"Truth Is On The Side Of the Oppressed." – Malcolm X
Why Mao Still Haunts the Empire “The Chinese people have stood up!” — Mao Zedong, 1949 To the ruling class, Mao Zedong is not just a villain—he is an existential threat. More than half a century after his death, his image still triggers fear, loathing, and slander across the capitalist world. From liberal think tanks... Continue Reading →
Batman: The Cape of Technofascism While I was watching Super-Pets with my two youngest daughters tonight, I had an epiphany. A realization so obvious in hindsight I almost laughed out loud. Batman—yes, the Batman—is the archetype of technofascism. Not a side character, not a symptom, but the crystallized, caped embodiment of capital’s authoritarian dreams. The... Continue Reading →
Why Stalin Still Matters “The genius of Stalin is universally recognized... He was a great personality, far beyond the average tyrant or dictator of history.” — Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin remains the most slandered figure of the 20th century. He is portrayed as a paranoid despot, a bloodthirsty tyrant, the twin of Hitler. These are... Continue Reading →
I. The Empire Triumphant—Or So It Thought The 1990s opened with the swagger of a global victor. The Soviet Union had collapsed. China was being groomed into the global market. The Berlin Wall was rubble. And in Washington, neoliberals—both red-tied and blue-tied—declared the “end of history.” Capitalism had won. The U.S. stood unchallenged. But that... Continue Reading →
“The American Revolution didn’t end empire—it gave it a new name and handed it over to the settlers.” The so-called United States of America wasn’t born from democratic awakening—it was a settler coup. The merchant elite, planters, and land speculators saw in revolution not a break from power but a transfer of it—from the British... Continue Reading →
Editors Note: I'm honored to introduce our newest columnist at Weaponized Information "Booby" Bolden. We were cellmates for 2 years when I was locked up between 2009-2011, and he's unfortunately still incarcerated today. But he is one of the main people who developed this analysis and political line with me through years of struggle in... Continue Reading →
The latest dispatch from the imperial command center comes courtesy of Scott Bessent—Trump’s Treasury Secretary and hedge fund aristocrat—who calmly informed the American public that it’s time to accept "economic pain." Translation: the party’s over. Cheap goods? Inflation relief? A functional social safety net? Forget it. The comforts that once placated the domestic population are... Continue Reading →
Weaponized Information — April 4, 2025The American economy, long paraded as the vanguard of capitalist modernity, stumbled today—spectacularly, publicly, and predictably. Over $6.4 trillion was erased from global markets in under 24 hours. The Dow Jones collapsed by more than 2,200 points. The Nasdaq, that glittering altar of technocratic wizardry, plunged into bear market territory.... Continue Reading →
I. The Ruling Class Strikes Back By the 1980s, the white ruling class had lost its patience. After a generation of upheaval—urban rebellions, anti-war uprisings, Black liberation movements, Indigenous resurgence, Third World revolutions—U.S. imperialism launched a strategic counteroffensive. Reagan was not just a new president. He was a new regime. His administration reorganized the U.S.... Continue Reading →
I. From Black Revolution to Black Representation By the dawn of the 1970s, the U.S. settler state had waged a brutal counterinsurgency campaign against the revolutionary Black freedom struggle. The Black Panther Party was splintered, surveilled, and assaulted. The Black Liberation Army was underground. Fred Hampton was assassinated. Assata was in exile. George Jackson was... Continue Reading →
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