Washington still refuses to provide evidence to support the claims in 1990 that a huge Iraqi military build-up on the Saudi border justified war.

There certainly are those who worship the state much as divinities are worshipped. Not just the state but even leaders.

The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.

There are very deep and restrictive principles that determine the nature of human language and are rooted in the specific character of the human mind

Tough love is just the right phrase: love for the rich and privileged, tough for everyone else.

The media are a corporate monopoly. They have the same point of view. The two parties are two factions of the business party. Most of the population doesn't even bother voting because it looks meaningless. They're marginalized and properly distracted. At least that's the goal.

Governments are not representative. They have their own power, serving segments of the population that are dominant and rich.