American color-blind liberalism depends on a less messy history, one with the moral clarity that is useful to deny the inherently racist nature of American government and society. President Trump, in his crazed blustering, in his ignorant attempt to findREAD ON
America’s Recruitment of Nazis–Then and Now (Repost)
THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY CROSSPOSTED WITH COUNTERPUNCH, SITE OF FIRST ITERATION (August, 2014) The Vlasov Army has frequently been portrayed in the West since the war as the most noble and idealistic of the Nazis’ émigré legions. . . InREAD ON
The Agony of ‘Regime Change’ Refugees
An even broader issue is that of development, as economic conditions are once again overtaking political unrest as the main driver of migration. There has been talk recently of a European Plan for Africa, to spur economic development and removeREAD ON
Pepe Escobar – Is North Korea showing the Emperor is naked?
Assuming these secret negotiations bear fruit, the consequences will be nothing short of cataclysmic; “The European and Asian security systems of the United States may be about to collapse due to the turmoil in Washington which is unhinging all ofREAD ON
Barbarian Left
The barbarian left has endured the civilized left long enough. The compromises of opportunist German Social Democrats in the early 1900s played no small part in what led to Red Rosa’s execution and the rise of the Third Reich. The complacentREAD ON
Donald Trump and America’s Moral Crises (Annotated)
Donald Trump is widely acknowledged to have the temperament of an arrogant schoolyard bully with the attitude of a “know-it-all” teen-ager who has no self-awareness that he is factually ignorant of many of the things one would expect ofREAD ON
Our Fight Against Fascism
Liberals have their work cut out for them if they expect to right the ship of American democracy simply by writing lukewarm editorials about “the American idea” and babyishly debating whether it is “OK” to punch Nazis in the face.READ ON
If You Fire a Fascist, You’re a Fascist
For many others, though, the answer is “no, I can’t afford free speech.” The upsides of free expression are intangible while the downside risks are terrifyingly brutal. A 2016 Harris poll found that 33% of U.S. employees are afraid toREAD ON
Charlottesville: Outrage, Hypocrisy & Obama’s Betrayal
Addendum While it may be tempting to dismiss 500 knuckle-dragging racists marching through Charlottesville waving Confederate flags as unrepresentative of a nation that takes pride in values of tolerance and racial equality, it would be wrong. Those who tookREAD ON