Category: Capitalism

• Essential Reading: Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker and the Rise of the New Republican Party

  August 2, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Books on Politics, Capitalism, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Democratic Party, Government, History, House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, Political crimes, politics, Republican Party, Rule of Law

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• Ring of Fire Podcast: Sam Seder – Barr Hearings and Democratic Party Platform

  July 31, 2020

  Bill Barr, Books on Politics, Capitalism, CORPORATE MEDIA, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Democratic Elite, Democratic Party, Economy, Environment, Justice Department, Law, The right

  Turn off the corporate media and listen to a really good podcast on Ring of Fire with Sam Seder as he talks about the Barr hearing and interviews John Nichols. Podcast     Read.

• Flailing States: Reaction to the Pandemic: Pankaj Mishra

  July 27, 2020

  American exceptionalism, Authoritarianism, Books on Politics, Capitalism, Coronavirus, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Democratic Elite, Economy, International, Uncategorized

  Pankaj Mishra · Flailing States: Anglo-America Loses its Grip · London Review of Books, 16 July 2020 ‘The abyss of history​ is deep enough to hold us all,’ Paul Valéry wrote in 1919, as Europe lay in ruins. The words resonate today as the coronavirus blows the roof off the world, most brutally exposing Britain… Read.

• Interview with Pankaj Mishra by the Intercept

  July 22, 2020

  Capitalism, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Democratic Elite, Economy, Government, International, Neoliberalism

  The Global System Intercepted interview with Pankaj Mishra, author of “From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia”  and “Age of Anger.” The rise of free market ideology in the U.S. and Britain has, in fact, undermined democracy and diminished social protections for ordinary people. Replacing Biden with Trump is not going to… Read.

• Republican Government Working for You: Government is Just Something else to Sell

  July 22, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Capitalism, Corrupt Governmen, Cult, Graft, Greed and Corruption, Impeachment, money in politics, Republican Party, Rule of Law, Trump, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  Forbes Article https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2020/07/21/how-donald-trump-moved-millions-from-his-campaign-donors-to-his-private-business/#699ed38735cc “Donald Trump has not given a dime to his reelection campaign, opting instead to fund the entire effort with his donors’ money. His business, meanwhile, has continued to charge the campaign for things like food, lodging and rent. The result is that $2.2 million of contributions from other people has turned into… Read.

• From Russia with Love: Russian Influence in Brexit, Russian Assassinations and Trump Wishing Maxwell Well

  July 21, 2020

  Britain, Capitalism, Corrupt Governmen, Jeffrey Epstein, Putin, Russia, Trump

  The British government and intelligence agencies failed to conduct a proper assessment of Kremlin attempts to interfere with the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to a long-delayed Russia report. The contents of the report indicate that the government and intelligence agencies failed to investigate Russian interference because they didn’t want to know, and that they delayed… Read.

• Notes from “Hiding in Plain Sight” by Sarah Kenzior

  June 28, 2020

  American exceptionalism, Authoritarianism, Books on Politics, Capitalism, CORPORATE MEDIA, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Law, Law and Justic, money in politics, Political crimes, Putin, Rule of Law, Russia, White Collar Crime, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  The Bellwether of American Decline “…the facts make you wish they were fiction, but that is all the more reason we need to hear them.” Greitens, governor of Missouri “Whereas once mere publicity about his scandals would have prompted resignation, Greitens proved that hanging on to executive power to dodge or manipulate prosecution remains a… Read.

• Notes From “Hiding in Plain Sight” by Sarah Kenzior

  June 28, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Books on Politics, Capitalism, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Graft, Greed and Corruption

  Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America Kendzior, Sarah “To millionaire elites, many of whom already had an apocalyptic bent, a depopulated world is not a tragedy but an opportunity—…” “American exceptionalism—the widespread belief that America is unique among nations and impervious to autocracy—is the delusion that paved… Read.

• Essential Reading: Putin’s People

  June 27, 2020

  books, Books on Politics, Capitalism, Putin, Russia, Uncategorized, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

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• What Happened to the Democratic Party

  June 2, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Bernie Sanders, Capitalism, CORPORATE MEDIA, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Democratic Elite, Democratic Party, Government, Graft, Greed and Corruption, Joe Biden, Justice Department, Law

  For those of you interested in why some of us are so reluctant to jump on the Joe Biden bandwagon, please take the time to listen to this podcast. http://pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/how-neoliberalism-captured-democrats-with-james-kwak/ Read.

• The Rip Off Society

  May 19, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Capitalism, Corporate Crime, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Government, Graft, Greed and Corruption, Law, Law and Justic, White Collar Crime, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  The New York Times Fausset, Richard (5/4/20)   “ The state of Mississippi allowed tens of millions of dollars in federal anti-poverty funds to be used in ways that did little or nothing to help the poor, with two nonprofit groups instead using the money on lobbyists, football tickets, religious concerts and fitness programs for… Read.

• Monday Morning Rundown: Bailout Payoffs, Pollution for Profit, Seizure of PPE, Elimination of Over-Sight

  May 17, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Capitalism, Corporate Crime, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Environment, FEMA, Government, Graft, Greed and Corruption, Law, Law and Justic

  SUNDAY 17 MAY 2020: Morning Rundown: Pollution for Profit https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/climate/trump-drinking-water-perchlorate.html A new E.P.A. policy would revoke a 2011 finding that the chemical perchlorate should be regulated. This is a toxic chemical that contaminates water and has been linked to fetal and infant brain damage. This policy defies a court order that required the agency to… Read.

• The Brunswick News and the Arbery Killing

  May 14, 2020

  Ahmaud Arbery, Capitalism, District Attorney, Freedom of the Press, Georgia, Glynn County Georgia, Government, Justice, Law, Press and Democracy, Reporters, Southern Justice

  Video of protest about the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. This is a letter to the editor that appeared in the Brunswick News (5/14/20).  It needs to be pointed out, however, that the Brunswick News is consistently filled with right-wing material and right-wing political commentary from syndicated columnists.  The editorial page regularly includes an article by… Read.

• “Nothing will change.” Joe Biden

  May 11, 2020

  American exceptionalism, Capitalism, Christo-Fascist authoritarian state, Coronavirus, CORPORATE MEDIA, Corrupt Governmen, Democracy, Democratic Elite, Democratic Party, Economy, Freedom of the Press, Joe Biden, media, Supreme Court, Trump

  Well, it seems that advisors around the White House were not able to keep Trump from having the disgusting and embarrassing pressers every day.  He was out there again reading meaningless statistics, not wearing a mask, and becoming incensed when reporters asked him innocuous questions. I have come to despise that sing-song voice he uses… Read.

• Coronavirus Scams:

  May 10, 2020

  American exceptionalism, Capitalism, CDC, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Scams, Corporate Crime, Corrupt Governmen, Cult, Uncategorized

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