Capitalism, Fascism, and the First American Dictatorship

By Jeremy Cloward “Neither blindness nor ignorance corrupts people and governments. They soon realize where the path they have taken is leading them…Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it.” – German historian Leopold vo…

https://murica.website/2025/07/capitalism-fascism-and-the-first-american-dictatorship/

Capitalism, Fascism, and the First American Dictatorship – The USA Potato

Retail theft was actually down and organized theft did not increase. But the real agenda was to increase punishment for shoplifting.
"The truth is that, although organized retail theft exists, it is not the pervasive national crisis that retail executives claim it to be. Addressing it does not demand the dramatic spikes in policing and prosecution they are calling for. But what happens if the supposed solutions to retail theft pushed by politicians and retail executives—draconian punishment, far out of proportion to the behavior in question—are implemented? Research shows the increasing of sentences as a “deterrent” does not actually reduce crime— a finding backed time and again."
#RetailTheft #Capitalism #CrimePunishment #MSMLies
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‘We Know What Keeps Us Safe: People Need Care and Not Punishment’

"What invest/divest demands is the investing in mental health support, the investing in first responders who actually know what to do in a crisis,"

https://fair.org/home/we-know-what-keeps-us-safe-people-need-care-and-not-punishment/

#BlackLivesMatter #CrimePunishment #Police

‘”Material Support” in the Form of Speech Could Be Criminalized’

"There's a question of who gets on the list.... It's not something that you or I can say anything about or influence."

https://fair.org/home/material-support-in-the-form-of-speech-could-be-criminalized/

#CrimePunishment #IsraelPalestine #Law #Terrorism

'"Material Support" in the Form of Speech Can Be Criminalized' - FAIR

"There's a question of who gets on the list.... It's not something that you or I can say anything about or influence."

FAIR

US Media Suppressed Their Government’s Role in Ousting Brazil’s Government

US journalists remained silent about their government's role in removing Brazil’s front-running presidential candidate in the 2018 elections. 

https://fair.org/home/us-media-suppressed-their-governments-role-in-ousting-brazils-government/

#Brazil #CrimePunishment

US Media Suppressed Their Government's Role in Ousting Brazil's Government - FAIR

US journalists remained silent about their government's role in removing Brazil’s front-running presidential candidate in the 2018 elections. 

FAIR

‘Wage Theft Is Built Into the Business Models of Many Industries’

"In some sectors and industries, it's more likely for you to be a victim of wage theft than to be paid your full wage."

https://fair.org/home/wage-theft-is-built-into-the-business-models-of-many-industries/

#CrimePunishment #Immigration #Labor

‘Wage Theft Is Built Into the Business Models of Many Industries’

"In some sectors and industries, it's more likely for you to be a victim of wage theft than to be paid your full wage."

FAIR

Rodrigo Camarena on Wage Theft

Corporate media tell us to be mad at the rando taking toilet paper from Walgreens, but not the executive who’s skimming your paycheck.

https://fair.org/home/rodrigo-camarena-on-wage-theft/

#CrimePunishment #Labor

Rodrigo Camarena on Wage Theft - FAIR

Corporate media tell us to be mad at the rando taking toilet paper from Walgreens, but not the executive who’s skimming your paycheck.

FAIR

Why Are Michael Lewis—and 60 Minutes—Hyping SBF?

Acclaimed business writer Michael Lewis took to CBS’s 60 Minutes to tell the world that Sam Bankman-Fried was simply misunderstood.

https://fair.org/home/why-are-michael-lewis-and-60-minutes-hyping-sbf/

#60Minutes #CBS #CrimePunishment #Finance

Stephen Zunes on Menendez Indictment

The story is mostly about the political fortunes of an individual; the huge numbers of less powerful people impacted are, at best, backdrop.

https://fair.org/home/stephen-zunes-on-menendez-indictment/

#CrimePunishment #DemocraticParty #Politicians

Stephen Zunes on Menendez Indictment - FAIR

The story is mostly about the political fortunes of an individual; the huge numbers of less powerful people impacted are, at best, backdrop.

FAIR
2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #CrimePunishment #Science

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