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As the global revolution against the increasingly supra-national ruling elites continues to spread like wildfire, Brazil is quickly becoming a hopeful example of what happens when the people awaken ...

One of the official definitions of the word "zealot" is: a fanatically committed person. I start this diary by pointing that out because I've come to the conclusion that nothing short of zealotry ...

First, let me start by acknowledging that the title of this diary is very ambitious, and because of it, I will start the discussion by making a statement which I hope we can all agree with, in order ...

Back in the early 2000's (and especially after 9/11), I remember debating with right-wingers about how a fascist infrastructure was being put in place using "national security" as a subterfuge (one ...

I stopped watching "liberal" TV (i.e., MSNBC) a while back once I realized that most of it is formulaic, focused on reporting and reacting on the right wing agenda, and on whipping up emotions in ...

Let me stipulate right off the bat that this commentary has nothing to do with defending Russia's actions in Ukraine, nor condoning Putin's stand. Also, it has nothing to do with taking sides when ...

I spent some time going through different Occupy Wall Street websites and reading about their recent events, protests, workshops, etc. Although I've reached my conclusions about why social justice ...

If I was a hard-right wing ideologue the first thing I would do every morning would be to log on to Daily Kos and read the multiple diaries that report on the latest evil chicaneries perpetrated by ...

Has it come to this? Is the corruption in this country so widespread that our last hope that there will ever be accountability for the massive crimes committed by Wall Street and financial ...

I stopped watching MSNBC's Liberal-leaning evening shows (Sharpton, Ed, Rachel, Lawrence, etc.) a couple of months ago. I also cut down my listening of so-called progressive radio shows by what I ...

As the plutonomy takes hold in our society, city governments have been slowly turning into white collar racketeering criminal enterprises, where highly organized business interests work very closely ...

The more ignorant, and less educated a population, the more conservative it is. An ignorant population tends to be very susceptible to the type of propaganda, and misinformation that has ...

On a few occasions during different debates here I've read statements that pretty much claimed that Daily Kos was kind of like a friendly neighborhood sports bar where people talk about this and that,

The super-wealthy elite, which is made up of billionaires, and business cartels like ALEC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Wall Street, Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Insurance, Big Retail, their propaganda ...

But don't be too alarmed. In practical terms, in day-to-day living, it doesn't really mean that much. You'll be living your life pretty much the same way you have thus far, without any major ...

I'm still perplexed about this. In fact, I'm dumbfounded. I've written about it many times, over and over. And here I go again... I usually sign every petition-signing request I get, be it from ...

Let me start by making two important points. Personally, I'm aware that as individuals we are vulnerable to being wrong on any given issue; that our conclusions, our world view, our understanding ...

For a very long time I've been obsessively trying to figure out why the Left doesn't seem to be able to coalesce into a cohesive movement in American politics, at a moment when it is needed the most.

I'm trying to get my head around what I perceive to be an obsession by liberals with everything the Republicans and the right wing does. And as their actions become more bizarre, it seems like all ...

I have a great idea about what to do if Syria crosses Obama's so-called "red line" and is proven to have used biological weapons in their civil war... Since we are only one of 196 countries in the ...

There is much talk about the Democratic party being a big tent capable of accepting people with diverse views, and that's a good thing. Nevertheless, I've always been under the impression that what ...

True progressives stand for social justice, separation between Church and State, protection of the environment, participatory democracy, education, efficiency in government operations, prevention of ...

What do you think are the top three problem we face as a country? This topic is of great interest to me. My perception is that there is a huge disconnect between the actual (root) problems we face ...

Some people find that prospect scary, since it connotes a very deep sense of personal responsibility about the type of society we will live in, in the future. I welcome it, not because I don't ...

I've noticed an interesting pattern when it comes to the conflict between the criminal plutocracy in charge of the levers of power in this country (and its right-wing allies), and the Left: The right-

Under the yoke of the corporate state all aspects of our lives are being systematically undermined. That includes economic security, education, the environment, our humanity. The State has been ...

Let's cut through the haze, and the lies, and the propaganda, and let's define the situation right now in the United States: The American plutonomy is in charge, to the detriment of the citizens. ...

Pardon me, but I'm going to indulge a little in daydreaming. And I know it is so, because at this point, I really don't know what it would take for the good people of this country to say "enough is ...

Every day I try to take a 3-mile walk. I often walk by a lake with a beautiful scenery. There are all kinds of birds chirping; a nice breeze. The trees sway with the wind. It's so peaceful. I ...

This morning as I was driving and stopped at an intersection, I noticed a middle-age woman in a car on the left-turn lane, next to me. The reason she caught my attention is because when I got to ...

I'm a agitator. That means that when I see blatant injustice in society I don't only oppose it or criticize it, but I also want to see people rise up against it in mass. Over ten years ago I was ...

When Bush was installed by a corrupt Supreme Court in the year 2000 landmark case,

First and foremost, please let's stop the complaining and focusing on pointing out how thuggish, and mean, and greedy, and corrupt, the Republicans are (along with their corporate overlords). The ...

Let me start with the conclusion in order to get straight to the point: Modern stock market crashes can be looked at as periods of "harvesting" by the plutocratic ruling class. In the aftermath of ...

To truly understand the current state of affairs in the United States, one good place to start is with what I speculate is the reaction by some reading the title of this essay. I know what you're ...

I'm doing some serious research based on the work by Stefania Vitali and Stefano Battiston, " The Community Structure of the Global Corporate Network ," published by the Swiss Federal Institute of ...

Let me start with some facts that are generally accepted as accurate, in order to set the stage for my theory. According to ...

I hardly ever write about the Tea Party, the Republican party, and the assorted loonies that make up their membership, including the racist, homophobic, ultra-nationalist, gun-nuts, and wild-eyed end-

I think it would be reasonable to admit that no country is perfect, that no government system is beyond reproach. Every country faces challenges; those challenges could be related to ethnic strife, ...

Let me state upfront that I consider the mainstream media in the U.S. a kind of circus , a totally useless medium if one is interested in actually being informed about important issues. As I stated ...

The more I read about the history of social justice activism, the more I realize that the holy grail of success for any activist movement is gaining the support of the middle class. In every era ...

Chris Hedges : The Last Gasp of American Democracy We, like those in all emergent totalitarian states, have been mentally damaged by a carefully orchestrated historical amnesia, a state-induced ...

There is something truly revolting to see these New York City cops, with the smugness and, brashness, and arrogance lay their hands on peaceful demonstrators exercising their constitutional right of ...

Times are tough for agitators. Have you been to New Orleans' French Quarter on Friday nights? I've been there a few times (years ago) and remember seeing this old guy walking around with an ...

We have a situation where after three or four decades of deliberate and careful planning , a depraved group/junta of corporatist sociopaths has finally taken over the entire system of government. “

Photo credit: PopularResistance.org Today is the international day of action against the democracy-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement being negotiated in secret by regional ...

Whatever happened with all those Occupy Wall Street study groups about Alternative Banking Systems? In the face of the continuing pillaging and criminality by the Wall Street criminal financial ...

What's the name of that guy, this grotesque bankster who looks like he spends ten hours a day at a tanning salon? Anyways, my fantasy is that something dramatic happened, and somehow (for some ...

We are entering a very dangerous period in history. Our national security is now firmly in the hands of for-profit private corporations and their lackeys in government. They have built a veritable ...

The saying "no justice, no peace" probably represents the most profound explanation about the causes of violence. And perhaps, it may be possible to track a very large proportion of violent acts to ...