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Nexus X HumectressBy Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Being a certifiable agoraphobic basket case, you would think someone like me would be almost preternaturally suited for the stone blind isolation of fever fucked pandamania. And you would be completely fucking wrong. I spent six years in […]
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” -Lenin
The relief measures she calls for in this are spot on: UBI, moratoriums on debts, and safeguarding against power grabs by the police state.
I have long argued that in the future the domestic politics of the US will increasingly resemble those of the European Union, with neoliberals solidly representing the right, social democrats representing the left, and a comparatively small but loud right-wing populist tendency. Every cultural, demographic, generational, and partisan […]
By Tommaso Ebhardt , Chiara Remondini , and Marco Bertacche Bloomberg More than 99% of Italy’s coronavirus fatalities were people who suffered from previous medical conditions, according to a study by the country’s national health authority. After deaths from the virus reached more than 2,500, with a 150% […]
For those who are disappointed by Tulsi’s decision to back Sleepy Joe, I’d say never expect but so much from maverick politicians. Their sole function is to simply move the Overton Window by pushing ideas from the margins further into the mainstream discourse. Of course, Tulsi is ultimately […]
Here we go. By Eric Boehm Reason The Justice Department is using the COVID-19 outbreak to press for sweeping new powers that include being able to detain Americans indefinitely without a trial, Politico reports. The department is asking Congress to allow the U.S. attorney general to ask courts to […]
Some interesting analysis from a Marxist-Leninist perspective which argues that the primary division within the US ruling class is between the 19th-century model entrepreneurial bourgeoisie and the 20th-century managerial bourgeoisie. This is fairly in line with the “managerial revolution” thesis of James Burnham/Samuel Francis and even the critique […]
“Rising” is by far the best media program of anything that functions within the context of the mainstream media. Whatever its other limitations, the “non-partisan” left/right Sanders/Carlson populist-statist reformism of Krystal and Saager is interesting and refreshing compared to the National Enquirer-level nonsense at FOX and MSNBC.
I generally agree with Kulinski’s analysis of how Sanders was eventually overrun by Biden. But I think there are two things Kyle is missing. First, Bernie’s “welfare and wokeness” coalition is just not as popular as Kyle would like for it to be. Yes, it’s popular among Kyle’s […]
Noam called it back in early February. The entire spectrum of the ruling class circled its wagons against Sanders. Not that Sanders is all that radical. In most countries with a democratic government, Sanders would be barely center-left, perhaps square in the middle in many places. Their recent […]
While much is made of the political/cultural divisions in the US, recent events have exacerbated the class divisions, and a generational division similar to one that appeared in the 1960s is rising as well.
Styx makes the interesting argument that Biden would likely suffer a John Kerry/Hillary Clinton marginal loss to Trump whereas Sanders would suffer a George McGovern/Walter Mondale landslide loss.
Kyle Kulinski says he’s not voting for Biden. The future of the Democrapic Party is going to be interesting given that the neoliberals have moved to the right of the Trumpians while being faced with a (supposed) “far left” insurgency in their own party.
Imagine that.
For who are not familiar with James Burham’s 1941 classic, it is a must read if you want to understand modern institutions. ‘Burnham has real intellectual courage, and writes about real issues.’ – George Orwell Burnham’s claim was that capitalism was dead, but that it was being replaced […]
For those looking for an interesting book to read during the shutdown, I would suggest Sam Francis’ “Leviathan and Its Enemies.” It’s long (around 750 pages) but it’s the best modern work that I know of explaining how the modern American political and economic system actually works. Francis […]
From Troy Southgate: “People spend their lives complaining about work and yet when they are presented with an unexpected opportunity to step off the treadmill and spend time alone, or with their families, they descend into an undisciplined army of spoiled brats who have just been sent to […]
By Saladdin Ahmed TELOS There are three reasons to believe that COVID-19 is a communist agent. First, it is universalist; it does not recognize or respect national borders. Second, it is atheist; it has forced cancellations of pilgrimages, along with thousands of other religious rituals. Third, it has […]
“Don’t worry. We’re still scumbags,” said the Republicans.
The Land of Neo-Feudalism is predictably the first in line for Neo-Fascism. Note: The Sacramento Bee and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers. To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription. Stay at home. […]
The entire spectrum of the Democrapic Party is falling in line behind Sleepy Joe who, like Hillary, is arguably to the right of Trump on many issues.
A silver lining in every cloud. Richmond.Com Virginia state officials are asking law enforcement agencies to avoid arrests when possible, amid calls from civil rights groups about jail conditions amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran said his agency was encouraging law enforcement officers to […]
Tim is overstating his case here. Coronavirus will no more end globalization than the Spanish flu halted the progression toward the managerial state.
On the political spectrum, populism is to the left of neoliberalism, and social democracy is to the left of populism, which makes the Democratic establishment the “new conservatives,” with the Trumpians being to the left of them, and the Bernie, etc. progressives/social democrats being to the left of […]
As I predicted in 2016, Trump has moved the Republicans to the left of the neoliberals.
Are we moving into a WW1/WW2 situation? “National unity” during a time of crisis with an expansion of the welfare/warfare state?
The Democratic primaries have reaffirmed my longstanding conviction that electoral politics is a joke and a waste of time. The Democrats had literally dozens of candidates, including some fairly interesting ones (Tusli, Bernie, Yang, Williamson, Ojeda, Gravel) and who gets the nomination? Some dude with dementia who has […]
Krystal Ball thinks so.
The 2020 electoral season will be as lame as the 2016 season, with the addition of coronavirus. If you feel you must vote, vote Libertarian or Green.
The Coronavirus crisis is a pretext for a major power grab by governments and corporations. An interesting analysis from Crimethinc. Read it here.
Is Trump going mutualist? By Brett Samuels and Sylvan Lane The Hill President Trump on Wednesday directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to suspend evictions and foreclosures through April as Americans grapple with the fallout of the coronavirus. “The Department of Housing and Urban Development […]
Todd Lewis is joined by Derrick Jensen from the Deep Green Resistance; Keith Preston from Attack the System to discuss the important of reaching across the aisle to communicate with people in camps you don’t agree with and why that is so important and at the same time […]
The populist insurgency that I have been predicting for 20 years is finally brewing. Read these two articles (here and here) I wrote back in the early 2000s and compare them with what is going on today. Some of the fringe stuff I was discussing back then is […]
A growing split between the social democrats and SJWs?
As well they should. It’s time to demand amnesty for all prisoners except those convicted of serious violent felonies.
Coronavirus is having the interesting effect of turning liberals into immigration restrictionists and turning conservatives into social democrats.
For decades, I have thought that as the Republicans’ demographic base continues to shrink, and as the WASP working to middle classes continued to decline socioeconomically, that the GOP would reinvent itself (at least rhetorically) as a right-wing populist party (which would mean moving to the left of […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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