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Category Archives: Capitalism
National distractions: Does draconian democracy deconstruct the administrative state
By ann summers Like Caliguila’s horse, Draco (not the Harry Potter one) ordered death penalties for cabbage theft, but had no cure for a leader who also had the mind of one. The Trump Cabinet continues to surprise us with … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Capitalism, Celebrity, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Government, Government Propaganda, History, information Technology, Internet, Libertarians, Socialism, Society, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Media, Politics
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Depression-era policy to return for farmers screwed by Trump trade war.
By ann summers Grand Kleptocrat Trump will crater the US economy because he thinks trade wars are simply about firms, industries, and markets, rather than people working and living in regions. It’s not as simple as the revanchist profit touted by Agent Orange. … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, China, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, Politics, Trade Deals, trade war, US Trade Deals
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Oh look, moving the US embassy will make them forget about everything else …Not
By ann summers Since November, the accidental president has been trying to escape having won by the perfect storm of Russian intervention, voter suppression, covert sexism/racism, and strategic dirty tricks. #TrumpRussia continues its dogged march, with Mike Flynn’s deal with … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Celebrity, CIA, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Islam, Judaism, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, War on "Terror"
Tagged Biglygate, Donald Trump, donaldtrumpjr, Israel, jared kushner, Media, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, trumprussia
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“The Declaration of Independence is an ‘Enlightenment-era rule written by anti-government extremists’” and other FCC pay toilet fictions
By ann summers If the @FCC kills #netneutrality, everyday people lose. ItâÂÂs not good for science because it puts up barriers to accessing information and spreading ideas. This isnâÂÂt a partisan issue â itâÂÂs about keeping the playing field … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Capitalism, Free Speech, Government, History, inequality, information Technology, Internet, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged ajit pai, FCC, Media, Net Neutrality, Politics
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Titling the post-Trump biopic… Get The Bigly Shorty, or Derp in Paradise Papers
By ann summers There probably have been numerous Trump biography projects already underway, perhaps even one started when we thought he would lose the Electoral College vote. We already have some interesting, even landmark films about a variety of financial scandals, … Continue reading
Pilot Fish and Zombies: G20 and why Trumpian Mad Cows have eaten our brains
By ann summers The pilot fish is sometimes used as a metaphor or simile; “they are like the pilot fish to the shark, serving to lead him to his victim”. Pilot fish are also used as a metaphor or simile … Continue reading
Will the Democratic party recuperate from Late Capitalism’s biggest joke
By ann summers Because you voted for Trump and regret it doesn’t mean you should disavow politics in the future and there may be hope for some transformational movement and/or candidates. Assuming you believe in an emancipatory left, you’ve stuck it … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Communism, Conspiracy, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, Media, Neoliberals, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Progressives, Socialism, Society, United States, World War II
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Donald Trump, fredric jameson, late capitalism, Media, Politics, Slavoj Žižek
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Trump devolves the US into profit-taking chaos, putting the “la(t)te” into late capitalism
By ann summers Whether it’s the amusing “deconstruction of the administrative state” or “reinstating Glass-Steagall” the realities of late capitalism are represented in Trump’s self-dealing using some time-honored tools of usury and the manipulations of money, value and data emblematic … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Austerity, Capitalism, Conspiracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Financial, Government, History, Investing, Media, Political Science, Politics, Stock Market, United States, Wall Street
Tagged Banksters, Congress, coup d'etat, Donald Trump, Glass-Steagall, GOP, late capitalism, Media, Politics, trumprussia
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#TrumpRussia – “Grab them by the… Catfishing POTUS45*
By ann summers “We use the word Catfish to describe online hoaxes where someone falsely represents themselves on the internet, due to various new forms of media such as chartrooms, Facebook, online dating, and so on…” Trump is our … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Capitalism, Celebrity, China, Congress, Conspiracy, Democracy, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Society, US Military
Tagged catfishing, china, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Humor, Media, Politics, Russia, trumprussia
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Swann’s Way: anarchist cybernetics & organizational dynamics in politics
By ann summers I came across this published dissertation that while symptomatic of the state of academic process in terms of using some rather tired qualitative methods, it also showed that some interesting ideas do happen. Think ‘Lost in Translation’ … Continue reading
Posted in Austerity, Capitalism, Conspiracy, Democracy, Economics, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, information Technology, Internet, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Science, Silicon Valley, Society, Sociology, Technology, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged alt right, anarchism, anarchy, cybernetics, management, Media, movies, Politics
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