America In Decline
Corporate power’s ascendancy over politics and society—by now mostly financial—has reached the point that both political organizations, which at this stage barely resemble traditional parties, are far to the right of the population on the major issues under debate. “Uniquely among legislatures in the developed world, U.S. congressional parties now post prices for key slots in the lawmaking process.” The legislators who contribute the most funds ... Full Story »
Posted by Mike Carlson
His thesis could be even more dramatically stated, as Dylan Ratigan so forcefully did on a show recently (it went viral, is on youtube). This nation is being drained of all resources possible by those who see more profit in developing markets offshore. They will leave a hollow hulk.