caitlin Johnstone People who dislike Trump are often reluctant to talk about this, but it looks likely that a Biden administration would be more warlike than its predecessor. In a recent interview with US Department of Defense newspaper Stars and Stripes, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said […]
University of Wisconsin graduate student resigns from teaching role, admits she falsely claimed Black identity
Transracialism is apparently becoming a thing. So be it. By Kaelan Deese The Hill A University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) graduate student resigned from a teaching position after they admitted on social media to falsely claiming to be a person of color. CV Vitolo-Haddad apologized for the claims in […]
Militias Defending the System?
These folks who travel from city to city for the purpose of escalating left/right conflict need to stay at home and mind their own business. If all of the different political factions worked toward the purpose of turning their local communities into their ideal model of a startup […]
Two Lawyers Sentenced To Long Terms For FIREBOMBING Police Car, Media RUSHES To Defense
I can’t really see any principled objection to firebombing police cars (enemy military vehicles). The problem that I have with both conservative anti-protestors like Saager Enjeti and Tim Pool or liberal pro-protestors like Krystal Ball and Kyle Kulinski is that they all believe in the fundamental legitimacy of […]
60% Of Businesses Close Permanently As Unemployment Numbers Remain Steadily High
The pandemic has done wonders for expanding class divisions and further centralization of wealth control. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down the latest unemployment numbers, and how they have been steadily decreasing since April. Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and […]
Krystal and Saagar DEBATE: Should Violent Protesters Be Charged With Sedition By Bill Barr?
There is a little too much “law talk” in this segment for my tastes. The ideal situation would be for the center-right, center-left, far-right, and far-left to fight, both in the electoral system/political institutions and in the streets, to the point that none of these can achieve anything […]
The Cuties Controversy in Focus
Breaking Down Controversy On Whether Netflix ‘Cuties’ Hypersexualizes Young Children
Trump Says He Will ‘Negotiate’ Third Term Because He’s ‘Entitled’ To It
The true power elite is likely to say otherwise. Trump’s ego notwithstanding, US presidents are merely managers, not dictators. By Andrew Solender Forbes President Trump said Saturday that he plans to “negotiate” to run again in 2024 if he wins reelection in November, his latest in a series […]
Billionaires and the Far Left Are Trying to Create a New Soviet Union
The Soviet analogy really isn’t appropriate. Neoliberals are proponents of globalized technocratic state-capitalism, which uses feminism and multiculturalism to meet its human resources needs and construct a self-legitimating ideology. That has nothing to do with Communism.
The Coming Crisis of Legitimacy
By Yascha Mounk The Atlantic In normal times, it would seem outlandish to worry that an American president might refuse to concede defeat upon losing his bid for reelection. This year it is not. Even though he won in 2016, Donald Trump falsely claimed that he was the […]
Police or Prosecutor Misconduct Is at Root of Half of Exoneration Cases, Study Finds
By Aimee Ortiz New York Times Official misconduct played a role in the criminal convictions of more than half of innocent people who were later exonerated, according to a new report by a registry that tracks wrongful convictions. According to the report, by the National Registry of Exonerations, […]
Barr told prosecutors to consider charging violent protesters with sedition
By Catherine Garcia The Week During a phone call last week with federal prosecutors, Attorney General William Barr said they should consider charging anyone who committed a violent crime during recent protests with sedition, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal and The New York […]
Suicide of the Liberals
By Gary Saul Morson First Things Between 1900 and 1917, waves of unprecedented terror struck Russia. Several parties professing incompatible ideologies competed (and cooperated) in causing havoc. Between 1905 and 1907, nearly 4,500 government officials and about as many private individuals were killed or injured. Between 1908 and […]
The Time to Stop Coddling Saudi Arabia is Now
By Ivan Eland The American Conservative n Bob Woodward’s book Rage, the author quotes President Trump as claiming that he “saved” de facto Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) after the assassination and dismemberment of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi. Trump reportedly said, “I was able to get […]
Is Black Lives Matter Marxist? No and Yes.
This is a fairly nuanced discussion of BLM from a right-libertarian perspective. The gist of the discussion is that it is necessary to distinguish between the BLM movement and the organization bearing its name. By Brad Polumbo Foundation for Economic Education On Monday night, Terry Crews was grilled […]
The View Tries To Smear Joe Rogan As Racist, Transphobe
“Our senile guy can’t perform for hours on a livestream debate with a host who will ask serious questions and a merciless opponent. Let’s attack the host!” Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to Sunny Hostin’s comments against a Joe Rogan moderated debate between Trump and Joe Biden.
MSNBC blames BERNIE for Biden’s flagging Latino support as Biden plays Despacito
The objective of MSDNC is to ensure that the neoliberal/neocon alliance maintains permanent rule while deflecting mavericks, loose cannons, and dissidents from both sides. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to the MSNBC report that makes excuses for Biden’s poor performance with Hispanic and Latinx voters, especially in […]
The CASE For One Billion Americans
Neoliberals for a larger helot class. Author and Co-Founder of Vox, Matthew Yglesias discusses his new book ‘One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger. The choice whether or not to pick up your family and immigrate to another country is a big decision indeed.
How Trump’s ‘Peace Deal’ Is Really A Gulf Arab Arms Sale
Imagine that. The Gulf States and Israel are merely state-guaranteed export markets for US arms manufacturers and economic colonies for US petroleum companies underwritten by the US taxpayers. Executive VP at The Quincy Institute, Trita Parsi, breaks down the latest reports from the intelligence community concerning a potential […]
Americans HATE All Governors Who Downplayed Coronavirus
Health and safety first, say the masses. Will COVID-19 plus the George Floyd riots hasten the death of the GOP? Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down the highest and lowest ratings Governor’s received on their handling of Coronavirus.
Voters RAKE Trump Over Coals LIVE For Failed COVID Response
Most people prefer safety and security first (see Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) over everything else. I don’t think the response of either Democrats or Republicans to COVID-19 has been optimal (to say the least). What people want is public health safety with economic compensation. Krystal Ball and Saagar […]
Dems INSANE Anti-Vax Embrace Is Latest In New Left War On Science
If and when the vaccine comes, the Trumpists will suddenly embrace scientism and the “liberals” will suddenly embrace anti-vaxxer conspiracism. Saagar Enjeti blasts Democrats for rejecting the idea of vaccines coming from a Trump administration.
Can America SURVIVE Election Day?
Who needs the World Series or the Super Bowl when we’ve got this shitshow? The 2020 Presidential Election will be close, but what are the best case scenarios for both the Joe Biden and Donald Trump campaigns this November…
The Liberal Disingenuousness of ‘Trump’s America’
After the election, look for a crackdown on protestors. If Trump wins, the claim will be that the feds are fighting left-wing terrorism and ordinary crime. If Biden wins, the claim will be that the feds are fighting right-wing terrorism and “hate.” The goal will be to make […]
Assaults against first responders raising nationwide concern
Fuck the Fire Department? In some “anti-fascist” circles, I’ve heard firefighters referred to as fire pigs, EMTs as medical pigs, school lunch supervisors as lunch pigs, etc. By Alexa Ashwell & Rachel Aragon FOX Baltimore BALTIMORE (WBFF) – A reported assault on two Baltimore City firefighters is contributing […]
Ain’t Nobody’s Business If You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in a Free Society
Peter McWilliams’ classic from the early 90s. McWilliams himself later became a casualty of the state. The primary cause of police misconduct, mass incarceration, and related issues is overcriminalization, not lack of police “training,” lack of social worker cops, private prisons, or even racism in some abstract sense. […]
Study: As Many as 59 Million Displaced by America’s War on Terror
When the “War on Terrorism” started in 2001, I said at the time that the terror war was going to be a cover for a war of imperialist aggression against the rest of the world that rivaled the Third Reich’s. Of course, such views were met with much […]
Super Woke Bookstore Goes A Bit TOO Woke, Spotlights Satirical Book By An Actual Free Thinker
Titania McGrath gets her rightful place on the Woke table at a bookstore that is anxious to prove its social justice bonafides! Tim and Lydia laugh their way through an absurd moment in virtue signaling gone wrong.
Will Megacorps dominate the Freed market/Rothbard-istan. Is Kevin Carson a third worldist?
The Mindcrime liberty show discusses whether megacorps would dominate the freed market/Rothbardistan/ancapistan/private law society (or whatever parlance one wants to use).
Stalin’s Bodyguard Talks About Stalin
How Classism Is Ripping America Apart
House of Saddam – Saddam’s Purge
A reenactment of the Ba’athist purge. This is what real fascism actually looks like.
Saddam Hussein’s 1979 Purge
The whole thing was televised. What a real fascist coup looks like.
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