there is something gut wrenching about this piece in The Atlantic of civil servants being toyed with and then driven out or fired by Trump as heproceeds like a forest fire hollowing out agencies and installing yes-men…..The piece is a longish read so be forwarned. Look closely at the portraitsContinue Reading
Came across this article and the idea just jelled that Martial Law is exactly what Trump would use if the pharma sliver bullet for Covid-19 does not pan out and save his bacon. He shows signs of the jitters these days in front of the press and he has to beContinue Reading
The Democrat leadership race between poll leaders Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden presents a fundamental ideological split within the party that expressed itself in the last leadership contest between Sanders and Clinton. The schism then and now is centered on notions of socialism as expressed by the liberal youth vote versus theContinue Reading
It is nice to have a succinct synopsis of the very significant present moment in American politics. Whatever devastation for the US, the spill over for the rest of the world is yet another negative outcome of this empire’s reckless pursuits. These days I spend little time with the Guardian’sContinue Reading