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In a recent article for the Economist Will Wilkinson makes an unintentionally solid case for the idea that “Getting a College Education is just a Scam.” His article, “The Road to Plutocracy,” explores the idea that the mighty top 10%, or top 1%, or whatever insidious sliver of the income distribution is thought to [...] We might be our own problem. As much fear as government overreach inspires; we should be equally afraid of a lack of government regulation. Recently, the Supreme Court overturned a law limiting the rights of corporations to buy political ads. Well, the gloves are off, and KDR Development in Texas has bought a series [...] Yesterday’s editorial in Sri Lanka’s Sunday Leader used harsh words to mourn the death of democracy in that country– “no longer a criticism or a warning, it is simply reality.” The ongoing tragedy of Sri Lanka, and the use of the conflict with the LTTE to dismantle democracy, is truly sad. Yet much of what [...] Foghorn Leghorn to liberals, Is any of this getting through? CreditWritedowns says Ron Paul agrees with them, that Obama is a corporatist who always support the interests of corporations before those of citizens. Obama is yet another centrist, triangulating New Democrat in the Bill Clinton mold. Don’t be bamboozled by Republican propagandists telling [...] “These Democrats are a bunch of wusses,” Moore told Raw Story in a hard-edged interview Wednesday. “They don’t have the courage of their convictions. They won’t stand and fight.” It’s more than that. For the most part Congressional Dems are complicit, because they basically agree with the Republicans on most issues but have to [...] In Freedom, the sequel to Daemon, the conflict between the Darknet and soulless corporations breaks into open war. The government is just a meaningless pretense, controlled by the corporations. Darknet, a conglomeration of bots in cyberspace and wired-in people in the real world have broken away from corporate-imposed society, creating their own new systems. [...] After Gutenberg The reason for heavily investing in a campaign of disinformation: profit. Reddit contributor Burbulous sees Corporatism as the Theme of the Year, “This year I stopped thinking so much about liberals vs. conservatives and started framing the conflict more as people vs. corporations. That certainly made more sense. [it explains] how health [...] |  | ||||
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