Good provides a solid foundation for Caitlin's morality stories. He tells us who the men are that commit the crimes Caitlin chronicles.
She tells us the what. He tells us the who. If you don't know "who" (and the "why" [Hudson and Wolff] of those "who") then where do you direct your energies.
You never, ever name names. You never, ever provide a focus on what needs to be done to change things.
Here's where I will point out that while Caitlin tells us what is wrong, not once has she provided direction on what to do about it. Yeah, it is 'kind of obvious' -- except it's not. Are we suppose to be "Aaron Bushnell" or Luigi.
Surely, no one serious is going to fall for that bromide -- "vote".
I note you don't list your other "excellent sources".
The vitriol you express will garner a lot of followers. Evangelical preachers have shown you the way haven't they. Are donations to your church falling off?
I'll spread the response into multiple comments (for space reasons).
Part 1: Sources (incomplete list)
Here are only SOME of my sources (in no particular order) ->
(REMEMBER -> There is NO SUCH THING as 'unbiased news' or 'unbiased humans')
(1) Democracy Now
(2) MintPress News
(3) The Intercept
(4) Consortium News
(6) Al Jazeera (be aware of middle-east bias)
(7) BreakThrough News
(8) Democracy At Work (Richard Wolff)
(9) DW News (be aware of Western bias with this German news channel)
(10) Empire Files (Abby Martin)
(11) Frontline PBS (be aware of US/Western bias)
(12) Geopolitical Economy Report (Ben Norton - be aware of Russian/Chinese bias)
(13) Going Underground with RT (be aware of Russian bias)
(14) Jacobin
(15) Novara Media
(16) ProPublica (be aware of US bias)
(17) Robert Reich (be aware of Democratic party bias)
(18) The Breach (Canadian)
(19) The Real News Network
(20) The Institute of Art and Ideas
(21) UnHerd (be aware of right-wing/conservative bias)
(22) Vice News (be aware of liberal bias)
(23) Vox (be aware of liberal bias)
(24) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
.....too many more to list.....
Other individuals: Katie Helper, Rania Khalek, Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald, Aaron Mate, Max Blumenthal, Seymour Hersh, Chris Hedges, John Pilger, Michael Parenti, Noam Chomsky, Yanis Varoufakis, Caitlin Johnstone, Peter Joseph, James Randi, John Mearsheimer, Vijay Prashad, Michael Hudson, ....again, too many more to list.... (again, be aware of each individual's biases)
Middle-Eastern News sources (for following the Israel-Palestine conflict AND Western hegemony in the Middle-East):
(1) Middle East Eye
(2) Al Jazeera
(3) Mondoweiss
(4) The Electronic Intifada
Some YouTube Channels ->
acTVism Munich, AJ+, Back to the Science (Susan Oliver), Bad Faith (Briahna Joy Gray), BadEmpanada, BettBeat Media, CNA Insider, Double Down News, Glenn Diesen, Go Meta with Oli Sharpe, India & Global Left, International Manifesto Group, Leeja Miller (be aware of liberal/Democratic party bias), Neutrality Studies, Peoples Dispatch, PoliticsJOE, Rachel Bevins, Real Progressives, Robert Reich (be aware of liberal/Democratic party bias), Samo Burja, Science is Dope, Second Thought, Skeptic (Michael Shermer - be aware of liberal/capitalism bias), The Burning Archive, The People's Forum NYC, The Swoletariat, The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow, theAnalysis-news, uncivilized... again, too many to list.
I have to throw-in Daniel Davis' 'Deep Dive' on YouTube. Otherwise looks like a good list here. Many I've accessed for many years, some I've come to dismiss over time, others I'll have to check out. Thanks!
Yes, like I mentioned, my list is incomplete - I’d be here all night if I attempted to list EVERY source on EVERY subject/topic that I am interested in (and still not arrive at an exhaustive enough list).
Another person that I highly respect is David Harvey (economics and Marxism) and the husband-and-wife team of economists Prabhat Patnaik and Utsa Patnaik (if you like Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff).
Funny that your #1 resource is Democracy Now. Aaron Mate, who used to work for DN, has wondered out loud "Wha' happened". If you listen selectively to what Amy says, you can gain support for your goals from her reporting. But way too often, there's the "fingernails on the chalkboard" experience that is so dissonant with reality that one can't take her seriously. I confess I don't have an example because I stopped taking Amy seriously about a decade ago so I don't pay attention to her any longer.
I suppose such an experience happens with almost all news sources.
But what am I to do with this list? Put mine next to it and then what?
You don't like Aaron Good because you claim he has "Weak critical thinking".
It has been my experience that the people who criticize Good do so because of his Deep Dive into "The American Exception". They still hang on to this quaint idea that "America is a force for good", no matter how much you might criticize it, there's no recognition that it is rotten to the core.
That's where Norman Finkelstein comes in and explains the "Jewish Supremacists" who have infiltrated the US congress with the lone hero, Thomas Massie, explaining to us AIPAC control of our government, thus we can throw the "tail wags the dog" Israel conspiracy out the window.
It is the Deep State that makes these choices. Brian Berletic uses the "Deep State" products from Oligarchic financed "Think Tanks" to explain the "continuity of agenda" that overrides any elected political formulation of policy.
But this only makes sense because of Good's revelation of the nature of the "Deep State" which he says is a horrible label, but no other fits.
One has to endure Good's 24 hour YouTube series "Empire and the Deep State" to even begin to understand the breadth and depth of the true nature of the American economy and political system.
Lest one come away thinking this is just another "Anti-Semitic" screed, the "Deep State" arrived with the Puritans. The "Jewish Mafia" lead by Meyer Lansky was able to carve out representation in the Deep State and the "Boston Brahmins" are more than willing to let the Jews be the front that they hide behind.
It is quite unfortunate that many (probably most) reading this and coming across "Deep State" will immediately cover their ears and squeeze their eyes shut and scream "conspiracy theory".
What part of ["REMEMBER -> There is NO SUCH THING as 'unbiased news' or 'unbiased humans']" did you NOT understand?
What part of ["I PREFER to think for MYSELF (rather than to believe whatever someone ELSE thinks I should believe). And I don't have any heroes (but I do respect many people for many different reasons)"] did you NOT understand?
Are you suffering from 'reading comprehension' issues?
(1) Let me start by saying that you seem to suffer from an 'inferiority complex' as you have LIKED your comment above - that is already a bad sign.
(2) >>"Evangelical preachers have shown you the way haven't they. Are donations to your church falling off?"
You see what I mean by your lack of 'critical thinking' skills? I'm an atheist btw, so religions, christians, evangelicals, etc. are irrelevant here. But it is interesting how you jumped to such conclusions. On what evidence?
Just based on the above statement alone by you, you have indicated that you lack evidence-based reasoning (amongst many other thinking flaws). So WHY should I trust you or your opinions? You've given me NO REASON to. Hence, why should I trust your opinions of ANYBODY? (Aaron Good or otherwise)
(3) It seems like you enjoy letting OTHERS do your thinking for you, and you ascribe to 'hero worship' and such mentalities. I have no heroes. I prefer to do my thinking based on my skills (which I'm constantly working on forever).
There are SO MANY logical fallacies, conflations, etc. that you make (including bad analogies) that I don't know where to start (or even if I should)
I'll end with this. I PREFER to think for MYSELF (rather than to believe whatever someone ELSE thinks I should believe). And I don't have any heroes (but I do respect many people for many different reasons).
So you go right on ahead and treat everything your hero 'Aaron Good' says as Gospel if you wish. I prefer to think critically about him (and all other sources).
JohnOnKaui, please work on your 'critical thinking skills' before you make a further FOOL of yourself (or is it too late for that?)
Also, know the DIFFERENCE between 'ignoring something' (I've never ignored the Deep State, I just don't buy into your hero 'Aaron Good's conceptions of it and his method for arriving at the conclusions he does) and 'thinking for yourself'.
Again, you display your 'jumping to conclusions and assumptions' habit here.
>>"You don't like the way Good talks about the "Deep State" yet offer nothing that might provide a better understanding."
I DON'T need to offer a better understanding myself. There are MANY sources for that (please go read some Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Sachs, Michael Parenti, Vijay Prashad, John Pilger, Chalmers Johnson, and more).
(10) "Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15794296)
(18) "Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism" by Bill Kauffman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2372617)
(29) "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum" by Michael T. Klare (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219968)
>>"I guess that is because your "Critical Thinking" skills are so sharp."
From your comments here, I don't think you know WHAT 'critical thinking' is. (Let me know if you need resources for this too).
Your issue seems to be related to your 'hero worship' of Aaron Good. Maybe try thinking for yourself for a change (the above book list is a good starting point).
Wow....
I mean Wow, Wow, Wow...
Good provides a solid foundation for Caitlin's morality stories. He tells us who the men are that commit the crimes Caitlin chronicles.
She tells us the what. He tells us the who. If you don't know "who" (and the "why" [Hudson and Wolff] of those "who") then where do you direct your energies.
You never, ever name names. You never, ever provide a focus on what needs to be done to change things.
Here's where I will point out that while Caitlin tells us what is wrong, not once has she provided direction on what to do about it. Yeah, it is 'kind of obvious' -- except it's not. Are we suppose to be "Aaron Bushnell" or Luigi.
Surely, no one serious is going to fall for that bromide -- "vote".
I note you don't list your other "excellent sources".
The vitriol you express will garner a lot of followers. Evangelical preachers have shown you the way haven't they. Are donations to your church falling off?
I'll spread the response into multiple comments (for space reasons).
Part 1: Sources (incomplete list)
Here are only SOME of my sources (in no particular order) ->
(REMEMBER -> There is NO SUCH THING as 'unbiased news' or 'unbiased humans')
(1) Democracy Now
(2) MintPress News
(3) The Intercept
(4) Consortium News
(6) Al Jazeera (be aware of middle-east bias)
(7) BreakThrough News
(8) Democracy At Work (Richard Wolff)
(9) DW News (be aware of Western bias with this German news channel)
(10) Empire Files (Abby Martin)
(11) Frontline PBS (be aware of US/Western bias)
(12) Geopolitical Economy Report (Ben Norton - be aware of Russian/Chinese bias)
(13) Going Underground with RT (be aware of Russian bias)
(14) Jacobin
(15) Novara Media
(16) ProPublica (be aware of US bias)
(17) Robert Reich (be aware of Democratic party bias)
(18) The Breach (Canadian)
(19) The Real News Network
(20) The Institute of Art and Ideas
(21) UnHerd (be aware of right-wing/conservative bias)
(22) Vice News (be aware of liberal bias)
(23) Vox (be aware of liberal bias)
(24) Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
.....too many more to list.....
Other individuals: Katie Helper, Rania Khalek, Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald, Aaron Mate, Max Blumenthal, Seymour Hersh, Chris Hedges, John Pilger, Michael Parenti, Noam Chomsky, Yanis Varoufakis, Caitlin Johnstone, Peter Joseph, James Randi, John Mearsheimer, Vijay Prashad, Michael Hudson, ....again, too many more to list.... (again, be aware of each individual's biases)
Middle-Eastern News sources (for following the Israel-Palestine conflict AND Western hegemony in the Middle-East):
(1) Middle East Eye
(2) Al Jazeera
(3) Mondoweiss
(4) The Electronic Intifada
Some YouTube Channels ->
acTVism Munich, AJ+, Back to the Science (Susan Oliver), Bad Faith (Briahna Joy Gray), BadEmpanada, BettBeat Media, CNA Insider, Double Down News, Glenn Diesen, Go Meta with Oli Sharpe, India & Global Left, International Manifesto Group, Leeja Miller (be aware of liberal/Democratic party bias), Neutrality Studies, Peoples Dispatch, PoliticsJOE, Rachel Bevins, Real Progressives, Robert Reich (be aware of liberal/Democratic party bias), Samo Burja, Science is Dope, Second Thought, Skeptic (Michael Shermer - be aware of liberal/capitalism bias), The Burning Archive, The People's Forum NYC, The Swoletariat, The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow, theAnalysis-news, uncivilized... again, too many to list.
I have to throw-in Daniel Davis' 'Deep Dive' on YouTube. Otherwise looks like a good list here. Many I've accessed for many years, some I've come to dismiss over time, others I'll have to check out. Thanks!
Yes, like I mentioned, my list is incomplete - I’d be here all night if I attempted to list EVERY source on EVERY subject/topic that I am interested in (and still not arrive at an exhaustive enough list).
Another person that I highly respect is David Harvey (economics and Marxism) and the husband-and-wife team of economists Prabhat Patnaik and Utsa Patnaik (if you like Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff).
Funny that your #1 resource is Democracy Now. Aaron Mate, who used to work for DN, has wondered out loud "Wha' happened". If you listen selectively to what Amy says, you can gain support for your goals from her reporting. But way too often, there's the "fingernails on the chalkboard" experience that is so dissonant with reality that one can't take her seriously. I confess I don't have an example because I stopped taking Amy seriously about a decade ago so I don't pay attention to her any longer.
I suppose such an experience happens with almost all news sources.
But what am I to do with this list? Put mine next to it and then what?
You don't like Aaron Good because you claim he has "Weak critical thinking".
Jeffrey Sachs likes him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXvuOG33zLs&
It has been my experience that the people who criticize Good do so because of his Deep Dive into "The American Exception". They still hang on to this quaint idea that "America is a force for good", no matter how much you might criticize it, there's no recognition that it is rotten to the core.
That's where Norman Finkelstein comes in and explains the "Jewish Supremacists" who have infiltrated the US congress with the lone hero, Thomas Massie, explaining to us AIPAC control of our government, thus we can throw the "tail wags the dog" Israel conspiracy out the window.
It is the Deep State that makes these choices. Brian Berletic uses the "Deep State" products from Oligarchic financed "Think Tanks" to explain the "continuity of agenda" that overrides any elected political formulation of policy.
But this only makes sense because of Good's revelation of the nature of the "Deep State" which he says is a horrible label, but no other fits.
One has to endure Good's 24 hour YouTube series "Empire and the Deep State" to even begin to understand the breadth and depth of the true nature of the American economy and political system.
Lest one come away thinking this is just another "Anti-Semitic" screed, the "Deep State" arrived with the Puritans. The "Jewish Mafia" lead by Meyer Lansky was able to carve out representation in the Deep State and the "Boston Brahmins" are more than willing to let the Jews be the front that they hide behind.
It is quite unfortunate that many (probably most) reading this and coming across "Deep State" will immediately cover their ears and squeeze their eyes shut and scream "conspiracy theory".
What part of ["REMEMBER -> There is NO SUCH THING as 'unbiased news' or 'unbiased humans']" did you NOT understand?
What part of ["I PREFER to think for MYSELF (rather than to believe whatever someone ELSE thinks I should believe). And I don't have any heroes (but I do respect many people for many different reasons)"] did you NOT understand?
Are you suffering from 'reading comprehension' issues?
Part 2: Response to your UNHINGED comment
(1) Let me start by saying that you seem to suffer from an 'inferiority complex' as you have LIKED your comment above - that is already a bad sign.
(2) >>"Evangelical preachers have shown you the way haven't they. Are donations to your church falling off?"
You see what I mean by your lack of 'critical thinking' skills? I'm an atheist btw, so religions, christians, evangelicals, etc. are irrelevant here. But it is interesting how you jumped to such conclusions. On what evidence?
Just based on the above statement alone by you, you have indicated that you lack evidence-based reasoning (amongst many other thinking flaws). So WHY should I trust you or your opinions? You've given me NO REASON to. Hence, why should I trust your opinions of ANYBODY? (Aaron Good or otherwise)
(3) It seems like you enjoy letting OTHERS do your thinking for you, and you ascribe to 'hero worship' and such mentalities. I have no heroes. I prefer to do my thinking based on my skills (which I'm constantly working on forever).
There are SO MANY logical fallacies, conflations, etc. that you make (including bad analogies) that I don't know where to start (or even if I should)
I'll end with this. I PREFER to think for MYSELF (rather than to believe whatever someone ELSE thinks I should believe). And I don't have any heroes (but I do respect many people for many different reasons).
So you go right on ahead and treat everything your hero 'Aaron Good' says as Gospel if you wish. I prefer to think critically about him (and all other sources).
Damn Chang 😳😳
You brought the Bazooka and Airstrike to this fight while your "opponent" was wielding a blunt and end of the ropes knife that can only tickle 🤣🤣
So you're an atheist?
The scam of the evangelical preacher knows no religion.
That you ignore the "Deep State" and pretend it doesn't exist is the cause of your failure to accomplish anything.
JohnOnKaui, please work on your 'critical thinking skills' before you make a further FOOL of yourself (or is it too late for that?)
Also, know the DIFFERENCE between 'ignoring something' (I've never ignored the Deep State, I just don't buy into your hero 'Aaron Good's conceptions of it and his method for arriving at the conclusions he does) and 'thinking for yourself'.
You don't like the way Good talks about the "Deep State" yet offer nothing that might provide a better understanding.
I guess that is because your "Critical Thinking" skills are so sharp.
Again, you display your 'jumping to conclusions and assumptions' habit here.
>>"You don't like the way Good talks about the "Deep State" yet offer nothing that might provide a better understanding."
I DON'T need to offer a better understanding myself. There are MANY sources for that (please go read some Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Sachs, Michael Parenti, Vijay Prashad, John Pilger, Chalmers Johnson, and more).
Here is an ALTERNATE recommendation for you -> check out the "American Empire Project Series" (https://www.goodreads.com/series/324809-american-empire-project)
(1) "After the Apocalypse: America's Role in a World Transformed" by Andrew J. Bacevich (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55077746)
(2) "Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism" by Greg Grandin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72203)
(3) "Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37534964)
(4) "Who Rules the World?" by Noam Chomsky (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28514478)
(5) "Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World" by David Vine (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22320467)
(6) "No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes" by Anand Gopal (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18926588)
(7) "Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country" by Andrew J. Bacevich (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17561944)
(8) "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam" by Nick Turse (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15794292)
(9) "Dilemmas of Domination: The Unmaking of the American Empire" by Walden Bello (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24059626)
(10) "Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15794296)
(11) "We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People" by Peter Van Buren (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11863072)
(12) "Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War" by Andrew J. Bacevich (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7720138)
(13) "Dismantling the Empire: America's Last Best Hope" by Chalmers Johnson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8195140)
(14) "Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights" by James Peck (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10740872)
(15) "The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives" by Nick Turse (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2003639)
(16) "The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger" by Jonathan Schell (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299793)
(17) "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism" by Andrew J. Bacevich (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5453288)
(18) "Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism" by Bill Kauffman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2372617)
(19) "A People's History of American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation" by Howard Zinn & Mike Konopacki & Paul Buhle (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1782543)
(20) "What We Say Goes: Conversations on US Power in a Changing World" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22472953)
(21) "Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy" by Noam Chomsky (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12613)
(22) "In the Name of Democracy: American War Crimes in Iraq and Beyond" by Jeremy Brecher & Jill Cutler & Brendan Smith (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186175)
(23) "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" by Chalmers Johnson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40709)
(24) "Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic" by Chalmers Johnson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1358477)
(25) "Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal" by Anthony Arnove (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/841874)
(26) "A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror" by Alfred W. McCoy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/160893)
(27) "Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam" by Robert Dreyfuss (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/245170)
(28) "Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World" by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12630)
(29) "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum" by Michael T. Klare (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219968)
(30) "Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War" by James Carroll (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1576968)
(31) "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" by Chalmers Johnson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40718)
(32) "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance" by Noam Chomsky (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12612)
>>"I guess that is because your "Critical Thinking" skills are so sharp."
From your comments here, I don't think you know WHAT 'critical thinking' is. (Let me know if you need resources for this too).
Your issue seems to be related to your 'hero worship' of Aaron Good. Maybe try thinking for yourself for a change (the above book list is a good starting point).