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Editorial: Murder in My Name
Eight years ago, I heard what sounded like a car backfiring. About a minute later, there was a knock on my door. I was half-asleep, got out of bed without throwing on anything but boxers and ran...
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May The Fares Be With You!
Like many of you, I’m still trying to find my way in 2016. The stock market is running scared. (Thanks, China.) Trump is headed for the GOP nomination. Gun show sales are skyrocketing. North Korea is...
View ArticleA Gonzo toast to David Bowie
I awoke to the news that a comrade’s father had died. Amidst the well wishes and thoughts on mortality my wife informed David Bowie had passed as well. Such a day where death surrounds you calls for a...
View ArticleCitiGroup: The End of Pax Americana, With No Replacement in Sight
Just a few days ago, CitiGroup released a new report that reads like an alarm klaxton sounding the end of the current geopolitical world order, with nothing but chaos to follow. The post CitiGroup: The...
View ArticleBLM Isn’t All Bad, “Quiet Recreation” Boosts Local Economies
In a study by ECONorthwest, data from BLM visits in 12 states was compared with spending in local areas to find how much recreational visits on BLM land has boosted local and regional economies. The...
View ArticleMarxism 101: How Capitalism is Killing Itself with Dr. Richard Wolff
Despite a concerted effort by the U.S. Empire to snuff out the ideology, a 2016 poll found young Americans have a much more favorable view of socialism than capitalism. The post Marxism 101: How...
View ArticlePresident Rafael Correa on Empire, the Environment & Trump vs. Clinton
After touring Chevron’s oil pollution in the Ecuadorean Amazon, Abby Martin sits down for an exclusive interview with Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, about the legal battle against the corporation...
View Articlethe Art of A. FIORILLO – The Odyssey of the Forces of Death .
We know virtually nothing about this artist, A. FIORILLO. Urban legend has it that the artist, who was obviously engaged in art making as a form of social activism, lived in Manhattan in the 1960's...
View ArticleJob Creators: Can They Be Stopped?
The nights grow chill, the shades of autumn peek through the greenery. As November approaches, 'tis the season for dweebs to come out of the woodwork, threatening to create jobs. The post Job Creators:...
View ArticleCapitalism and Happiness: Who’s Having Fun?
Capitalism as we know it in the modern world is based on the assumption that there must be infinite growth, which on a finite planet means total consumption, total exhaustion of all resources that can...
View ArticleRight, Left and Beyond: Part Two
The other day I wrote on the value of swinging Left in modern politics. In doing so I took some liberties with generalization and exaggeration in order to demonstrate a point I believe... The post...
View ArticleWhy It’s More Expensive To Be Poor
It defies logic, right? That the poor would pay more for basic life items, essentially ensuring that they stay in the cycle of poverty forever. But people can forget that if you... The post Why It’s...
View ArticleAt Last: 95 Theses for the Church of Technology
A few people are finally coming to terms with the startling notion that maybe, just maybe, the laws of the universe do not assert that technological innovation must always evolve on an... The post At...
View ArticleMAD BOMBERS! A 21st Century Thought Experiment
Take a look at these two men. One was a distinguished professor and a prolific (if not entirely nuanced) writer. The other was a mad bomber who won the Nobel Peace Prize.... The post MAD BOMBERS! A...
View ArticleAmazon as a Planned Economy
All corporations are creepy, but Amazon is uniquely so. Perhaps its the Borg-like inevitability with which it converts your friends and family into excessively loyal Prime subscribers, or the Brave New...
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