Sunday, September 13, 2026

Tag: elites

When did societal elites emerge?

The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.

The elite’s Covid-19 coup to destroy humanity that is also fast-tracking...

I encourage you to have a ponder. There is a great deal at stake at this time. A human future, no less.

Manufacturing dissent – The new culture war

The ruling class is laughing and the working class is ensnared in what I would call Societal Autoimmune Disorder (S.A.D.).

The partisan use of preemption is surging

Far from advancing any big public goals, preemption is now being used to advance corporate agendas.

The dance of death

Idiots and charlatans, the handmaidens of death, lure us into the abyss.

The elites won’t save us

We are in the twilight stages of the rolling corporate coup d’état begun four decades ago.

The mafia state

America’s Snopes-like elites have no external or internal constraints. They are barbarians. We will remove them from power or enter a new dark age.

The Graveyard of the Elites

The establishment structure is sliding toward its death, and the foremost sign of this is the silly and sickening display of "junk politics" that we call an election campaign.

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Cleanup at Ground Zero in May 2002. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years

The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, between Yemen and the Horn of Africa. Map: NormanEinstein / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...

Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Photo: Parkerjh / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall

More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
A 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City. Photo: DHS

Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...

We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
The aftermath of the glacial collapse that triggered Nepal's floods. Photo: European Space Agency

Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods

1,367 people are confirmed dead and 5,132 remain missing, including 587 foreign nationals, two weeks after a glacial collapse triggered Nepal's floods.