Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | No kings, no Caesar: Trump, deploying the military to suppress dissent, crosses the Rubicon

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | No kings, no Caesar: Trump, deploying the military to suppress dissent, crosses the Rubicon

The die is cast. President Donald Trump has deployed the military against protesters in his drive for authoritarian control. It started with Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard, deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles, to quell growing protests against his attempted mass deportations and against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The week ended with Abrams tanks rolling through the streets of Washington, D.C., in the f…

Crossing the Rubicon: Orange Lobster Cooked to a Crisp

Political economist Jack Rasmus begins his article by showing the parallels between Mordor’s attacks on Iran and the US bombing of Pearl Harbor. He then points out that apparently Trump trusts the hysterical neocons and Netanyahu more than he trusts the CIA’s reports about Iran’s nuclear capacities. He closes with the economic consequences for Mordor in terms of decline in trade and its further political isolation. Read Jack Rasmus The post Cro…