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Tag Archives: Progressives
On Ukraine, ‘progressive’ proxy warriors spell disaster
By Aaron Maté Source: Aaron Maté Substack The unanimous vote by progressive lawmakers for the $40 billion Ukraine funding bill has been followed by a near-unanimous refusal to defend it. To date, no member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus – … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, NATO, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged bernie sanders, Biden Administration, Cori Bush, Deep State, Democrats, Derek Chollet, empire, geopolitics, imperialism, Matt Duss, Max Blumenthal, NATO, Progressives, propaganda, Russia, The Grayzone, Ukraine, war
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Expect Increased Smearing Of Progressives As Russian Assets
By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com After WikiLeaks documents provided irrefutable evidence that the Democratic National Committee had violated its charter by rigging its primary for Hillary Clinton against Bernie Sanders, what should have happened is this: The DNC apologizing profusely … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, CIA, conditioning, Conspiracy, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dirty Politics, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged black ops, CIA, corporate media, DNC, Election 2016, Election 2020, Fake News, leftists, politics, Progressives, propaganda, Psy-ops, Russia, RussiaGate, social control
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NYT: Don’t Be Progressive, Be a ‘Liberal’
By Jim Naureckas Source: FAIR A New York Times op-ed by political scientist (and former Bob Kerrey aide) Greg Weiner (7/13/18) may well be the New York Times–iest op-ed ever. Its ostensible subject is why Democrats should call themselves “liberals” … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, conditioning, corporate news, culture, Financial Crisis, History, media, Media Literacy, news, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society
Tagged Cold War, Conservatives, corporate news, Democrats, Great Society, Greg Weiner, Liberals, Lyndon Johnson, Mainstream Media, media, New York Times, NYT, Poverty, Progressives, Redbaiting, Russia
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Why Do “Progressives” Like War?
By Philip Giraldi Source: Unz Review Liberals are supposed to be antiwar, right? I went to college in the 1960s, when students nationwide were rising up in opposition to the Vietnam War. I was a Young Republican back then and … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, History, Militarization, Neocons, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Cold War, Conservatives, David Ignatius, Democrats, Donald Trump, empire, geopolitics, Hillary Clinton, Iran, iraq, John McCain, Liberals, National Security State, Neocons, Obama, Progressives, rachel maddow, Russia, Russophobia, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, war, WW3
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Who Lost: A Biased Media, Pundits, Pollsters, Political Parties, Warmongers, the Corporatocracy, Pay-to-Play Grifters, Neoliberals
Editor’s Note: While the parties mentioned may have lost in the short run, it’s likely they’ll soon regroup for future assaults on humanity and the planet. By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Fake Progressives are perfectly fine with … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, corporate news, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, Dystopia, Election Fraud, media, Neoliberalism, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged corporate media, corporate news, corporatocracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Fake Progressives, Hillary Clinton, Mainstream News, Neoliberals, Oligarchy, Pay to Play, Plutocracy, Political Parties, Polls, Presidential election, Progressives, Pundits, Republicans, war, war profiteers
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