"Columbus' treatment of the Hispaniola natives was even worse [than his treatment of natives in the Bermudas] as his soldiers raped, killed, and enslaved them with impunity at every landing. When Columbus fell ill in 1495, soldiers were reported to have gone on a rampage, slaughtering 50,000 natives.
Protecting the very very rich from the rest of us (source)by Gaius PubliusIn an earlier piece on the Equifax data hack and its consequences, I predicted this:
by Gaius PubliusThe video above comes in two parts — the first four minutes or so deals with the title problem, and the last two minutes offers a solution. Note those two sections and the points they make as you watch. I'll address each point separately below.Capitalism, Infinite Growth and Climate ChangeWe seem to have turned the corner on American belief that climate change will result in a bad end for us unless we stop it or alter its trajectory.
A scene from the Hard Hat Riot, March 8, 1970 (source)by Gaius PubliusNo refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave— "The Stars-Spangled Banner" Bottom line first. The main point of this piece is — we should stop pretending.
Negligent data-breach victim Equifax ironically warning its corporate customers that their data could be breachedby Gaius PubliusThe massive data breach suffered by Equifax, one of the nation's three credit data reporting agencies, caused by what looks for all the world like negligence (see below), has gotten everyone's attention, including the other two credit a
Democratic Party loyalists didn't decide the last election, and they won't decide the next.by Gaius Publius“I never had any money until I got out of the White House, you know, but I’ve done reasonably well since then.” —Bill Clinton Like
Bernie Sanders in March 2016 explains "what we will ask for if we lose." Note the list near the end of the clip. His candidacy and policy proposals count as an act of "open rebellion" as defined below.by Gaius PubliusThe Medicare-for-All debate is heating up.
White-collar criminologist Bill Black and Aaron Mate discuss the massive Equifax data breach on The Real News Network (source)by Gaius PubliusAccording to the Associated Press the credit reporting and data storage agency Equifax has suffered a massive data breach, and information on 143 million people — including "credit card and Social Security numbers, addresses and birth dates," plus potentially a whol
by Gaius PubliusEvery national instance of Rule by the Rich is accompanied by a great deal of violence, inflicted on the many by the few.—Yours truly (paraphrased)As you ponder the criticism of the Antifa ("anti-fascist") movement for engaging in violent tactics in Berkeley, consider the following.▪
