Every four years, the illusion of democracy and accountable government is reinforced to the public by an expensive media circus and presidential election. Meanwhile, an annual conference of members of the world’s wealthiest and most influential is held in near-secrecy with little attention given to the significance of such a gathering. Why are we encouraged to vote for Read More…
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More Americans Killed By Police Since 9/11 Than Soldiers Killed In War
In a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford praised the 40 million Americans who’ve served in the military since the revolutionary war. He also noted that 5,000 soldiers have been tragically killed in military action beyond US borders since America’s Read More…
Americans: A Conquered People — The New Serfs
Today Americans exist as a conquered people. They have lost the Bill of Rights, the amendments to the Constitution that protect their liberty. Anyone, other than the One Percent and their political and legal servants, can be picked up without charges and detained indefinitely as during the Dark Ages, when government was unaccountable and no one had Read More…
World War III Already Underway: Understanding The Dynamics
Contrary to the insistence of the current administration, World War III is well underway despite the mainstream media’s refusal to recognize it as such. However, World War III is not to be thought of in the same manner that past wars have been perceived. It is currently a silent war; one with proxy armies and financial markets doing Read More…
Why Americans Need to Travel the World
Backpacking can mean many things, but the idea of embarking on an open-ended journey into new unexplored lands, living minimally through a backpack and one’s own instincts, is the basic premise. People don’t always get it, as it doesn’t fall anywhere in society’s predestined plan: high school, college, real job, marriage, house, kids, and death. Read More…