PHIL ROCKSTROH—The emotional and physical pain, anxiety, and depression inflicted by the trauma inherent to a system sustained by perpetual exploitation has proven to be too much for a sizeable number of human beings to endure thus their need to self-medicate. The root of addiction is trauma. The soul of the nation is a casualty of war.
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Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” -- acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump -- a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
Many of those who are in the workforce know that they’re living on a tightrope with no safety net below, one job loss from losing everything, with no way back up. The US regards the poor as something less than human, therefore not qualified for the most basic human rights (UN’s UDHR) of food and shelter. The rent comes due. We simply don’t have jobs for all, after years of shipping out millions of US jobs (over 5 million manufacturing jobs alone since 2000). Once you no longer have a home address, phone, etc., you’re out. You can’t get a… Read more »