"Debt Is Good" "Debt Is Good" Everybodyyyy... All together nowwww... "Debt Is Good" "Debt Is Good" It is not at all easy to laugh with your tongue in your cheek, or even with someone else's tongue in your cheek. But Dmitry Orlov makes it all seem entirely possible in this beautifully rendered and timeless... Continue Reading →
The End Of ‘-isms’?
Sometimes The Guardian gets things so right, but other times they get things oh so wrong that one wonders what substance they are abusing now. This is one of those oh so wrong times: The end of capitalism has begun Image Credit: Welcome to an age of sharing. Illustration by Joe Magee Not that they... Continue Reading →
Aspirational Level? Think Again.
Image credit:: Global temperature changes since 1850 This is a link to the original image which is expandable and easier to see This is by far the best depiction I have yet seen as to what has actually been occurring with regard to global warming over the last 160 years or so. It is... Continue Reading →
“Militant Complacency”
Now that the losing side in the upcoming US Presidential election has all but officially placed its faith in the old Reagan era catch-cry rebadged by Donald Trump - “Make America Great Again”, the other side of the spinning coin has also all but officially (though I think Bernie may still have something to say... Continue Reading →
There’s Always The Brick
Today I am sharing a Guardian article that has at this time achieved almost a quarter of a million shares, indicating that it has hit a nerve somewhere in the popular conciousness. It is the second article in two days that I have come across which uses terms like 'horror story' or 'horror show' to... Continue Reading →
Those Damned One-Percenters
It has become something of a meme in recent years. The 99% and the 1%. Us and them. The downtrodden, from whom it is being taken what little they have, and those damned filthy rich one-percenters who are taking for themselves all the wealth being stolen from us. That is how it looks to you... Continue Reading →
Illegal Immigrants/Invaders In Syria
There are the 'boots'. We can see them. They are American boots, with American military feet in them. There is the 'ground'. We can see it. It is Syrian national ground. Photo credit: news.vice.com So. American boots on Syrian ground. Is that not a sufficient and complete definition of 'boots on the ground'? In anybody's... Continue Reading →
Tales of The Upside and The Downside
The Archdruid is back from vacation and hits the road running with an extra long and powerful post titled: The End of Ordinary Politics It is, as usual, easy to get lost in the flowery prose, but I can summarise the whole with just a few quotes for those who, like me, tire easily from... Continue Reading →
How Do You Eat An Elephant?
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Time to take a bite of the elephant. Which elephant? Let me explain. It is time for revolutionary politics and social progress, of that there is no doubt. The way we have been living is no way to live. We have allowed a small... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 