Hugo Chavez's Economic record
I've never posted a diary before but the response to Hugo's death has brought me out of hibernation. When it comes to Hugo Chavez, it appears as if people do not let those pesky things called facts get...
View ArticleNo way to vote against Goldman Sachs
This is a short diary. I hope more people are beginning to understand that what Chris Hedges keeps saying is fundamentally true: that in today's political system, there is no way to vote against the...
View ArticleDeath by capitalism
I have noted a tendency when Communism or Socialism is discussed to immediately bring up the millions of lives lost under various regimes.Can we talk about death by capitalism?
View ArticleNorth Korea, not such a hellhole after all
After years of non-stop media reports on how much North Korea was a no-good, hell-hole that was living in the Dark Ages with no hope in sight, the AP snapped us out of the reverie. Alas, it appears...
View ArticleAny anti-imperialists out there
Are there any anti-imperialists out there? Are there people who recognize America is an empire, an imperial power at the service of a wealthy elite?
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