The geopolitical situation across the world continues to deteriorate to a very worrisome degree. The New York Times reported the following earlier today: WASHINGTON — An American warship stationed off the coast of Yemen fired cruise missiles on Thursday at radar installations that the Pentagon said had been used by Yemeni insurgents to target another American warship … Read more
One of the most discomforting aspects of Neil Howe and William Strauss’ seminal work on generational cycles, The Fourth Turning (1997), is the fact that as far as American history is concerned, they all climax and end with massive wars. To be more specific, the first “fourth turning” in American history culminated with the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), the second … Read more
Opinion/Must Reads Gary Johnson: Take a Deep Breath, Voters. There Is a Third Way. (Op-ed by Gary Johnson, New York Times) Geopolitics/Foreign Affairs U.S. to Send More Troops to Iraq Ahead of Mosul Battle (We’re never getting out of Iraq, Reuters) Pakistan ‘Completely Rejects’ Indian Claim of Cross-Border Strikes (Reuters) Erdogan Signals Preference for Longer Turkey … Read more
Opinion/Must Reads “FBI Is Handing Out Immunity Deals Like Candy” (Total insanity, Zerohedge) WashPost Makes History: First Paper to Call for Prosecution of Its Own Source After Accepting Pulitzer (Epic shamelessness, The Intercept) In Wells Fargo’s Bogus Accounts, Echoes of Foreclosure Abuses (The New York Times) Academic Penury: Adjunct Faculty as the New Precariat (Naked Capitalism) The … Read more
33 links for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy. Opinion We, the Plutocrats vs. We, the People (Long but worth it, Bill Moyers) Fooled Again (Chris Hedges writing at Truth Dig) Foreign Affairs/WW3 The Saudis Can’t Wait for Hillary Clinton (The Hill) Obama to Veto 9/11 Victims Bill (The Saudis always win, CNN) Throughout History, Debt and … Read more
Unless something dramatic happens (certainly possible in this election), I believe Donald Trump will win the 2016 election quite easily, and I believe this victory will be driven by the resentment vote. Forget card-carrying Democrats and Republicans, they will vote along party lines. The key to this election is, and always has been, independent voters. … Read more
I’m trying something new with the links post today. Separating articles into categories so scanning through them is easier. 24 links for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy. Opinion Pieces Matt Lauer’s Pathetic Interview of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Is the Scariest Thing I’ve Seen in This Campaign (Great window into the mindset of a mainstream … Read more
Obama needs to ensure he gets well compensated after leaving office for a job well done protecting, defending and further enriching the global oligarch class. This is precisely why he’s so adamant about passing the TPP during the upcoming lame duck session of Congress, when he knows “representatives” who no longer face reelection can be coerced or bribed into … Read more
Earlier this week, I published a post titled Questioning Hillary’s Health is Not Conspiracy Theory, in which I wrote: As I look at the landscape in 2016 to-date, I observe emergent signs that alternative media is finally beginning to take over from the legacy mainstream media when it comes to impact and influence. The mainstream media (unlike with John McCain in … Read more
28 links today. Enjoy. Pentagon’s Sloppy Bookkeeping Means $6.5 Trillion Can’t Pass an Audit (The Fiscal Times) Tracking Lobbying by Foreign Governments (Mind-boggling lack of transparency, by Demand Progress) Pentagon Acknowledges US Ground Forces Supporting ISIS Fight in Libya (More non-boots on the ground, The Hill) With Yemeni Casualties Rising, GOP Senator Looks to Block Big … Read more