Corporate Vaccine Mandates and Vaccine Passports—Brought to You by BlackRock and Vanguard?

Far from the competition promised by capitalism, BlackRock and Vanguard own significant shares in companies that ostensibly compete directly with each other, such as Google, Apple and Microsoft, or Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Continue reading Corporate Vaccine Mandates and Vaccine Passports—Brought to You by BlackRock and Vanguard?

The Day Jake Tapper Sold His Soul to Pharma

Many people make Faustian bargains trading personal integrity for material advantage. Oftentimes it is a gradual erosion of moral fiber. Occasionally it happens in an instant; a man stands at a moral crossroads and chooses the dark side. Continue reading The Day Jake Tapper Sold His Soul to Pharma

Donald Trump and the ghost of totalitarianism

by Henry A. Giroux
In the current historical moment in the United States, the emptying out of language is nourished by the assault on the civic imagination. One example of this can be found in the rise of Donald Trump on the political scene. Donald Trump’s popular appeal speaks to not just the boldness of what he says and the shock it provokes, but the inability to respond to shock with informed judgement rather than titillation Continue reading Donald Trump and the ghost of totalitarianism