Dick Cheney was arguably the most powerful Vice-president the U.S. ever had. Like George Bush Senior under Reagan, Cheney was the Dick that was actually running the George W. Bush administration. And during that time, Cheney prepared his legacy in the guise of his daughter Elizabeth. Much to the dismay of conventional Conservative Republicans, Elizabeth […]
Posts Tagged ‘ Fascism ’
Chicago Gangs and the “King Alfred Plan”
Every now-and-then a dark seceret is leaked in a novel or movie that exposes a subject so controversial that people think that it surely must be fiction. Examples can be found in Tom Clancy books or movies such as Robert Redford’s “Three Days of the Condor” and George C. Scott’s “The Formula”. Here is where […]
Inside The Vatican, Part 2
See “Inside the Vatican”, part 1 here “Tedeschi reportedly gave copies of the documents to his closest confidantes and told them: “If I am killed, the reason for my death is in here. I’ve seen things in the Vatican that would frighten anyone.” The Vatican Inc., possibly the greatest holder of tax-free real estate on […]
The Return of Debtors Prisons
As the new film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic “Les Miserables” hits theatres this week, such stories of unjust imprisonment are seen largely as things of the past. In that story, the main character Jean Valjean Was imprisoned for 19 years, five for stealing bread to feed his sister and the rest for escape attempts. […]
The Return of Fascism, Part 2 – Too Big To Jail
Let’s review a quick and dirty definition of the difference between Fascism and Communism; In Communism the State owns the means of production – in Fascism the means of production owns the State. That’s where the U.S. government has been trending as of late. Exhibit #1 today is an editorial by the New York Times […]
The Return of Fascism; Part 1
In the wake of the U.S. Presidential election in 2012 much of the world appears to be in chaos. Much like the global “Great Depression” that began in the last century our current economic mess was largely created by barely legal financial instruments. These practices, fed by the deregulation of the financial industry were designed […]