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President Trump and Israel have clearly bitten off more than they can chew. There’s a real possibility of losing this war. America is blowing up schoolchildren. Formerly stalwart allies are refusing to help. It’s barely started and this war is a total disaster… unprovoked, illegal, unnecessary. Donald Trump has brought shame to this great nation.
President Trump's war with Iran supports the Greater Israel vision of territorial expansion
The reality is that some people are too powerful for our justice system to touch. It shouldn’t be possible for anyone to escape justice - especially because of wealth. Again, randomness could help solve this…
The Epstein files are proof that America's two-tier justice system must be dismantled
If history is any guide the end of this period of oligarchy will likely lead to a more democratic period. Democracy, true democracy is people power. Rule by many. When the people decide things that matter, about their economy, about their workplace, about going to war, that’s democracy. You can’t have owners and have that. #history #democracy #oligarchy #hope
Believe it or not we are moving towards democracy, not away from it right now… what we can learn from ancient historian Polybius
There are actually scientific reasons to feel hope right now, despite also feeling completely overwhelmed by the state of the world. This post by Barry’s Economics explains why… loved this from start to finish:
TikTok wouldn’t let me repost this from last year… probably because it clearly describes why communism won in China. It was a simple policy change: Ditch the landlords. See what TikTok’s new owners would prefer you didn’t…
A simple framework for understanding the Chinese Communist Revolution... they won because they got rid of landlords
Why did the “worst of the worst,” once locked away in Alcatraz prison get a better deal from the US government than the American working class?
Michael Parenti was a public intellectual, an iconoclast, antiauthoritarian, a brilliant writer and thinker, a dazzlingly articulate and passionate public speaker, and personal hero.
Remembering iconoclast antiauthoritarian historian Michael Parenti and some of his greatest books
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