Nick Turse: The Special Ops Fallacy – Throwing Elite Resources at “Winless Wars”
The US is enamored with special ops as a magic bullet in America’s many “interventions”. There’s a big gap between enthusiasm and results.
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Mass Incarceration’s Dangerous New Equilibrium
On the shameful origins of and incentives behind mass incarceration.
Read more...It’s Not (Just) the Working Class. It’s the Service Class
Why the way for Democrats to regain political power is to target the service class…assuming they can bring themselves to do that.
Read more...Trump-Style Policies Will Deepen the “American Carnage”
An in-depth look at Trump’s economic plans shows they would enrich the 1% and hurt the “forgotten people” he promised to help.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Finding the Greater Fool — The Elite Logic Behind “Going Over the Climate Cliff”
How the Secena Effect explains climate change apathy among the elite.
Read more...New York City Mortgage Delinquencies “Elevated”: What’s the Likely Real Cause?
Why high levels of mortgage delinquencies in the New York City area are a symptom of still-unresolved mortgage abuses.
Read more...Trump Cuba Policy Reversal: More Sound and Fury, Signifying…. No Mucho
Trump’s latest policy change announced to distinguish him from his predecessor– regarding Cuba- signifies thus far, no mucho.
Read more...David Sirota: The Role of Journalism in the Age of Trump
Skewers virtue-signalling of much “resistance” to Trump and discusses holding Democrats accountable while Republicans are in power.
Read more...What the Romans Did for Us: On the Age-Old Art of Propaganda
On propaganda’s ancient roots and how much modern practice resembles the Roman playbook.
Read more...George Washington: Special Prosecutor Mueller Is a Political Hack
Robert Mueller epitomizes what is wrong with the Washington establishment.
Read more...Obamacare “Reform” May Be Going Pear-Shaped in the Senate
Senate Republicans opted for radical secrecy in trying to craft Obamacare reform. They may just be hiding how serious their divisions are.
Read more...The Tragedy of ‘Mountain Dew Mouth’ and the U.S.’s Insane Approach to Dental Care
Lack of dental care weighs as heavily on the poor, particularly the rural poor, as access to what we usually define as “medical” care.
Read more...Lee Camp: How to Write Propaganda for the NY Times – As Demonstrated in an Article About Me
Lee Camp dissects a New York Times hatchet job that manages the difficult feat of having almost nothing accurate in it save Camp’s name.
Read more...Trump Administration Welshes on “Repeal Dodd Frank” Promise, Does Not Back Key Elements of House Bill; Seeks to Give Banks Lots of Other Goodies
Banks are champing at the bit to get Dodd Frank “reform,” when for many, the changes will actually increase their costs.
Read more...Nina Turner: Wall St. Democrats vs. Working Class Democrats
A wide-ranging discussion with Nina Turner from the People’s Summit in Chicago.
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