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Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Two Broken Systems – More Democracy is the Solution

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Andy Hailey

Both our political and economic systems are broken and making our economic system more democratic would enhance Maclean’s salvation recommendations to help save our political system by disempowering the wealthy authoritarians/employers who are using our authoritarian economic system, capitalism, to fund the destruction of our democratic political system. Continue reading →

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Inequality of Endless Growth vs Justice of Universal Wellbeing

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Andy Hailey

Quotes from “Outgrowing growth: why quality of life, not GDP, should be our measure of success” The world’s right-wing authoritarian, self-enriching, gobble-up, neoliberal, abusive, form of capitalism is based on never ending growth and has birthed massive inequality and the … Continue reading →

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American Capitalism’s Immoral Response to COVID-19

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Andy Hailey

Quotes from The Virus and Capitalism. America’s unique, right-wing authoritarian, self-enriching, gobble-up, neoliberal, form of capitalism is helping it’s wealthy owners again while ignoring and abusing most citizens.    Back in 2008, the neoliberal puppets bailed out the banks and screwed families out … Continue reading →

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Oligarchs – The Abusers Behind Our Authoritarian Economic Systems.

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Andy Hailey

It’s going to take a vibrant democratic political system with massive citizen participation to enable this new democratic economic system called socialism. Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="https://fair.org/home/news-flash-billionaires-dont-like-socialism/?fbclid=IwAR2H2es_T828TI3WD-SHypPCjgCgObkgPFWwmmapl7I1o96FiAx_-rOmRS0" title="News Flash: Billionaires Don’t Like Socialism | FAIR">News Flash: Billionaires Don’t Like Socialism</a>
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Democracy In Chains – Adding Corporate Veto Power to America’s Checks and Balances

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Andy Hailey

From the last chapter of Democracy In Chains, by Nancy MacLean, here is how the Koch Brothers and their elite Libertarian cadre are increasing their, white, billionaire, veto power over govt and majority rule: 1. By mandatory and ubiquitous Arbitration … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/122645/rehabilitationists-libertarian-movement-undo-new-deal" target="_blank" title="How a small band of determined legal academics set out to persuade the Supreme Court to undo the New Deal—and have almost won" >The Rehabilitationists</a>
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Neoliberal, Free Market Fundamentalist, Ideology of The 1971 Powell Memo Reflected in Koch Brother’s 1980 Manifesto

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Andy Hailey

Decades later, Lewis Powell codified Vice President Wallace’s “method” in The Powell Memo of 1971. The result was a proliferation of conservative think tanks like the Cato institute, thousands of talking heads all over commercial media, Fox News, hate radio, … Continue reading →

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Why Do The ONE% Keep Getting Richer?

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Andy Hailey

An updated report on growing income inequality between America’s profit makers and profit takers shows the growth of income for the profit takers – the top ONE%, who are making at least $394,000/year for 2012. The table below shows how … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.alternet.org/economy/joe-stiglitz-people-who-break-rules-have-raked-huge-profits-and-wealth-and-its-sickening-our" target="_blank" title="Joseph Stiglitz's remarks to the AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles on September 8">The People Who Break the Rules Have Raked in Huge Profits and Wealth and It's Sickening Our Politics</a>
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Minimum Wage, Wage Theft and The Free Market at Work – Is it Fixable?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Andy Hailey

The post 80’s ideas of keeping the minimum wage suppressed and not rewarding workers, profit creators, for their productivity increases of the last three decades must stop. The decisions of the supply side free market and most of its leaders, … Continue reading →

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Dirk Van Dongen – Strengthening The Military-Corporate Complex and Enriching the ONE%

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Andy Hailey

In an address to the nation on January 17, 1961, in the middle of nurturing the greatest middle class this world has ever seen, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned, “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/how-extreme-business-roundtable-check-out-its-attack-elderly-1358433148" title="Check out its attack on the elderly" target="_blank">How extreme is the Business Roundtable?</a>, <a href="http://nationbuilders.thenation.com/profiles/blogs/why-congress-With a full court press by the Gang of Six reinforcing the White House push, the Bush bill, offering $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over a decade, passed the House by 240-154 in May 200>Why Congress Often Ignores Public Opinion</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/surprising-studies-find-dc-does-what-wealthiest-want-majority-opposes-1364478013" title="Politicians act almost exclusively in the interests of the wealthy and many of them believe that the public is behind them" target="_blank">Surprising Studies Find D.C. Does What Wealthiest Want, Majority Opposes</a>
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The Dakota Indians Lost to the ONE% in the 1860s – Can Today’s 99% Check and Balance Today’s ONE%?

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Andy Hailey

A recent episode of This American Life was about the Dakota War of 1862. This war resulted in the final expulsion of the Dakota Indians from their ancestral home in Minnesota. It took years of lies, trickery, swindles, war, and … Continue reading →

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