Lawrence Wittner

3 days ago | transcend.org | Lawrence Wittner

Lawrence S. Wittner - TRANSCEND Media Service 6 May 2025 – Although the statement that was made by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, it’s an idea that, in one form or another, has motivated a great many people, from the members of teenage street gangs to the statesmen of major nations. The rising spiral of world military spending provides a striking example of how highly national governments value armed forces.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Lawrence Wittner

Share Image by Unseen Histories. Despite much lofty rhetoric portraying the United States as a democracy (in which the people rule), this nation, in fact, has often resembled a plutocracy (in which the wealthy rule). The confusion owes a great deal to the fact that the United States, at its founding, was somewhat more democratic than its contemporaries.

1 week ago | counterpunch.org | Lawrence Wittner

Despite much lofty rhetoric portraying the United States as a democracy (in which the people rule), this nation, in fact, has often resembled a plutocracy (in which the wealthy rule). The confusion owes a great deal to the fact that the United States, at its founding, was somewhat more democratic than its contemporaries.

2 weeks ago | blackstarnews.com | Lawrence Wittner

By Lawrence S. Wittner Photos: Wikimedia CommonsAlthough the statement that  was made by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, it’s an idea that, in one form or another, has motivated a great many people, from the members of teenage street gangs to the statesmen of major nations. The rising spiral of world military spending provides a striking example of how highly national governments value armed forces.

3 weeks ago | pcnr.com | Lawrence Wittner

Despite much lofty rhetoric portraying the United States as a democracy (in which the people rule), this nation, in fact, has often resembled a plutocracy (in which the wealthy rule). The confusion owes a great deal to the fact that the United States, at its founding, was somewhat more democratic than its contemporaries. In the eighteenth century, European nations, governed […] Remember Me