Evolution of Consciousness

“Do Not Pity the Democrats,” by Chris Hedges, looks at ways to address the deep problems we have in this country.

Outstanding essay by Chris Hedges called “This Country Needs a Few Good Communists” gets to the heart of the matter. It’s about what happened to the once robust left in this country, and how Americans now need to find their way out of the grip of the Corporate State.

Dean Baker, in “Why Should We Listen to Deficit Hawks?,” questions the wisdom of taking advice from those who are only interested in picking our pockets once again. It’s time to smarten up, people, or whither away.

Good article by Paul Krugman called “The Pain Caucus” expands on the idea of governments now making economic decisions based on what is best for the wealthy class, to the detriment of everyone else.

This is what Class Warfare feels like, the fruition of Reagan’s trickle-down dream. Push all the money to the top, and let the rabble fight over pennies (which explains the parallel emergence of Walmart, now the largest corporation in the land, where most Americans spend their hard-earned pennies).

It’s been a slow, steady dismantling of FDR’s New Deal, which was created in response to the first Republican Great Depression. This time we’ve got a complicit Democratic Party playing along, plus a retrograde Supreme Court, and a completely supine media.

The Owners have this country in a stranglehold, and revolution is looking like our only way out.

If you haven’t sampled Joe Bageant’s writing yet, his latest essay would be an enjoyable place to start. Joe, from Virginia, has a breezy cornpone delivery, but he can really deliver the goods. In this essay he contemplates the soul of America.

“Calling All Rebels,” by Chris Hedges, is a surprisingly inspirational essay on the rather daunting subject of revolution in America. With our backs to the wall, the time to saddle up approaches.