Assange Gives Evidence In Spanish Case Against Security Contractor By Thomas Scripps December 23, 2019 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was brought from Belmarsh Prison yesterday to appear in person at Westminster Magistrates Court and provide video-link witness testimony in the…
Civil, Class, Military, Political, Poverty, Privacy, Propaganda, Security, Spying, Surveillance, Technology, War, War Crimes
Orwell’s 1984 Revisited
George Orwell’s ‘1984’ revisited: What Oceania and Israel have in common For George Orwell, the appalling picture of the future starkly depicted in ‘1984’ was not some imaginative exercise. ‘Don’t let it happen. It depends on you,’ he warned By…
capitalism, Elections, Executive Branch, Fake News, Media, National Security, Political, Propaganda, Un-Constitutional
Giuliani Banging The Trump Drum, But For Whom?
Franklin Foer Staff writer for The Atlantic Rudy Giuliani Is Living the Dream Don’t let his butt-dials distract from his cunning. It can sometimes seem as if Donald Trump has outsourced the defense of his presidency to an erratic buffoon. Rudy…
American Empire, Executive Branch, Foreign Policy, Media, Military, National Security, Political, Propaganda, Security, Spying, Surveillance, Un-Constitutional, Wall Street, War
Impeach The Government—-Not Just Trump
Impeach the Government: Rogue Agencies Have Been Abusing Their Powers for Decades By John W. Whitehead “When a man unprincipled in private life[,] desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper . . . despotic in his ordinary demeanour —…
U.S. An Oligarchy More Than A Democracy
Princeton Study: The U.S. Is Not ‘Losing’ Its Democracy, It’s Already Long Gone By Richard Enos The Facts: – A Princeton University study found that the United States operates much more as an Oligarchy than as a Democracy. Reflect On:…
capitalism, Climate Change, Economy, Environmental, Fake News, Media, National Security, Political, Propaganda, Science, Security, Technology, Wall Street, War
How To Save The Planet & Ourselves
How To Save The Planet & Ourselves By Chris Hedges November 18, 2019 If you read only one book this year, it should be Roger Hallam’s “Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown…
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Trump Just Might Be The Catalyst
Why Aren’t Americans Rising Up Like We Are Seeing Across the Planet? By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies November 16, 2019 The waves of protests breaking out in country after country around the world beg the question: Why…
Death By Oligarchy
Death by Oligarchy By Chris Hedges November 11, 2019 Oligarchs are blinded by hubris, wealth and power. Their cloying sense of entitlement sees them outraged by even the most tepid reforms or mildest of criticisms. They lack empathy and compassion,…
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Endless War
America’s Endless Wars: From A West Pointer Fri, 11/08/2019 – 21:45 Authored by US Army Major Danny Sjursen (ret.) Patches, pins, medals, and badges are the visible signs of an exclusive military culture, a silent language by which soldiers and officers…
U.S. Underwrites Israel While Americans Suffer
US underwrites Israel’s economy, while Americans suffer While sending tens of billions in aid to Israel, the US watches its own citizens struggle to access healthcare and education By Morgan Strong November 04, 2019 Israel is around the same size…