The total federal deficit at $33 trillion? This is madness! Maybe it’s time for some creative thinking . . . a totally unique strategy that benefits all Americans, not just capitalist predators. Special use currency is not unprecedented. Abraham Lincoln used “greenbacks” — the paper currency shown above, backed by nothing more than confidence in…
Smedley Butler, a two-time recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor and former US Marine Corps major general, famously observed that “war is a racket.” Speaking about his 33 years in the service of his nation, Butler noted that he “spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man…
People of Russia, veterans of Russia, comrades, soldiers, quartermasters, officers of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, admirals, generals, commanders in chief of the special military operations, I salute you all. I salute you all on today to mark the day of our great victory. Today is a day…
Events continue to unfold at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we asked Dennis Kucinich for his current thoughts. We focus here on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions…
In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on ‘the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists’ to discuss the ‘rapid crumbling of capitalism’ and the beckoning of another war. They were electric…
Vladimir Putin talks about Russia’s relationship with Ukraine in 2020. His affection for the Ukrainian people is evident. The hostility that the “nationalists” in Ukraine display toward Russia troubles him. He suspects that Zelensky is betraying Russia. Even so, it is doubtful that in 2020 he ever imagined Russia would…