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Wonder why no American elites mentioned in the reporting on “The Panama Papers?” Truthdig explains.

My thoughts exactly in a great new Truthdig article–the Panama Papers are great and all, but where the hell are the Americans mentioned? We’re expected to believe that Americans have clean hands in all this? Is that a joke? No … Continue reading

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Mantras of Slavery, Mantras of Freedom

Chris Hedges gets it so right in his latest piece (latest piece I’ve read, anyway) for Truthdig.  While the piece is ostensibly about the farce elections in America, Hedges can’t help but get in as many digs at the system … Continue reading

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DEAD IS DEAD: SAM HARRIS AND FAUX INTELLECTUAL COVER FOR WAR OF TERROR

I wanted to like Sam Harris.  The first piece of his I ever read on Truthdig (now almost a decade ago) really resonated with me.  So much so that I went out and bought his book, “The End of Faith.”  … Continue reading

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HOW TO WIN THE CLASS WAR WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT

Brilliant, dead-on analysis of the current state of play on the chessboard we call life by Chris Hedges at Truthdig–“Let’s Get This Class War Started“: “For every dollar that the wealthiest 0.1 percent amassed in 1980 they had an additional … Continue reading

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