Submitted by Stephen Bergstrom via The Saker blog,
On the surface, American exceptionalism appears to represent a boldly-stated concept but when contrasted to the subtleties of personal experience, the lessons and flow of history and individual geographically-rooted place, horribly small-minded and delusional, conceivable only as a statement by a crazed, power-hungry overlord to an underling.
Submitted by Michael Klare via TomDispatch.com,
Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
Submitted by Jake Anderson via TheAntiMedia.org,
There is a disturbance in the Force. At an accelerating rate, the American people are realizing the two-party system is rigged to ensure the corrupt oligarchs of the deep state continue to rule the roost.
On the right, we’ve seen the GOP crime syndicate openly discussing ways to usurp the will of the people and dethrone Donald Trump (like him or not, a lot of people have voted for him). A chaotic surprise could still happen at the convention — and if it does, there will be hell to pay.