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Koch Brothers and US Chamber: Polluting Our Earth and Our Democracies
Published on 2011-03-17 11:50:00
Among other truths made completely clear by the showdown in Wisconsin: the outsized role of the Koch brothers in American politics.Charles and David, the third and fourth richest men in America, first gained notoriety in the fall, when a remarkable expose by Jane Mayer in the New Yorker showed how they'd funded not only the Tea Party but also the hydra-headed campaign to undermine the science of global warming, all in the service of even more profit for their oil and gas business.
As Egypt moves forward, America is moving backwards.
Published on 2011-02-14 17:20:00
Whatever happens next in Egypt - and that question remains wide open - it's nice to see the good guys win one once in a while, ain't it?If it seems like that's a rare occurrence these days, that's because it is.And if it seems like what happened in Egypt was the product of a long and hard fought battle against the forces of darkness and repression, that's because it was. The people of that country had to endure thirty years of (just the current) dictatorship before they could finally emerge from
2011: A Brave New Dystopia
Published on 2010-12-28 13:38:00
By Chris HedgesThe two greatest visions of a future dystopia were George Orwell’s “1984” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The debate, between those who watched our descent towards corporate totalitarianism, was who was right. Would we be, as Orwell wrote, dominated by a repressive surveillance and security state that used crude and violent forms of control? Or would we be, as Huxley envisioned, entranced by entertainment and spectacle, captivated by technology and seduced
