Books

BOOKS: Bitter Tales from the Massive White Underclass in Joe Bageant's "Redneck" Memoir

"Economic, political, and social culture in America is staggering under the sheer weight of its white underclass, which now numbers some sixty million." Sept. 20, 2010 (AlterNet) -- The following is an excerpt from the introduction of Joe Bageant's new book Rainbow Pie: A Redneck Memoir (Portobello Press, 2010). The United States has always maintained a white underclass -- citizens whose role in ...

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The Secret of the Alchemists | John Michael Greer

Aug. 19, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Most of the figures we’ve discussed in our survey of America’s magical history came from very humble backgrounds, and there’s a reason for that. While social mobility ...

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Lost in the American Undertow | Joe Bageant

Joe Bageant in Belize Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Apr. 18, 2011 -- The United States has always maintained a white underclass -- citizens whose role in the greater scheme of things has been to cu ...

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BOOKS: Deer Hunting With Jesus -- Dispatches from America's Class War (Joe Bageant)

Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Aug. 14, 2006 “Well, good lordie, you really was writin' a book! I thought it was just some bullshit you spread around when you got drunk.” That was my friend Fat Larr ...

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Waltzing at the Doomsday Ball | Joe Bageant

Predator drone firing a hellfire missile. (Public domain)Capitalism is dead, but we still dance with the corpse Joe Bageant -- World News Trust July 6, 2010 -- AJIJIC, JALISCO, Mexico -- As an Anglo ...

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Live from Planet Norte | Joe Bageant

Totalitarian democracy and the politics of plunder Joe Bageant -- World News Trust June 27, 2010 WINCHESTER, Va. -- Starting with the Homeland Security probe at Washington's Reagan Airport, arrival b ...

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America: Y Ur Peeps B So Dum? -- Ignorance And Courage In The Age Of Lady Gaga (Joe Bageant)

Joe Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Dec. 7, 2010 -- AJIJIC, Jalisco, Mexico -- If you hang out much with thinking people, conversation eventually turns to the serious political and cultural questions ...

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WATCH: ‘Apartheid Is A Crime’ | Ramzy Baroud

Click to watch video Former Swedish Diplomat Speaks about His Experiences in Occupied Palestine Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust May 9, 2020 Mats Svensson is a former Swedish diplomat, an author and ...

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Save Journalism | Patrick White

Newsrooms need to take advantage of what AI can offer and come up with a new business model. (Shutterstock) Patrick White, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) May 5, 2020 (The Conversation) -- The ...

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'Wind is Changing!' | John Michael Greer

The "Wodwoses" have been described as a variant of the Green man, seen here on a medieval misericord in Ludlow. The Drúedain are a fictional race of Men which were counted amongst the Edain, who made ...

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A Place For Books | John Michael Greer

Dec. 4, 2019 (Eco.Sophia.net) -- As one of my readers pointed out last week -- tip of the hat to Patricia Mathews -- we’ve now embarked on the most sacred season of the American year, the season of S ...

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