Foe, Friend, Foe, Corpse

October 20, 2011 in Montana

by lizard The US empire is a fickle friend indeed. With news of Gaddafi’s death this morning, I could only shake my head, reading the celebratory tweets and examining the grizzly death-porn on my twitter-feed. How many people recall how, just two years ago, US politicians like John McCain were giving this alleged monster accolades: [...]

Fascism in America

October 20, 2011 in Fascism

By JC My previous post got me to thinking about a better way to visualize how corporations have inserted themselves into America as a 4th power. I hope the diagram below might better illustrate what I’m trying to get across. Click on the graphic to get a full sized pdf version to print out if [...]

The 4th Separation of Powers

October 20, 2011 in #OccupyWallStreet, Corporate Personhood, Corporatism, Fascism

By JC It was only a matter of time till people started coming to the same conclusion that many of us have made recently, that there may be more overlap between the tea party and OccupyWallStreet than is readily apparent. James Sinclair over at howconservativesdrovemeaway draws an interesting comparison of the two movements: We should [...]