When the Supreme Court decided the Citizens United case, there was a great hue and cry from both Democratic politicians and the public. The Court had ruled that corporations are persons within the meaning of the First Amendment, and that they have the right to political free speech. Political free speech, in America, means the…
Karl Rogers observed “the role of government in a capitalist society is to turn over the public treasury and the nation’s natural resources to private interests.” An insightful, and frightening, observation. Because it recognizes that government serves the oligarchs, not the people. And it proves that capitalism controls our government. A government controlled by capitalists…
When the Supreme Court decided the Citizens United case, there was a great hue and cry from both Democratic politicians and the public. The Court had ruled that corporations are persons within the meaning of the First Amendment, and that they have the right to political free speech. Political free speech, in America, means the…
I use the term “fascism” frequently in my articles and calls to political arms. The word is not chosen injudiciously, I use it purposefully and accurately. Fascism isn’t goose-stepping troops, military parades, or stiff-arm salutes. It is corporate control of government. And that relationship is as apparent in present day America as it was in…
Armory of the Revolution 