In spite of some of Chris Hedges shortcomings, his recent time on Law and Disorder radio was on point: mp3 “…the military industrial complex, the corporate centers of power, the security and surveillance state, these are the institutions that largely determine policy, and any president is captive to those institutions, …
I’m not sure how bad it will get, but here is what Gillis thinks, and suggests: …We will face an America probably more reactionary and authoritarian than Italy under Berlusconi but probably less authoritarian than Germany under Hitler. The proper analogues are probably modern Hungary and Romania. Authoritarian populist “law …
Today’s “Letters and Politics”: Mark Potok, Senior Fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, an experienced journalist and expert on hate and extremism in America. and @ about 30 minutes into the audio/mp3: The Electoral College with Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale University, renowned legal thinker, and the author of …
source: freenation.org –Dickens’ quote Let Whom Eat Cake? Generousity vs. Justice The State vs. the Poor “Are There No Prisons?” “At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for …
Some nice thoughts, but most missing the forest, and the trees. This segment was close to getting it: He hit the nail recognizing monopolies as the outcome of capitalism. Tucker and others did the same long ago. He also saw markets as good, but there was no mention of markets …