FRANK SCOTT—While the evidence of breakdown is global, the source of the political economic power that has brought it about is regionally western and specifically American, though certainly not uniquely so as newer entrants into the capitalist market madness are part of the problem, though not nearly as menacing as the originals.
January 25, 2018
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JOHN W. WHITEHEAD—the U.S. government has recently introduced measures allowing police and other law enforcement officials to stop individuals (citizens and noncitizens alike), demand they identify themselves, and subject them to patdowns, warrantless searches, and interrogations.
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Women’s March on the Pentagon? An Interview with Cindy Sheehan
16 minutes readANN GARRISON—CINDY SHEEHAN—”Considering that Rachel Maddow and the rest of the corporate media are tools of the Pentagon, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did start shrieking about “Kremlin tools” organizing a march on the Pentagon. Of course these days everything’s Russia’s fault, and I’m sure that the midterm elections in November of this year will create a lot of liberal push back against this march on the Pentagon. Unlike the previous Climate Marches and Women’s Marches, the Women’s March on the Pentagon will not be a Get-Out-the-Vote Rally for the Democrat half of the war party…”
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DISPATCHES—America’s rotten Syria policy now risks war with its own NATO ally Turkey
14 minutes readWashington also stands to gain a new enemy in the betrayed Kurdish fighters along…
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STEPHEN LENDMAN—Russiagate is a colossal scam. There’s plenty about Trump to criticize. Nothing suggests illegal or improper behavior between him, his campaign team and Russia. No Russian election hacking occurred.
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