In an auto-mechanic analogy, the Powers That be are assuring us those grinding noises under the hood and the black smoke chugging out of the tailpipe are no big deal and can be fixed with a minor tuneup. They’re wrong;

In a typical election, both corrupt political parties diligently work to ensure that the American public has no real choice, and they are almost always successful. With the clueless citizenry being forced to choose between one corporatist puppet, banker bailout supporting, war mongering, civil liberties

Panama Papers: the Irish connections Builders, sportsmen, bankers, solicitors, accountants. One that the Irish Times left out. Frank Flannery, political consultant and Fine Gael‘s former Director of Organisations and Strategy There are firms in Ireland whose business it is to

Multiculturalism is often an excuse for identity politics: the (politically useful) notion that every member of an ethnic or religious group “should” support policies A,B & C and vote for candidates X, Y and Z based solely on their membership

We discuss the democratic elections not leading to freedom – in fact, often resulting in the tyranny of unbreakable contracts, trade deals or allegedly money-saving outsourcing deals. In the second half, we discuss “suspicious trades” and revolving doors paving the

An Army captain filed suit against President Obama on Wednesday, claiming that the president is engaged in an “illegal war” against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. “I began to wonder, ‘Is this the Administration’s war, or is it America’s war?’ The

The majority of American households feel poorer because they are poorer. Real (i.e. adjusted for inflation) median household income has declined for decades, and income gains are concentrated in the top 5%: Even more devastating, wages’ share of GDP has

A recent German study just confirmed what tens of millions of Greeks already knew. That they are a people fully conquered by criminal mega banks and the corrupt politicians and technocrats in their employ. Get ready for another epic screw