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The Lotto Symbolizes the False Promises of Barracuda Capitalism

By Juan Cole —

One of the social control mechanisms deployed in a plutocracy to keep people quiet while their pockets are being picked is the lottery. It is a scam.

Posted on May 19, 2013 READ MORE

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By Mr. Fish —

A Snow-Filled Glimpse of America’s Future

By David Sirota —

“Welcome to the New Normal.” Those words should be displayed at New York’s airports as a welcome to bedraggled travelers during the Northeast’s latest “snowpocalypse.”

Posted on Dec 31, 2010 READ MORE | 12 COMMENTS

American Plutocracy: Corruption Is In the Eye of the Beholder

By Stuart Whatley —

To many observers, the recent New Jersey corruption sting, which resulted in the arrests of three mayors, two state assemblymen and five rabbis, seems rather surreal for the American social and political fabric.