There’s been some talk on the internet about “civil war” (mostly, it appears emanating from the right). Then, too, there’s the ever-increasing wage and wealth inequality. Crowd protests and demonstrations seem to be increasing. Are we destined for a repeat of the 1930s?
Stiglitz: The American Economy is Rigged
Selling Missiles Takes Priority in the U.S. Over Starving Children
The United States believes it’s more important to sell more weapons of war than to protect starving children and innocent civilians.
[Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo overruled concerns from most of the State Department specialists involved in the debate who were worried about the rising civilian death toll in Yemen. Those who objected included specialists in the region and in military affairs. He sided with his legislative affairs team after they argued that suspending support could undercut plans to sell more than 120,000 precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to a classified State Department memo and people familiar with the debate.