Paul Street / TruthdigJan 4, 2017
The Wall Street takeover of Washington, D.C., and the related imperial agenda of the “Pentagon System” were advanced more effectively by the nation’s first black president than they could have been by white Republicans such as John McCain or Mitt Romney. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigNov 5, 2016
No matter who wins the presidency, the work of the electorate doesn’t end after voting. Leftists must continue to build strong social movements and engage in the day-to-day, bottom-up politics beyond the major-party carnival. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
By Henry A. Giroux, RagazineMar 2, 2014
I am not quite sure what to say about Mike Lofgren’s essay published at Moyers & Company, because while I agree with much of it in pointing to the anti-democratic tendencies undermining democracy in the U.S., I find the language too constrained and the absences too disturbing. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 24, 2014
Mike Lofgren’s long experience on the Hill has given him a small window, he might say only an aperture, into a vast network of unaccountable governmental and private institutions he calls the “Deep State.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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