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The Over-Criminalization of American Life

by Charles Hugh Smith | Jun 27, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice

The over-criminalization of America has undermined justice, the rule of law and legal egalitarianism. While the corporate media devotes itself to sports, entertainment, dining out and the latest political kerfuffle, America has become the Over-Criminalization Capital...

Massive Corporate Consolidation of Local Media Underway

by James Holbrooks | May 13, 2017 | Blog

In a deal that will allow one broadcasting company to reach 72 percent of U.S. households, it was reported this week that Sinclair Broadcast Group is buying Tribune Media for nearly $4 billion. Such a move wouldn’t have been possible a few weeks back, but...

New York Times Goes to Propaganda War Against Chinese Propaganda

by James Holbrooks | May 12, 2017 | Blog

On Wednesday, the New York Times ran what can only be described as a hit piece on China. The writer, Carlos Tejada, points to videos released by China’s state media that target children. The subject of the videos? The Belt and Road Initiative, China’s ambitious...

OK Google, Is World War 3 About to Happen?

by James Holbrooks | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog

Following U.S. military escalations with both Syria and North Korea and the United States’ decision to drop the “mother of all bombs” in Afghanistan, Google revealed last week that more people are searching for the term “World War 3” than ever before. Data...

CNN Anchor Speechless After Congressman Questions Syria Chemical Attack Story

by James Holbrooks | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog

A CNN anchor was left speechless Wednesday during a televised interview when a congressman questioned the mainstream narrative that Bashar al-Assad attacked his own people with chemical weapons this week. “It’s hard to know exactly what’s happening in Syria...

Is the Stage Being Set for War Between the U.S. and China in the S. China Sea?

by James Holbrooks | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. South China Sea — Adding fuel to an already highly combustible situation in Southeast Asia, Reuters reported Tuesday that China has “largely completed major construction of military infrastructure on artificial...

CNN Uses New North Korean Propaganda Video to Create U.S. Propaganda Video

by James Holbrooks | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. North Korea — As military drills between allies the United States and South Korea continue in East Asia, North Korea has just released a propaganda video that depicts the North blowing up a U.S. aircraft carrier...

Dear Washington Post: Costco Carrying Orwell’s ‘1984’ is Not a F*cking Joke

by James Holbrooks | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. “Next time you’re at Costco, you can pick up a jumbo bag of Cheetos and a copy of ‘1984.’ Doubleplus good!” That’s how the Washington Post opened its quick little entry on Wednesday. Continuing, Ron Charles,...

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The Ford Follies: Yes, It Can Get Worse

Brent Eastwood does a splendid job elucidating so many of the problems of the fatally flawed Ford super-carrier. I suspect he had to say "promising" but there is nothing here for the 21st century; this is the chariot and crossbow of the next generation. This is the...

The Steady Rise in Living Standards

"The history of capitalism as it has operated in the last two hundred years in the realm of Western civilization is the record of a steady rise in the wage earners’ standard of living. The inherent mark of capitalism is that it is mass production for mass consumption...

Pentagon Acquisition: Rotten From Head to Toe

The pattern is a revolving door of deliberate insider trading and influence by hiring retiring flag officers with active Rolodexes to be exploited in bent bidding and shadowy acquisition practices in an already sclerotic and gummed-up acquisition system that can't...

The Business of America: War, War, War!

Sachs mentions Timber Sycamore which was a classified weapons supply and training program run by the CIA and supported by the United Kingdom and some Arab intelligence services, including Saudi intelligence. The aim of the program was to remove Syrian president Bashar...

Mises on Wages under Capitalism

"While daily experience taught impressively that under capitalism real wage rates and the wage earners’ standard of living were steadily rising, while it became from day to day more obvious that the traditional walls separating the various strata of the population...

Anti-War Blog – Do They Really Know It’s Christmas?

Every year as the end of December crawls near, the spirit of Christmas grips those sometimes Christians, even atheists join in and celebrate it as a cultural habit and the true believers further confirm their faith. The spirit of celebration is one of joy, community,...

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