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[ad_1] Joshua Scheer As Americans mark the Fourth of July with official celebrations of military power and national triumph, another vision of patriotism is emerging from those who have worn the uniform themselves. In this interview, Army veteran and Center on Conscience & War Executive Director Mike Prysner discusses the growing number of active-duty troops seeking conscientious objector status, the moral questions confronting service members, and why veterans and military families are organizing a “Freedom Over Fascism” march in Philadelphia. At a moment when dissent within the ranks is reaching levels not seen since the post-9/11 era, Prysner argues…

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[ad_1] Bread and Bullets – by Mr. Fish Chris Hedges ScheerPost Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitized term cutthroat capitalism, is the poison that destroyed our democracy. It gave the billionaire class and corporations the ideological cover to impoverish the working class, impose crippling austerity, hollow out democratic institutions, buy off our two ruling political parties and deform our courts into appendages of corporations and the rich. Neoliberalism drove tens of millions of disenfranchised, desperate people into the arms of Christian fascists, who preyed on their despair and sold them the fantasy of magic Jesus. It drove them into the arms of conspiracy theorists…

[ad_1] 7/4/1776: Declaration of Independence is signed. Stone Engraving of the Declaration of IndependenceThe post Today in Supreme Court History: July 4, 1776 appeared first on Reason.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] As extreme heat forces Fourth of July and America 250 celebrations to cancel or scale back across the country, the real story isn’t the weather—it’s the accelerating climate crisis reshaping American life. Joshua ScheerThe climate crisis has become so normalized that much of the corporate media now reports its consequences while refusing to name their cause. We recently highlighted this failure through FAIR’s incisive analysis, “Covering the Impact of Climate Change—Without Mentioning Climate Change.” This latest reporting from USA Today does exactly what FAIR warned about. Across the United States, Fourth of July and America 250 celebrations are…

[ad_1] The Founding Fathers debated from the beginning whether the United States should try to spread liberty by force. While Thomas Jefferson wanted to back the French Revolution, George Washington warned Americans “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” in his Farewell Address. What neither of them could have imagined was America becoming a forceful backer of absolute monarchy. But their present successor, Donald Trump, has become obsessed with building an ironclad alliance of the kind of rulers that Washington and Jefferson fought to break free of. A month ago, Trump demanded that Saudi…

[ad_1] The con of neoliberalism has gutted U.S. democracy and paved the way for fascism. Bread and Bullets (Mr. Fish) By Chris HedgesScheerPost Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitized term cutthroat capitalism, is the poison that destroyed our democracy. It gave the billionaire class and corporations the ideological cover to impoverish the working class, impose crippling austerity, hollow out democratic institutions, buy off our two ruling political parties and deform our courts into appendages of corporations and the rich. Neoliberalism drove tens of millions of disenfranchised, desperate people into the arms of Christian fascists, who preyed on their despair and…

[ad_1] Joshua Scheer As we celebrate the Fourth of July with a conversation between our publisher and namesake, Robert Scheer, and the remarkable Ron Kovic, it is worth revisiting Born on the Fourth of July. I’ve included both the original trailer and several memorable scenes from this landmark film about war, patriotism, and redemption. Tom Cruise received an Academy Award nomination for his unforgettable portrayal of Kovic, and although the film did not win Best Picture, it earned Academy Awards for Best Director for Oliver Stone and Best Film Editing. It has since been recognized by New York magazine…

[ad_1] This is part of 1776 All-Stars, a series about Reason’s favorite American Founders. Read more here. Joanna Andreasson In the final days of the American Revolution, Continental Army soldiers gathered in Newburgh, New York, to demand that Congress fund their back pay and promised pensions. Anonymous letters circulating among the troops suggested that they might refuse to disband, and might even overthrow Congress, if their benefits weren’t forthcoming. Some of the generals and politicians egging the soldiers on hoped that George Washington would take up his men’s cause and in doing so replace a weak Congress with a powerful new federal government. Instead,…