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John Rachel has a B.A. in Philosophy, and has written eight novels and three political non-fiction books. His political articles have appeared at OpEdNews, Russia Insider, The Greanville Post, and other alternative media outlets.
Since leaving the U.S. in 2006, he has lived in and explored 33 countries. He is now somewhat rooted in a traditional, rural Japanese community about an hour from Osaka, where he lives with his wife of five years. Daily he rides his bicycle through the soybean fields and rice paddies which sprawl across the surrounding landscape. As of the date of the release of his most recent book, "The Peace Dividend: The Most Controversial Proposal in the History of the World", he has a small but promising organic vegetable garden which begs his attention.
You can follow his writing and the evolution of his world view at: http://jdrachel.com
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(66 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 15, 2022 US State Department Checklist: Starting A War With Russia
The U.S. is making great headway at starting a war with Russia. This excellent work is the product of solid planning, making sure the public has no idea what's really going on, sparing no expense or resource in demonizing Russia and slandering Putin, keeping the propaganda machine running in high gear. This effort is the finest example of American ingenuity. We got access to the State Department's action plan and here it is!
(35 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Useful Idiots Are Still Useful
Political activists are always asking: how can we get people involved, how can we get them engaged, how can we get them to vote, be a part of the solution instead of a part of the problem? That means everyone! Even the sheeple deserve to have a voice, right? Power to the sheeple, RIGHT ON!
(48 comments) SHARE Sunday, June 9, 2019 Global Warming Solved!
Scientists have concluded that a modest nuclear war would most likely reverse the threat of global warming. What are we waiting for?
(10 comments) SHARE Monday, December 23, 2019 A Song for the New Year
Here is my holiday greeting card to the world, a song I wrote five years ago, performed by my wife and me here in my home studio. May I wish the best year ever for you and those you love!
(93 comments) SHARE Saturday, February 26, 2022 A Few Things Left Out of the Russia-Bashing Narrative
Mind you, I'm categorically opposed to war and unprovoked aggression. But Putin and Lavrov respectfully requested that US/NATO imperial powers grant Russia some basic courtesy and understanding. US/NATO refused. Russia did and is doing what she had to do to protect itself from further intimidation and inevitable military assault.
(60 comments) SHARE Friday, April 9, 2021 BREAKING NEWS! Horrifying New Strain of Coronavirus Discovered
Scientists have just announced the discovery of the worst, scariest new strain of coronavirus. It's called Covid-1984, a new invisible variant that can't be detected by any known test. We may have been doomed before but now even our doom is doomed.
(28 comments) SHARE Monday, June 8, 2020 Protest . . . But Make This Clear Reasonable Demand
Here's an idea. A clear, unambiguous, non-negotiable demand should be put front and center from this point forward by the protesters.
1) Any cop abusing his position should be immediately taken out of circulation, ultimately replaced. 2) That officer's position on the police force would be turned over to a new type of law enforcement official called a Community Facilitator, an individual drawn right from the community.
(12 comments) SHARE Thursday, December 29, 2016 What? Are You Crazy?
What was crazy last year sometimes becomes the new normal this year. That prospect is the source for hope that the citizens of the U.S. can get their country back on track to serve the interests of all Americans, not just the rich and powerful. Failure is guaranteed if we don't keep our minds open to new ideas and fresh narratives.
(103 comments) SHARE Monday, October 4, 2021 Coleen Rowley Interview: What Are The Prospects For Peace?
Coleen Rowley is an attorney, peace activist and whistleblower. She's a retired FBI Special Agent and former FBI Minneapolis Division Legal Counsel. For her exposure of the FBI's pre-911 failures, she was named one of Time Magazine's "Persons of the Year" in 2002. We are extremely honored that she took the time to talk to us and share her thought-provoking insights.
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(71 comments) SHARE Monday, March 20, 2017 What's wrong with this picture?
Want to make America safe? Want to make America loved and respected throughout the world? Halt the famine that is now developing in Africa and put a permanent end to world hunger. Our nation will no longer be looked at as the propagators of death and destruction but be heralded as saviors and saints.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, April 3, 2015 Moonwalking
Now that Michael Jackson is sadly no longer with us, his phenomenal mastery and performance of the moonwalk has been replaced by the U.S. economy. While it looks like it's going forward, it's actually going backwards.
(21 comments) SHARE Sunday, July 9, 2017 Candidate Contracts: Why Populist Candidates Will Want to Sign the Contract
This article is meant to clear any misconceptions and dispel related fears about the candidate contract strategy. I am addressing the populist-progressive candidates themselves -- the only ones worthy of the strategy, the only ones worthy in my opinion of holding public office. Series: Effective Progressive Activism (9 Articles, 16121 views)
(64 comments) SHARE Thursday, December 9, 2021 Largest Defense Budget in U.S. History
Well, when it comes to war and expanding the military footprint so that it can crush anyone anywhere on the planet, we can always count on our enlightened leaders throwing more money at the Pentagon. But people are fed up with the excessive defense spending, the colossal waste, the endless wars. To show how disgusted they are, THEY'RE SIGNING PETITIONS! I can't begin to describe how exciting this is.
(26 comments) SHARE Wednesday, January 4, 2017 Making AMERICANS Great Again!
America will become great again when Americans are great again. Americans will be great again when the impediments to individual potential are removed, and each person has the opportunity and resources available to them to participate and contribute as full and active citizens in an open, receptive, and appreciative society.
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, July 4, 2015 The Real Debt Ceiling
THEY OWN! WE OWE! And that's how you get the worst wealth inequality in our history. Other than a handful of legislators __ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren certainly are talking about it __ there is no one in public life who is serious about addressing this threat to our existence as a nation. No one! Just about everyone in elected office __ to a man, to a woman __ needs to be replaced. Target date November 2016!
(50 comments) SHARE Monday, May 1, 2017 Dealing With A Serial Killer
There's a serial killer on the loose. Eight to ten people a month have been murdered over the past several years. This has to stop! So we take out full-page ads in the newspaper, have street demonstrations. We sell t-shirts, have lots of expert discussion on TV, we send emails, mount a huge telephone campaign, have a town hall meeting, even organize a successful petition drive. The killing doesn't stop. Where did we go wrong? Series: Effective Progressive Activism (9 Articles, 16121 views)
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, May 30, 2015 Bulging Waste Line
What follows here is not an argument for reducing government. It is evidence that we need: Good government. Smart government. Honest government. Visionary government. Representative government. I am focusing here on profligate defense spending and pursuit of unnecessary war.
(40 comments) SHARE Monday, April 12, 2021 The Numbers Don't Lie!
As if the coronavirus pandemic were not bad enough, the latest report will truly frighten every single human being on the planet, signaling the need for drastic action. Fortunately, leadership at the highest levels are on top of this new crisis.
(66 comments) SHARE Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Choose A Symptom, Ignore The Disease
America is very, very sick. The disease which is destroying our nation feeds on: 1) Unchecked imperial ambitions. 2) Exceptionalist hubris and arrogance. 3) The crushing power of corporations. 4) The militarization of everything. 5) Plutocratic tyranny and greed. None of the presidential candidates will talk about the disease. Because none of them has a cure.