P. J. Sullivan P.J. offers a direct commentary on “democracy” in the USA. The sham “democracy” of the plutocrats has sown the seeds of nascent nationalist fascism with this election of a domestic “Il Duce,” like the strutting Italian megalomanic Mussolini. The American version is not only “unpopular,” but he seems temperamentally unqualified for the…
b. traven With the surprise move of commuting Chelsea Manning’s sentence, Obama takes a small step to saving his progressive legacy… In Yahoo News And Manning is not the only surprise… In Telesur
Peter Van Buren In this article, Peter uses his 24-year State Department experience to examine the “Deep State” meme based on his background and using his satirical literary style. Andrew Bacevich, with a military background, rounds out the same theme in this article. The “Deep State” meme has been kicking around for several decades as…
b. traven In desperation, Obama is working overtime to leave a legacy that he did not work for in his eight years in office. He is now trying, in just six weeks, to burnish a corporatist presidency and Democratic Party with the fantasy image of a caring group who worked tirelessly against great odds for…
The Contrary Perspective 