Tag Archives: military industrial complex

Rachel Maddow on the situation in Egypt

By Mark | February 1, 2011

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Posted in Other, Politics | Also tagged democracy protests, dictators, Egypt, foreign aid, foreign relations, Hosni Mubarak, hypocrisy watch, Rachel Maddow, revolution, Suez Canal, tear gas | 12 Comments

Watch these two videos and tell me if Republicans have gotten a) better, or b) worse, over the past 50 years

By Mark | January 17, 2011

Today not only marks what would have been Martin Luther King’s 82nd birthday, but it’s also the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s farewell address to the nation – the one in which he warned of the growing influence of the military industrial complex. I was just watching it, and reflecting yet again on how far […]

Posted in Other, Politics | Also tagged Battle Hymn of the Republic, Eisenhower, Gary Mcvay, Martin Luther King, sane Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Battle Hymn, songs about demagogues, the collapse of the Republican party, Tom Dempsey, war | 16 Comments

Chris Hedges on the death of the liberal class

By Mark | December 20, 2010

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges on Thursday’s unreported protest at the White House, his new book, Death of the Liberal Class, and Obama’s Faustian bargain with corporate power. (It’s grim stuff… To be honest, I wish I’d watched 30 Rock reruns instead.) Part-two of the interview can be found here. update: Speaking of Democracy […]