Balls to the Walls
Oct 4, 2018
How the Left Can Gain Footing in White America
May 16, 2018 Attaining Martin Luther King's goal of "the radical reconstruction of society itself" will require backing from the nation's heartland.
Mexicali’s ‘Water Defenders’ Take the Fight to Big Alcohol
Mar 16, 2018 A Mexican "water is life" movement is growing as activists take on Constellation Brands, a U.S.-based multinational corporation.
Politics
An Insubordinate President
Nov 14, 2017 Our odd leader is playing a role traditionally held by foreign elites, and that’s posing a problem for a U.S. ruling class that must sell the illusion of American exceptionalism.2018 Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Political Commentary–National
The Notion That White Workers Elected Trump Is a Myth That Suits the Ruling Class
Jul 8, 2017 Saying he was put into office by blue-collar voters serves the interests of top Democrats, Republicans, the dominant media and the big-business elite.
Former President Obama Has a New Job: Control the Official Narrative of American Exceptionalism
Apr 28, 2017 Barack Obama now must protect the ruling class, the empire and his role in maintaining the empire: his legacy.
The Deep State’s Hatred of Trump Is Not the Same as Yours
Mar 2, 2017 Do committed progressives really want to lie down in the same warmongering and pro-surveillance bed as the CIA and the Pentagon?
Karl Marx Was Right
Jun 1, 2015 The economist and philosopher foresaw that capitalism had built within it the seeds of its own destruction, that the greed of a tiny elite would eventually bring down the system. The final stages that he predicted are visible all around us now.
Chris Hedges on ‘The Pathology of the Rich’
Dec 6, 2013 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discussed "the psychology of the super rich: their sense of entitlement, the dehumanization of workers, and mistaken belief that their wealth will insulate them from the coming storms" with The Real News Network's senior editor, Paul Jay.
Our Invisible Revolution
Oct 28, 2013 The old ideas that justified global capitalism and the oligarchic elites are being discredited. At some point the battle occurring below the surface will explode.