Tom. The suicides among Indian farmers and the suicides noted since European austerity also support your line of thinking and speaking up on this important issue. And something always forgotten when we discuss PTSD among American soldiers is very important. Many countries in the world have brutal occupations and the constant threat of drones or [...]

When I first entered behavioral health research over 20 years ago, I was hearing reports from clinicians that a huge percentage of their clients were suffering the same cluster of symptoms as PTSD. The government tried for years to manipulate a diagnosis of PTSD to deny services to Vietnam vets by demanding proof of a [...]

The health care reform show really demonstrated the complex mousetrap and the point you make about this concept of political reality. In subject areas where an individual is much more personally involved, this process is very clear. The Democrats banned the discussion of real health care reform, which starts with the simple concept of single [...]

Good analysis and important point to air. When I hear people parroting the competing corporate media nonsense, it sends a chill down my spine. Yes people are confused by the bullshit, but they are so embarrassed by that reality that they fear standing up to the con. I see the point you make as empowering. [...]

Excellent analysis Kevin. Vector56 adds a good point.

Kate, I completely agree. This assassination will be used to prop up support for the continuation of the permanent military machine. The military empire and war on terror are supposedly vindicated. That is what is being celebrated. What I’ve been seeing is the wheels of spin and the propaganda machine jumping into hyper-drive on that [...]

I don’t believe them either. They got several wars out of using him as a symbol. It was clear that he could no longer be used this way to support the “war on terror.” The war on terror was losing steam, around the world, as people slowly learned that none of the wars were ever [...]

Candidates like Cheri need to emerge around the country! In Philadelphia, like most places, we never get Democrat/Republican candidates who have shown their commitment to the people. Because we’ve had a long history of corrupt government, it was a logical city to be targeted by the corporations several years ago. Nowadays, like most places, the [...]

The corporate dictators declared these emergency laws 30 years ago across the Arab world. Just like permanent war, these emergency laws are here to stay. Middle class consumers of corporate media still can’t or don’t want to see it. In Philadelphia, I’ve been fighting this process for over a decade as our corporations/universities gentrify neighborhoods [...]

Kevin, Here in PA, the democrat groups masquerading as health care reform groups are planning birthday celebrations for the fake reform law. Before the law was passed, small business owners had their full coverage plans converted to catastrophe plans. None of the consumer protections were ever designed to be effective or make it to 2014, [...]

Thanks Rusty. Everyone is welcome to read these at their next gatherings. But I won’t hold my breath waiting for Beck and Obama to read them to their corporate buddies.

Thanks for an important post. You get to a central issue which I have not seen touched in the corporate media, Nuremberg Principle IV. Whoever leaked the evidence of systematic war crimes was bound by US and international law! The world has seen the evidence of war crimes. The government propaganda ministry and their media [...]

Your story is gut wrenching. It’s happening across the country to millions and millions of people. I’ve known too many people who have died because of our failed for profit health system. Neither party had any intention of reforming health care. Like so many other charades presented to us, their performances are designed to look [...]

Corporatism is at the heart of the meaning of fascism. The historical systems categorized as fascism, which we should study, all had differences, of course. But they tend to be bound by features in common too, which I think is very important to study and discuss leading to the proper use of the word. I [...]

Kelly, It’s the result of a concerted effort to destroy public education and especially civic literacy since the civil rights and Vietnam war rebellion. Early fascism pretends to be utilitarianism and education becomes technical education The fascist movement learned that entertainment, drugs, and trinkets could be used to addict and distract the middle class. This [...]

It’s important that we see the power of distraction caused by the rape allegations as you do. Ad hominem was once recognized as a fallacy of logic. As a whistle blower in my neighborhood, I discovered how rampant this tactic is used across America by those protecting their power. It’s now the first response right [...]

The Guardian covers the issue of the undisclosed chat logs today. Greenwald has made it clear that he has not asked for some complete document release. However, Wired seems to continue to avoid the issue and obfuscate by claiming they can only choose a total release or nothing more. Greenwald points to inconsistencies in public [...]

Thanks for posting this. I never watch Fox News and CNN unless I want to study government propaganda. I would never take their manipulations as serious information. Glenn was excellent! He understood immediately that both adversaries were planning the ad hominem fallacy as their primary smear tactic. Outright lies almost always coincide with the ad [...]