Furthering one's political education is always worth making a thread for, right?
Here's some interesting stuff I've found lately on the US 'Deep State,' the (theorised?) loose network of cooperation between the military-industrial complex, oil companies, Wall Street and intelligence agencies that relies on parliamentary politics for money and legitimacy.
Anatomy of the Deep State (just what it says on the tin, doesn't put all that much emphasis on party lines)
Situational Assessment 2017: Trump Edition (a predictive look at the US culture war as reflected in and influenced by politics; Uses extended metaphor, has elements of 'buy my book' at the end)
Donald J. Trump and the Deep State (a two-part, quite specific look at individual characters and groups in the global deep state and their connection to Trump and other parts of the US system, relies on a whole lot of citations which I didn't check)
Anything you guys want to recommend to the ol' reading list (or any criticisms of these suggestions so far)?
Here's some interesting stuff I've found lately on the US 'Deep State,' the (theorised?) loose network of cooperation between the military-industrial complex, oil companies, Wall Street and intelligence agencies that relies on parliamentary politics for money and legitimacy.
Anatomy of the Deep State (just what it says on the tin, doesn't put all that much emphasis on party lines)
Situational Assessment 2017: Trump Edition (a predictive look at the US culture war as reflected in and influenced by politics; Uses extended metaphor, has elements of 'buy my book' at the end)
Donald J. Trump and the Deep State (a two-part, quite specific look at individual characters and groups in the global deep state and their connection to Trump and other parts of the US system, relies on a whole lot of citations which I didn't check)
Anything you guys want to recommend to the ol' reading list (or any criticisms of these suggestions so far)?
