One way or another, the American taxpayers always get screwed by politicians eager to spend our hard-earned dollars on programs and projects that do little to improve our lives, safeguard our freedoms, or secure our future. In other words, we…
In response to Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s response to his latest so-called peace plan (big surprise), I’m reposting John Whitehead’s great piece documenting how Trump’s approach to the war is making America last, not first. This article has been…
The American police state is making it easier for you to die in a war and making it harder to vote. Reports of food shortages on naval ships deployed to the Middle East. Video footage of disabled military veterans—some in wheelchairs, others…
The language of modern government is the language of empire. It is the language of domination, retaliation, conquest and control—of enemies to be crushed, nations to be subdued, and dissenters to be silenced. Under the Trump Administration, the language of…
You’re not imagining it. Everything costs more. Everything is monitored. Everything feels like it’s designed to take from your wallet, your time, your freedom. That’s because it is. It’s the stealing of America, where you’re not a citizen, you’re a…
The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces. Trump’s war abroad (Iran) and war at home are no longer separate enterprises. They have fused. This did not happen overnight. Every modern president has stretched the limits of war-making power.…
Editor’s note: This article by John Whitehead is a perfect follow up to my article yesterday about Trump bringing in billions to the family business; he has truly become an expert in the art of the steal and the privatization…
