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Europe Is Not a State; That Is Why It Is at War With Russia
The euro’s problem is that the European Union is not a state — and war is the fastest way to become one.
Read more...More Trump Jackbootery? Body Camera Video Betrays DHS Account of Chicago Border Patrol Shooting, Attorney Says
More evidence of Trump law enforcement officials using unwarranted violence, here shooting, against protestors.
Read more...Even Palantir Says It Wants Nothing to Do With UK’s Proposed Digital Identity System
When Silicon Valley’s darkest company is warning about the dangers of the UK’s proposed digital identity system, something may be amiss.
Read more...What Do Trump Administration’s Threats on “Anti-Capitalism” Terrorism and RICO Mean for Organized Labor?
If the administration continues to expand guest worker programs and makes good on anti-capitalism pre-crime threats, who there by any union workers left for planned general strike on May Day of 2028?
Read more...What Does All the Justice Department Sleaze Mean for Your Rental Housing Costs?
The Biden DOJ closed a price- and wage-fixing loophole from the days of Clinton. Is Trump about to reopen it?
Read more...War on Labor Accelerates: Administration Predictably Embraces Guest Workers and “Anti-Capitalism” Is Labeled Terrorism
A look at who is being deported and who is being ushered in shows that what’s happening is a trading out of people for exploitable workers. And fighting back just got harder with Trump’s new security directive.
Read more...Charlie Kirk and the Making of an AI-Generated Martyr
In the US, death and mythmaking are useful tools weilded to dictate the terms of public life.
Read more...From Al-Qaeda to Antifa: “Phantom Terror” Turned Inward and the Rise of a New State
Politics begins by naming an enemy; the state depends on it. Calling Antifa “terrorist” could be the tool to redefine both politics and power
Read more...U.S. Military Leaders Plan to Use the Killing of Charlie Kirk to Boost Recruitment. Will It Work?
The armed forces face much bigger problems than can be solved by a useful martyr and a catchy slogan.
Read more...Trump UK State Visit Demonstrates That the Power Elite Has Drawn Up the Drawbridge Over Safety Fears
The handling of Trump’s UK state visit confirms elite insecurity and safety fears. Like many Trump and UK/EU moves, crackdowns may backfire
Read more...“Inflaming Tensions, Trump Threatens Political Left With Retribution Over Killing of Charlie Kirk”
Conservatives are baying for ritual sacrificies on the “radical left” over the murder of Charlie Kirk. How far will the blood lust go?
Read more...Is Europe Preparing for War Against Russia or Against Own Populations?
Population control toys aren’t all that useful on the Eurasian Steppe.
Read more...Hubert Horan: Can Airlines Get Passengers to Accept AI-Driven Personalized/Surveillance Pricing?
Delta has fevered dreams of AI-engineered individual pricing to boost revenues. But would this work in practice?
Read more...Cruel Executive Order on Homelessness Is Also Ineffective Policy—Unless Goal Is to Discipline Workers and Boost Prison Industry
Blaming homelessness on mental illness and drug addiction deflects attention away from true culprit of American rapaciousness.
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