This is a repost. First published 18 Dec. 2013
Abby Martin features an exclusive interview with Nafeez Ahmed, investigative journalist for the Guardian about a stunning new report from the Center for Corporate Policy, that says 1 out of every 4 activist may be a corporate spy. They go on to discuss the corporate industry's role in subverting democracy and contributing to climate change.
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Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” — acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump — a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report
The Snowden documents gave us at least part of the government / corporate troll playbook. When you encounter “The 4 D’s” think “troll.” The manual specified the the four D’s of effective troll behavior as follows: (“The 4 D’s: Deny, Disrupt, Degrade, Deceive.”) Literally every online progressive comments section worthy of the name “progressive” is filled with these trolls using these exact tactics. Granted it is impossible to know for sure if the person in question is a paid troll or just an everyday idiot. However, tempting as it may be, and I too often succumb to that temptation myself,… Read more »