Deep Dives
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The Deep State Of Denial About…
The real story of Trump's oil-soaked, Kushner-catalyzed presidency is its “business-as-usual” continuity with the Empire of Oil and its fawning…
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We Are Not Alone
Space. They say it’s the final frontier. And they’ve probably been saying it for a long, long time. According to…
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Mother Nature’s Invisible Hand Strikes Back
Is the hydrocarbon economy too big to fail? If the woefully inadequate outcome of the Paris climate conference is any indication,…
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Two Decades Of Madness
Two decades of war. Two decades of profiteering. Two decades of killing innocent bystanders. Two decades of surveillance. Two decades of detention and too many years of torture, undue process and profiling. Two decades of hyper-patriotism. Two decades of militarism, unrepentant Exceptionalism and religious righteousness. Two decades of lies, deceit and self-delusion. Two decades of…
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The Empire Relents At Bagram
Today the US Military abandoned perhaps the most strategically located air base the United States has ever controlled. More than Guam or Diego Garcia or Al Udeid, the capture of Bagram gave the Pentagon the strategic high ground in the center of Asia and, therefore, unprecedented offensive strike capabilities. With Iran and the Middle East…
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The GOP’s Unemployment Freakout & Supply Side Economics
The GOP freakout about the supposed pressure COVID-related spending is putting on the job market is, of course, telling. In fact, the last COVID relief package is turning into a sorta reverse-engineered “proof of concept” that’s demonstrating once and for all (as if we need more evidence) that the wealth-hoarding system of Supply Side economics…
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Why You Should Feel Uneasy
It’s hard to rest assured. And that unease stems in no small part from the fact that it’s almost impossible to ascertain Trump’s true motivation … at least, not with any certainty. Is this just about a sadly insecure narcissist who cannot accept defeat? Are the sycophants and lawyers just placating his fragile ego? Are…
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Trump’s Failed Attempt to Body-Slam COVID
On this final day before the American people render their final judgment, I am struck by how “normal” the race has been since Trump left Walter Reed. “Normal” is, of course, relative. It is 2020, after all. But the insane newscycles that dominated the weeks before Trump tested positive were rather quickly switched out by…