CHRISTIAN PARENTI—Trump described his foreign policy as “America First,” thus tapping into a more-than-century-long strain of American isolationism, or conservative anti-war sentiment. But his attacks on American empire were not ideologically coherent. He hated NATO but he loved Israel. He increased pressure in Cuba, but did the opposite with North Korea. He increased the military budget even as he attempted to withdraw troops all over the planet. His reasoning, when given, was crassly transactional.
FALSE DEMOCRACY
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CAITLIN JOHNSTONE—Losing an election costs Democratic party leaders nothing; all the career politicians and political operatives at the top keep their careers either way. From their point of view this is just a cushy job with sweet benefits, and they keep those win or lose. And obviously Biden himself doesn’t care; he’ll have a comfortable retirement regardless of the outcome in November, and on some level he’s surely aware that it’s nuts for a dementia patient to be in the White House anyway.
If the Democrats cared about getting your vote they’d be trying hard to earn it. They’re not trying because they don’t care.
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Nikki wins DC! Germany blames Putin, Russia hybrid attack. New $66B Ukraine package. SU-34 receipts
8 minutes readEDITOR—Nikki wins DC! Germany blames Putin, Russia hybrid attack. New $66B Ukraine package. SU-34 receipts. Alex conducts an in-depth exploration of US politics (Nikki Haley’s surprising but meaningless win in DC; the US political class gyrations around the latest 60+ billion package for Ukraine, and the new European developments, including Germany’s underhanded plans to attack the Kerch bridge in Crimea, supply long-range Taurus missiles, and similar measures, as well as Macron’s ludicrous proposal for a NATO open intervention in Ukraine, signifying WW3; and much more as the collective West struggles with a formula to avoid the embarrassment of a clear defeat at Putin’s hands.
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Nick Cruse schools Cornel West & Briahna Joy Gray over Navalny and other CIA talking points
by Nick Cruse25 Mins readNICK CRUSE—A masterful deconstruction of Cornel West’s numerous deviations from the radical, anti-imperialist path to please the capitalist establishment. We really got under Cornel West’s skin Tonight I’m going to take his doctorate away after destroying all his horrific arguments that even made the entirety of Bad Faith commentators to turn on him.
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EDITOR—Garland and Joti Brar unmask the largely hidden face of the ruling elite, a tiny, obscenely rich segment of humanity that uses a “Mandarin class” (corporate execs, politicians, military figures, media flunkies, etc.) to run the world for them.