Johann’s Substack Donald Trump Is No Longer the President of the United States We must accept what is happening Johann Neem Feb 12, 2025 I remember that day in 1985 when I accompanied my parents to a courthouse in San Francisco. As I recall, they stood before a judge and, with other new Americans all…

If capitalism is not to lead us to our doom, there is no alternative to thinking about alternative social models.Our economic system is not having problems, it is the problem. Capitalism endangers life on earth and threatens to destroy everything. Even if it does not come to the worst, the outlook is more than bleak.…

Are we in the midst of a constitutional crisis? Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe joins Katie Couric to break down the shocking legal maneuvers of President Trump’s second term—from DOJ interference to executive overreach. Tribe sounds the alarm on a government takeover, the resignation of top prosecutors, and the perilous influence of figures like Elon…

In the first hundred days of the Trump presidency, there is not a single positive thing to be found in this man and his administration.. Anyone who claims otherwise is mistaken. And anyone who thinks that this is merely a variant of “normal” Republican policy is deluding themselves..The political system in the US was unhinged.…

The US is the greatest purveyor of violence in human history (cf. MLK) and ignores and represses its guilt from the senseless, immoral, illegal wars in Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Gaza, and Ukraine. Russia, China, and Cuba are demonized; enemies are needed to justify its excessive military spending. The Trump-Musk Clown Show and Prophetic Criticism,…

American Imperialism in Plain Site By Michael Wednesday, February 5, 2025Interviews Trump Permalink Donald Trump’s tariffs could destabilize the global economy, warns economist Michael Hudson. US protectionist policies could cause financial crises, as many currencies depreciate and countries can’t earn the dollars needed to pay their foreign debts. Hudson was interviewed by Geopolitical Economy Report…

Marc Batko An Economy Without Redistribution by Marc Batko  (marc1seed@yahoo.com; freetranslations.foundation) An economy without redistribution is a pseudo-economy, a formal economy without dynamic movement or dynamism.  Unfettered capitalism assumes a self-healing market and is always disastrous.  In the 1960s, corporate taxes provided 40% of federal government revenues.  Now in 2025, corporate taxes only supply 7%…

Marc Batko Nihilism leads to cynicism by Marc Batko  (marc1seed@yahoo.com; freetranslations.foundation) How juvenile to call 2.3 million federal employees “leftists” and put them on the chopping block with illegal buyout offers!  What happens to teamwork, cooperation, and public spirit?  The fairy-tale metaphor of a raging bear storming through a china shop seems appropriate! The market…

Incompetence Blowing Up the US Democracy An Open Letter to Donald Trump by Marc Batko  (marc1seed@yahoo.com; freetranslations.foundation) Donald, do us a favor and return to your beloved private sector!  Deception, trickery, lies, exaggeration and enrichment are the accepted unwritten laws of private enterprise.  Buyer beware, regulations are evil, money is a private matter, trickle-down prosperity,…

According to the US magazine Axios, a flood of up to 100 decrees is planned, with which Trump wants to create facts from day one – primarily in immigration policy. Particularly noteworthy are his plans to abolish the birthright to citizenship, to resume the construction of the border wall and to organize mass deportations. 100…