95 Theses

In our world of manufactured consent and elite democracy, the loudest voice is often mistaken for the strongest and most believable voice. Born with a spoon in his mouth, Donald Trump claims to be “the Chosen One” and “doesn’t mind being the Nelson Mandala of our generation. In his two 2017 tax heists, $8 trillion…

www.indybay.org There seems to be a resurgence of the belief that a balance in geopolitics can only be achieved through deterrence & military strength, while faith in the rule of law and compromise to secure peace is waning. This is wrong. Despite the setbacks we keep experiencing, we must continue to work to secure peace…

Welcome to 2025.  The first year of Trump 2.0.  It promises to be fun — as long as by “fun” we mean chaotic or unpredictable.  The dilemma is clear from the torrent of material flooding our various commentariat avenues.   Take Janan Ganesh in Thursday’s Financial Times.  He has written one of his usual deliberately provocative…

Sheldon Wolin and Inverted Totalitarianism The political theorist who charted the devolution of American Democracy has died at the age of 93. Sheldon Wolin discusses his ideas in an interview with Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges for The Real News Network. (TRNN via YouTube) truthdig.com Sheldon Wolin, our most important contemporary political theorist, died Oct. 21…

1. The US is a profligate and wasteful country.  Isn’t our average annual trade deficit around $600 billion since our imports are twice our exports? 2. Once or twice an hour, Trump declares the US subsidizes Canada $100 billion or $200 billion a year.  Isn’t this a complete lie?  3. NATO should have been ended when…

Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 1:26 AM The USA is risking a world war in Ukraine, with European interests falling by the wayside. It is now important to examine which parties stand for a chance of peace. Diplomacy and a U-turn in the war in Ukraine are obviously becoming increasingly necessary. While the military situation…

The Prince of Peace is Lord of Earth and Heaven by Marc Batko  (marc1seed@yahoo.com; freetranslations.foundations) Big Trouble in the Former Land of Plenty and Fantasy Everything is changed On December 17, 2024,  China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates agreed on a $400 billion trade deal. They supply the oil and China builds dozens…

ON THEOLOGY AND POLITICS by Marc Batko (marc1seed@yahoo.com; freetranslations.foundation), 1/9/2025 Progress comes through the values of empathy and cooperation, not only through technology.  In the 20th century, science and technology were promoted along with business schools and socially destructive myths like the self-healing market, money as a private matter, and idolatrous profit-maximization. Now in the…

After dominating the world since 1945, the US is an empire in rapid decline.  In 2024, the US for the first time began paying more than $1 trillion in interest on its $35 trillion  debt.  Imports are twice exports.  Since 2000, the US trade deficit has averaged an annual $600 billion.  China and BRICS now…

Why Rights for Nature? by Beat Dietschy [This article posted on 12/17/2024 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.neuewege.ch/warum-rechte-der-natur.] Poisoned rivers and streams, dying out species, endangered ecosystems: Should they not have a right to restoration? The liberation of non-human nature from a state of lawlessness requires their recognition as subjects and bearers…