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Nexus X HumectressHow Would A Libertarian Solve The Pandemic Crisis?
A great an-cap libertarian vs. left-civil libertarian discussion.
Is this COVID-19…or COVID-1984?
A timely video from the great Carey Wedler.
Media Suddenly Realizes Bernie Was Right
I generally agree with Kyle’s criticisms of the Republicans and neoliberal Democrats, but this Berniebro ode to statism is a bit difficult to watch. No, Kyle, we don’t need more central planning in response to coronavirus. Actually, the trend has been that decentralized decision-making processes have been more […]
Boeing Bosses Around The Federal Govt For No Strings Bailout
Syndicalize Boeing!
I Don’t Have to ‘Vote Blue No Matter Who’
Don’t vote for any of these creeps. Boycott the ruling class parties. If you must vote, then vote for a fringe party (Libertarians, Greens, Socialists, Constitutionalists, Transhumanists, whomever). By Olivia Harden Medium I am an avid Bernie Sanders fan, but after the results of Super Tuesday and the […]
Trump Says He’s Considering Quarantine for New York, New Jersey
A dream fulfilled for the Red Tribers. Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he’s considering an enforced quarantine for parts of New York and New Jersey to curb the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. Trump told reporters he had spoken with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Saturday morning before departing the […]
Asians in US and abroad report surge in racist attacks amid coronavirus outbreak
Crises usually produce a wave of idiocy, from the bottom to the top. MSN.Com Asian-American leaders have condemned what they say is continued racism, fear-mongering and misinformation that is targeting Asian communities amid the coronavirus pandemic that originated in China. – Associated Press While no firm numbers exist […]
Here’s a breakdown of the $2T coronavirus bailout
Pitiful. New York Post President Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package as the pandemic devastates the nation’s economy, sickens more than 103,000 Americans and killed nearly 1,700 others. “This will deliver urgently needed relief to our nation’s families, workers and businesses and that’s what […]
Washington quietly prepares a bank rescue — just in case
Not a penny for the money-changers. Mutualize the banksters. By Zachary Warmbrot Politico Tucked inside Congress’ $2 trillion economic rescue package for America is sweeping authority for the government to come to the aid of the one industry that has insisted it doesn’t need a bailout: the big […]
As Coronavirus Cases Mount, So Do Concerns About Price-Gouging and Corporate Profiteering
It’s time to syndicalize the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams As the number of global COVID-19 cases soared past 254,000 and the death toll topped 10,000 on Friday, concerns persisted—particularly in the United States—about healthcare costs related to the ongoing outbreak, limited testing and […]
Burger King UK won’t pay rent, will pay employees instead
Burger King places Passover blood on its doorposts? By Grace Perry The Takeout Burger King? More like Burger Reasonable Distributor Of Capital to the Working Class. Burger King UK announced this week that it won’t be paying their quarterly rent checks, instead using that cash to keep its […]
A Reminder of Why I am an Anarchist
The current public health/economic crisis is definitely a reminder of why I am an anarchist. Thus far, the responses to the situation by the various factions of the state/ruling class/power elite have been as follows: Republicans: “The ruling class is suffering. Let’s bail them out! Maybe give a […]
Resisting the Federal Government in These Dark Days?
Tom Woods talks to the Tenth Amendment Center’s Michael Boldin and Free Man Beyond the Wall host Peter Quinones about state nullification of unconstitutional federal laws, and whether it might apply in the current circumstances. Listen here.
The Economics of the Shutdown
Tom Woods is joined by Professors Joseph Salerno and Peter Klein join me to discuss the economics of the extraordinary episode we are currently living through, as well as the likely consequences of how the federal government and the Federal Reserve are responding. Listen here.
Will coronavirus kill America’s economy? Murray Sabrin explains.
A relevant quote from the comments thread: “Capitalism requires the State in order to operate. The modern state has been reconfigured to serve neoliberal needs. Also the govt is not a household, it is the Bill Gates of the economy . When the govt cuts spending it impacts […]
Is Canada really a progressive’s dreamland? Christo Aivalis explains.
No, it actually sucks.
Don’t let coronavirus drive you crazy! Listen to Dr. Michael Edelstein
Federal student loan payments to be suspended for six months
Jubilee! Jubilee! By Tal Axelrod The Hill A measure that will suspend federal student loan payments for six months is part of the sweeping coronavirus stimulus package that President Trump signed into law Friday afternoon. As part of the legislation intended to blunt the economic fallout of the […]
Almost one in four Americans lost job or furloughed because of coronavirus, poll finds
Great Depression Two. By Chris Kahn Reuters Nearly one in four U.S. adults said they have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus outbreak, yet a bipartisan majority of Americans wants businesses to remain closed to slow the spread of the deadly virus despite its impact on […]
Pause 8 bill payments if you’ve lost work during the coronavirus
Jubilee! Jubilee! “Hell, no, we won’t pay!” By Laura Grace Tarpley Business Insider Many employees are out of work or facing reduced hours as US businesses temporarily close to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Lenders are empathizing with people who are struggling to pay their bills during […]
Barr tells federal prisons to send inmates home amid coronavirus outbreak
Silver lining. By Clare Hymes CBS News U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday directed the Bureau of Prisons to increase the use of home confinement among older inmates with underlying conditions as a means to mitigate the spread of coronavirus within the country’s prison system. As of […]
How essential workers are being treated as disposable
Krystal Ball blasts media’s Joe Biden #MeToo coverup
Sexual assault is apparently fine if it helps neoliberals win elections.
Where was Warren during bailout fight?
Nowhere. I always said Lizzie the Scamster was a fraud and I was right.
Biden’s latest TV CRINGE moment
Krystal and Saagar talk about Joe Biden’s cringe-worthy appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show.
“THE GENTLELADY IS OUT OF ORDER!’ – Democrat refuses to yield floor
LOL.
AOC BLASTS “shameful” stimulus bill: ‘One of the largest corporate bailouts!”
Alexandria needs to start pushing for two things: debt jubilee (no rent, mortgages, etc.) and reparations to the working class (UBI, unemployment compensation, etc)
Billionaires profit off economic crisis
Duh? Krystal and Saagar discuss how Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, and billionaire investor Bill Ackman are profiting off of the coronavirus.
Will this bailout change the Republican Party?
“Government largesse and politicians enriching themselves.” As if anything else could reasonably be expected.
How establishment corporatists took over the bailout
Schumer and McConnell unite to fuck over everyone else.
THIS Is How The Next Political Revolution Will Begin
2008 on steroids.
The Wall Street Trilogy: A History
The global banking cartels have been the international ruling class since the early modern era when landed wealth began to give way to monetary and merchant wealth as the basis of class rule. The old bourgeoisie of the Enlightenment/classical liberal/Industrial Revolution periods were simply the national-elites of capitalist […]
Wall Street and FDR
Given that “progressives” are once again a rising force in US politics, it’s a good idea to revisit the work of Antony Sutton and his critique of FDR. Bernie Sanders is really just a recycled Rooseveltian, and I’ve even heard a lot of commentators I like (Jimmie Dore, […]
The War within the Democratic Party: The Managerial Elite vs. the New Class?
Anyone who is familiar with my writings knows that I am a vengeful hater of the neocons. However, one thing the neocon godfather Irving Kristol (father of Bill Kristol, of “benevolent global hegemony” scumbaggery fame) may have gotten right is his analysis of what the called the “new […]
As Trump signals readiness to break with experts, his online base assails Fauci
I’m certainly not a Trumpian, but I don’t trust Fauci, either. For decades, he has always struck me as one of the High Priests of the therapeutic state’s white coat priesthood. By Isaac Stanley-Becker Washington Post A cadre of right-wing news sites pulled from the fringes in recent […]
The Left Is Angry Over MSNBC Fake News: Call For Resignations And A New News Network
The ongoing falling out between the Left and the neoliberals is a great thing to behold. This is the real future of the Left/Right battle in the US, i.e. social democrats vs neoliberals with the neoconservative-turned-faux populist Republicans increasingly becoming a fringe right-wing party as their demographic base […]
‘Suspend enforcement’: Georgia lawmaker wants to loosen gun control laws amid coronavirus outbreak
The Left is right to call for the release of prisoners. The Right is correct to call for loosening gun laws. Dominick Mastrangelo Washington Examiner “We need to suspend enforcement, especially during the state of emergency, when so many individuals need to be able to defend themselves and […]
Trump goes one-on-one with Hannity to discuss coronavirus response
This is interesting in places and funny in other places.
British PM Boris Johnson self-isolates after testing positive for coronavirus
First, Prince Charles and, now, Bojo. Apparently, the coronavirus doesn’t like the British state. By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton Reuters LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus and was self-isolating at Downing Street but would […]
Indigenous tribes in India battle to save their home from Adani
By Brian Gassey The Guardian Australian photographer Brian Cassey visits Hasdeo Arand, one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense forest in central India. The area is rich in biodiversity, containing many threatened species including elephants, leopards and sloth bears. A rash of newly approved mines could further […]
Brazil’s Yanomami people victims of illegal gold rush in Amazon rainforest
France 24 In the northern Brazilian state of Roraima, more and more illegal gold miners are invading indigenous land. This gold rush comes with the blessing of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro. Our reporters Fanny Lothaire and Laura Damase investigated the illegal activities and met the Yanomami Indians who […]
Anarchy in Albion: Building utopia in the heart of Yorkshire
Freedom News I often seek solace at the Brotherhood Church. This may sound like an odd statement for an anarchist, but — despite its name — I am not referring to some religious cult or new-age retreat. I am talking about a Tolstoy-inspired, anarchist commune which has stood […]
All Humans Will Be Microchipped By The Year 2030 Says David Icke
Primitivism and Technique in Jacques Ellul
This Is Neoliberalism ▶︎ Introducing the Invisible Ideology (Part 1)
1919: When the Bolsheviks Turned on the Workers
Crimethinc One hundred years ago in Russia, thousands of workers were on strike in the city of Astrakhan and at the Putilov factory in Petrograd, the capital of the revolution. Strikes at the Putilov factory had been one of the principal sparks that set off the February Revolution […]
America Is a Sham
By Dan Kois Slate Maybe it will be the hand sanitizer that finally exposes the sham. The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that due to the coronavirus outbreak, it’s waiving the familiar 3.4-ounce limit for liquids and gels—for hand sanitizer only.* You may now bring a bottle of […]
What to do About the Corona Crisis?
One crisis chases the next. We are constantly being confronted with new threat scenarios. In our pursuit of security, we accept restrictions on our freedom all too easily and enable state and capitalist monitors to control and examine every aspect of our everyday life. Most people believe everything […]
Don’t Let Panic Force You to Support a Growing Fascist Police State
By Ahjamu Umi Its important to contextualize what’s happening throughout the world today with the challenges facing us from the potential growth of COVID 19. If what we are learning is true, this virus has devastating capacity. Even if you are healthy and strong, you can hold the […]
It’s Not Socialism. It’s Another Mega Wealth Transfer.
Noam Chomsky has it right when he says that “capitalism” amounts to “socialism for the rich” with austerity, “market discipline,” and bootstraps for everyone else. By Craig Murray Amid the COVID-19 panic, it has hardly been noticed that Carphone Warehouse went bust, with 2,900 people losing their jobs. […]
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