John W. WHITEHEAD “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people […]
by Tyler Durden Former British spy Christopher Steele made a stunning admission during an October 11, 2016 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kathleen Kavalec, just 10 days before the FBI used his now-discredited dossier to justify […]
by cmartenson In the song Sixteen Tons by Merle Travis (and made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford), the idea of the ‘company store’ referred to a system of debt bondage that effectively trapped workers within an unfair […]
by Tyler Durden Authored by Patrick Buchanan via The Unz Review, “Who would be free themselves must strike the blow… By their right arms the conquest must be wrought.” So wrote Lord Byron of Greece’s […]
[this article was written for the Unz Review] The Empire has suffered painful defeats in Afghanistan and Iraq, but one has to admit that these are “tough” countries to crack. The Empire also appears to have […]
PHILIP M. GIRALDI It is depressing to observe how the United States of America has become the evil empire. Having served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and in the Central Intelligence […]
TOM LUONGO Brexit has been a fascinating thing to watch. Despite all of the twists and turns, the incomprehensible motions, legal maneuvers and behavior of Prime Minister Theresa “I Surrender” May, for me there’s been […]
Rebecca Gordon [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Parts of today’s chilling piece by Rebecca Gordon on the Trump administration’s wholesale rejection of the International Criminal Court were adapted from her (sadly) all-too-relevant book, American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials […]
France to deploy troops to maintain security during planned weekend protests – Macron 20 Mar, 2019 Soldiers will be deployed across France to help maintain security during this weekend’s planned Yellow Vest protests, President Emmanuel […]
Charles Hugh Smith Once again profound social and economic forces are changing the nation in ways that are difficult to understand in real time. The American Revolution arose not from politics but from rapid social […]
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