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  GOP Sell Outs and Tokens: Lap Dogs for the White Establishment By David Starr The Republican Party in the United States is unfortunately a haven for a few individuals who happen to be people of color. They are supporting a right-wing agenda that goes against the interests of different racial groups…except for the white race. In politics, there have been individuals from nonwhite races who have fervently, at times,  supported the very interests that benefit the oppressors of their races . But these individuals don’t think that way (if they think at all).  In some twisted way, these tokens and sell outs  have been cheerleaders  for policies like Project 2025 and other Republican schemes. They claim that the Republican goals of those schemes would help to lift people of color out of social injustice and inequality. But it’s largely been Republican policies that have kept people of color down.  Tokens and sell outs mimic their white colleagues in making right...

  Jeffrey Sachs Talks Reality (As Opposed to Establishment Fantasies) By David Starr The U.S. and Israeli establishments don’t exactly like economist Jeffrey Sachs because he has come out with some truths they find inconvenient, to say the least. Sachs is a university professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia. Whether it is in the U.S. or Israel, the establishment continues not only to be in denial about the eruptions producing world conflicts, they have tried to retaliate against their enemies  using censorship  and acts of  verbal and physical aggression . Israel supporters can’t stand it when some (more like many)  criticize Israel  for its attempted genocide against Palestinians, and its brutality against others in the region. The anti-Semitic card has been played an uncountable number of times. “Greater Israel” is the goal of the Zionist Nazis. They want to impose religious supremacy myths on anyone who dares to chall...

  Orwellian Derangement Syndrome   By David Starr The title of this article does need an explanation. In George Orwell’s novel, “1984,” there is a society whose leaders and supporters use  doublespeak   to “inform”  the public. Meaning, one thing is said but is totally contradicted verbally into the opposite of what was initially said. This is characteristic of the right-wing in general (and with neoliberals as well). Donald Trump and his regime have been practicing doublespeak for years. Trump himself is infamous for doing this.  Thus, Trump and the right-wing have Orwellian Derangement Syndrome (ODS). They  say the complete opposite of what they have said initially . And also do the complete opposite of what they initially say. Along with doublespeak, Trump is grossly obsessed with boasting about his “accomplishments.” But there none, really. The examples abound from his deranged mind. And here are some: • Trump thought and said he  deserved the...

  Opinion: U.S. Violations and Crimes Against Venezuela By David Starr When Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in power, there was an urgency to defend the country’s sovereignty and Bolivarian revolution by any means necessary. After the kidnapping by the Trump regime of Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, Delcy Rodriquez took over as interim president. I think Maduro and his wife will eventually be free and return to Venezuela. Maduro can then retake his role as president.  In the meantime, Rodriquez has been shown to be too politically cooperative, kowtowing to the Trump regime, and Israel as well. The U.S. empire has been a major instigator in the affairs of Venezuela, and other countries. For now, it is somewhat calling the shots, although spreading itself thin with various imperial wars.  Rodriquez has allowed the Trump regime to virtually control Venezuela’s oil sector. Much of the profits that are made go to U.S. and Venezuelan elites, i.e., the wealthy capita...

  Venezuela and Cuba: Two Examples of Brutal Struggles Against the U.S. Empire By David Starr Over the years, Venezuela and Cuba have been bulwarks against the imperial schemes of the United States empire. But despite conditions in both countries being harsh, both have somewhat persevered in protecting their respective revolutions, and their sovereignty. With past U.S. presidents, the hostility from the empire was bad enough. But now with the Trump regime currently in power, it has further reached crisis levels. The following is a look at both countries: Venezuela – The Jan. 3, 2026 kidnapping  of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Ceclia Flores by the empire has really not been shocking since it has been doing similar crimes for decades in Latin America and the Caribbean. What is shocking is interim President Delcy Rodriquez’s capitulation to U.S. dictates, and as well as Israel’s. Rodriquez  established diplomatic relations  with the Zionist/Nazi-like...

  The Insanity of Nazis in Ukraine: The Imprisonment of Socialist Bogdan Syrotjuk for “Treason” By David Starr Nazis have been an influential entity in Ukraine, e.g., during World War II, and now with their reemergence after the 2014 U.S.-backed coup in Ukraine where they came out of the woodwork to attain positions in government and have status in Ukrainian society. The Ukrainian Left in turn hasn’t exactly had it easy in coping with the current political situation in Ukraine. One individual has stood out and that is Socialist Bogdan Syrotjuk, a Ukrainian writer who has criticized a morally bankrupt government led by Volodymyr Zelensky. The government is responsible for trying to surrender Ukraine’s sovereignty to western capitalist interests.  Syrotjuk has also criticized the war in Ukraine. This prompted the Ukrainian security apparatus, i.e., the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to arrest him in April of 2024. A court charged him with high treason, which would carry a lif...

  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Says He Opposes Trump’s Iran War, But For the Wrong Reasons, and Doesn’t Follow Through With His Opposition By David Starr Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a corporate/neoliberal/establishment Democrat,  wouldn’t exactly win a popularity contest  with the Democratic base nowadays. Schumer sticks to the outdated and often-failed strategy of overly-appeasing the Republican base and caves to the GOP in the name of “bi-partisanship.” Things, however, have changed . Bi-partisanship is dead because of the risk of collaborating with the fascist Republican Party.  And it’s proven to be fascist , given its agenda, including Project 2025; spurred on by the Trump regime. Schumer has taken on a “firm” position in opposing Trump’s Iran War. But for the wrong reasons. While Schumer calls the war an utter disaster, he still sticks to the establishment position of demonizing Iran.  While I don’t support theocracies, Iran was atta...