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Progressive Commentary Hour 12.04.19
Abby Martin and Chris Hedges discuss the bipartisan road from neoliberalism to fascism. Also, Catherine Austin Fitts on the missing trillions and what we can do to reclaim it.
The Jimmy Dore Show 12.03.19
Project Censored 12.03.19
Mickey Huff and guests examine how Facebook, Twitter and Google are working to hide,
“deplatform” or otherwise undermine news and opinions critical of US government policies, and thus reestablish the dominance of establishment-friendly corporate media
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When the state is unjust, citizens may use justifiable violence
By Jason Brennan Source: aeon If you see police choking someone to death – such as Eric Garner, the 43-year-old black horticulturalist wrestled down on the streets of New York City in 2014 – you might choose to pepper-spray them … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anarchism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, culture, Law, Philosophy, police state, Revolution, Social Control, society, State Crime
Tagged active self-defense, Authority, civil disobedience, Eric Garner, Ethics, Government, Injustice, law, Philosophy, police state, Police Violence, racism, Social Change, When All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice
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Our Protected, Predatory Oligarchy: Dirty Secrets, Dirty Lies
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds If you want to understand why the status quo is unraveling, start by examining the feudal structure of our society, politics and economy. The revelations coming to light about Hollywood Oligarch Harvey … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, Conspiracy, Corporate Crime, corporate news, Corruption, culture, Empire, History, Inequality, Law, media, news, propaganda, Social Control, society, Sociology, State Crime, Whistleblowers
Tagged Bill Clinton, Corruption, Daniel Ellsberg, Establishment, George Orwell, Harvey Weinstein, hollywood, Injustice, Oligarchs, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Power Elites, propaganda, Serfs, Status Quo
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Power Corrupts: A Culture of Compliance Breeds Despots and Predators
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”― Frank Herbert Power corrupts. Worse, as 19th-century historian … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, divide and conquer, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, History, Inequality, Law, media, Philosophy, police state, Social Control, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Bill Clinton, Corruption, Frank Herbert, Government, greed, Harvey Weinstein, hollywood, Injustice, National Security Agency, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, police state, Police Violence, Power, Power Elites, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, tyranny, USA Liberty Act
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