Tag Archives: tyranny

Glenn Greenwald: The Neoliberal War on Dissent in the West

February 23, 2022 · by · in Constitutional Rights, Corporations/Capitalism, Media · 1 Comment

“That tyranny exists only in Western adversaries but never in the West itself is treated as a permanent axiom of international affairs, as if Western democracies are divinely shielded from the temptations of genuine repression.”

Chris Hedges: Julian Assange and the Collapse of the Rule of Law

June 14, 2021 · by · in corporate empire, Freedom of Speech, Government/Politics, Justice, nonviolent action · 9 Comments

“Lliving in truth in a despotic system is the supreme act of defiance. This truth terrifies those in power.”

Chris Hedges: The Treason of the Ruling Class

June 3, 2020 · by · in Activism, Constitutional Rights, Corporations/Capitalism

“They have destroyed our capitalist democracy and replaced it with a mafia state.”

The Uber-Rich: Tyranny or Revolution, Scum vs. Scum, The Cult of Trump

November 8, 2018 · by · in capitalist system, corporate media, Government/Politics, Social movements, Trump presidency · 1 Comment

Three by Christ Hedges: Trump, the Uber-Rich, the corporate state and elections.

Chris Hedges: Thomas Paine, Our Contemporary

May 26, 2014 · by · in Constitutional Rights, corporate empire, Government/Politics, Militarism · 2 Comments

Paine knew that the British monarchy, which wielded the global imperial power that America wields today, was blinded by its hubris and military prowess. It had lost the ability to listen and as a result had lost the ability to make rational choices.  By Chris Hedges  truthdig.com  May 25, 2014   Portrait of Thomas Paine by Auguste Millière (1880). […]

Secret Intelligence Court a Precursor to Tyranny

July 12, 2013 · by · in Civil Liberties, Constitutional Rights, National Security Complex

The justification for this secret court—as is usual in the development of 20th century secret police states—is national security. By William Pfaff  Jul 10, 2013  truthdig.com The current of awkward revelations concerning the clandestine or publicly misrepresented practices of the present and recent American administrations goes on. A long exposition in the New York Times and International Herald Tribune […]

Glenn Greenwald> Video: Whistleblower Edward Snowden and NSA Surveillance

June 10, 2013 · by · in Constitutional Rights, Militarism, Military Madness, National Security Complex, nonviolent action

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: ‘I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things’ Sign a thank you to Edward Snowden at RootsAction.org Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations June 10, 2013 Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Laura Poitras NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: ‘I don’t want to live in a society […]

Nygaard Notes> Number 510, Health Care and PR, War

July 21, 2012 · by · in corporate media, Media Criticism, Militarism, Military Madness, National Media · 1 Comment

Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 510, July 11, 2012  On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/ ****** 1.  “Quote” of the Week: “We live in a propaganda society.” 2.  Health Care and Public Relations 3.  Strategy, War, and Health Care ****** 1. “Quote” of the Week: “We live in a propaganda society.” Chip Berlet, […]