Top Ten Signs the US Is the Most Corrupt Nation in the World

Don’t tell the global South how corrupt they are for taking a few petty bribes. Americans are not seen as corrupt because we only deal in the big denominations. Steal $2 trillion and you aren’t corrupt, you’re respectable.

Juan Cole
بواسطة Juan Cole
Top Ten Signs the US Is the Most Corrupt Nation in the World

Don’t tell the global South how corrupt they are for taking a few petty bribes. Americans are not seen as corrupt because we only deal in the big denominations. Steal $2 trillion and you aren’t corrupt, you’re respectable.

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Trump Infrastructure Plan and Inequality: A Culture’s Road Ahead

Trump’s stingy infrastructure plan will merely deepen decay-promoting austerity policies by further shifting the responsibility for road and bridge repair from the federal government to the profit-driven private sector, and already-strapped state and local jurisdictions.

Jon Jeter
بواسطة Jon Jeter
Trump Infrastructure Plan and Inequality: A Culture’s Road Ahead

Trump’s stingy infrastructure plan will merely deepen decay-promoting austerity policies by further shifting the responsibility for road and bridge repair from the federal government to the profit-driven private sector, and already-strapped state and local jurisdictions.

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Normalizing Guns: Trump and the NRA See Opportunity in Tragedy

It’s been lurking around for awhile now — this peculiar calculus that the more people who are shot, the more guns we need. It’s a great business model if you’re in the business of guns, or if your re-election depends on the outfits and people who are in the business of guns.

Jonathan D. Simon
بواسطة Jonathan D. Simon
Normalizing Guns: Trump and the NRA See Opportunity in Tragedy

It’s been lurking around for awhile now — this peculiar calculus that the more people who are shot, the more guns we need. It’s a great business model if you’re in the business of guns, or if your re-election depends on the outfits and people who are in the business of guns.

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‘Mother Jones’ Senior Reporter Asks Medium To Silence Antiwar Leftists

In a corporatist system of government, where corporate power is not separated in any meaningful way from government power, corporate censorship is government censorship. 

Caitlin Johnstone
بواسطة Caitlin Johnstone
‘Mother Jones’ Senior Reporter Asks Medium To Silence Antiwar Leftists

In a corporatist system of government, where corporate power is not separated in any meaningful way from government power, corporate censorship is government censorship. 

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For Some Reason, Being White Still Matters in America

Since the nation’s founding four centuries ago, racial identity has played a key role in the country’s social, moral and political orders — especially what it means to be “white.” 

David Rosen
بواسطة David Rosen
For Some Reason, Being White Still Matters in America

Since the nation’s founding four centuries ago, racial identity has played a key role in the country’s social, moral and political orders — especially what it means to be “white.” 

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Something For Everyone: Mueller Indictment a Boon for Partisan Status Quo

The bipartisan support Mueller’s appointment received is even more telling given that he is the definition of a Washington insider. The power elites across the political spectrum seemed to trust him to, above all, protect their position at the head of the table.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Something For Everyone: Mueller Indictment a Boon for Partisan Status Quo

The bipartisan support Mueller’s appointment received is even more telling given that he is the definition of a Washington insider. The power elites across the political spectrum seemed to trust him to, above all, protect their position at the head of the table.

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What Does Nikolas Cruz Have in Common With Other Mass Shooters? Ties to the Military

A mounting number of mass shooters have ties to the military, including Nikolas Cruz, who was a member of his school’s military prep organization, the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.

Carey Wedler
بواسطة Carey Wedler
What Does Nikolas Cruz Have in Common With Other Mass Shooters? Ties to the Military

A mounting number of mass shooters have ties to the military, including Nikolas Cruz, who was a member of his school’s military prep organization, the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.

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