Scary Kerry Swamp

Neoliberalism's Dark Path to Fascism Chris Hedges Neoliberalism as economic theory was always an absurdity. Concentrating wealth in the hands of a global oligarchic elite — 8 families now hold as much wealth as 50% of the world’s population.  As a ruling ideology, neoliberalism was a brilliant success. Starting in the 1970s, its Keynesian critics were pushed out of academia . Compliant courtiers and intellectual poseurs were groomed given prominent platforms and lavish corporate funding. They disseminated the official mantra of third-rate writer Ayn Rand. Once we knelt before the dictates of the marketplace and  lifted government regulations,  slashed taxes for the rich,  permitted the flow of money across borders,  destroyed unions and signed trade deals that sent jobs to sweatshops in China,  the world would be a happier, freer and wealthier place. It was a con. But it worked. “the class origins of this project, which occurred in the 197...

What is Neoliberalism? A Brief Definition for Activists Publisher Name:  National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights "Neo-liberalism" is a set of economic policies. you can see the effects of neo-liberalism here as the rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer. "Neo" means we are talking about a new kind of liberalism. So what was the old kind? Adam Smith, a Scottish economist advocated the abolition of government intervention in economic matters.  • No restrictions on manufacturing, ' • no barriers to commerce,  • no tariffs,  he said; free trade was the best way for a nation's economy to develop.  Such ideas were "liberal" in the sense of no controls. This application of individualism encouraged "free" enterprise," "free" competition -- which came to mean, free for the capitalists to make huge profits as they wished. Economic liberalism prevailed in the United States through the 18...

Tee Nonc’s Night Before Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf9MepGdNXY Mais, was dat night before Christmas, an' all chrew da camp Dem taille tailles were stirrin', so I leff on da lamp. My consons were hung by da chimney to dry, Cause I fell in da bayou at Tee Nonc's fish fry. Da tee betes were pass out all snug in der beds, While visions of gratons, dey danced in der heads. Clotille in her big draws, an' me wit my C-pap, Had jus' watched da wedder den hit da hay for a nap. When out in my yard der arose such a thracah, I jump up from dat bed an' my wife hollered, "Mais, gah!!!". Away to da window I flew like a flash, Knocked da blinds off da wall, almos' busted my ass. Da moon on da breast of Bayou Cortableau Gave da luster of mid-day to my pirogue below. Den, what to my 'ol Cajun eyes should appear, But some guy in a Ford, being pulled by some deer. I look at dat driver, an' called him a tchew, Come to find out, it w...

SPC Medic Chris Akin  d. Sep 01, 2010 Akin  ( pronounced AYE-kin ) note:  SPC  stands for "Specialist" such a Medic, like Chris. I found this very nicely written piece a couple of months after Chris, my best buddy, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, "Checked Out" on September 01, 2010.  The author of this piece was also a medic, and knew Chris - they were both full-gear, weapon carrying, door busting, medics for their respective platoons. Medics see the worst of the worst. by SPC Medic  Eric Williams "It is not our place to remember how he fell,  but rather to remember how he lived." There is something to be said about the loss of a comrade. Regardless of how he fell, there is something that we all went through together that will eternally tie us all together. This is the story of my experiences with taking a fallen soldier home. Christopher Akin was a fellow soldier, we served in Iraq together and although we didn’t have much contact he was still cons...