You Can’t Worship God and Money
Theological Abominations in Trump’s America By Liz Theoharis Reprinted with permission from Tomdispatch.com It was a moment somewhat like this, 30 years ago, that turned me into a biblical scholar. In the lead-up to the passage of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act, political and religious leaders quoted scripture to justify shutting down food programs and…
The Great Hoax Against Venezuela: Oil Geopolitics Disguised as ‘War on Drugs’
Editor’s Note: Keep in mind as you read this that “Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in South America, and also the largest in the world, with approximately 303 billion barrels.” [Don] Former UN anti-drugs agency director Pino Arlacchi dismantles the Venezuela “narco-state” narrative with 30 years of reliable data. by Pino Arlacchi Reprinted…
Red States Are About to Go Hungry Thanks to Trump
GOP lawmakers are taking food out of the mouths of kids — including their own constituents — to put toward tax cuts for billionaires. By Ta’Kyla Bates Reprinted (under a Creative Commons License) from Otherwords.org of July 23, 2025 What do Louisiana, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Alabama have in common? For one thing, they’re red…
Don’t “Normalize” Covid!
I spotted this on the 8/19/25 Naked Capitalism blog: “The covid positive subreddit is a complete shit show, total public health train wreck. You’ve got people in their 20s up to their ninth or tenth infection and now riddled with chronic health issues. It’s outrageous how covid was normalised. pic.twitter.com/L82PaSR5W7 — Nate Bear (@NateB_Panic)…