Mark Lesseraux
Where the MAGA Movement and the Progressive Left Coincide
Too Far Left To Be Part of the Left In 2020 I wrote articles and did a lot of social media promotion for the Bernie Sanders campaign. As I recall it was in July of that year that a group…
The Biggest World News Item of 2024 Was Not the Recent US Election
The World Had Already Changed Before November 5th Although many of you will find this hard to believe, a series of events took place this year and last year that, in their level of global importance and future impact, trumped…
BABIES IN THE BATHWATER (Dear Fellow Democrats)
I believe I’ve figured out why the Democratic Party, my party, has become so markedly out of touch over the course of the last decade. After being unfriended and castigated on social media by more than a dozen of you…
THE PARADOXICAL SECOND RISE OF DONALD TRUMP (The Reason He Will Probably Win The Election)
Whatever else can be said about Donald Trump, one thing that is certain is that the neocon establishment, which includes politicians, pundits and oligarchs aligned with both major political parties, cannot stand him. Here’s the key thing to understand about…
“Noble Lies”: How the Neocons Hijacked US Politics and Subsequently Altered America’s Trajectory
This piece of writing is a twenty page essay that synthesizes and ties together a particular group of recent and fairly recent decisions and doings that, in my view, will be looked back on in years to come as the…
What Would You Have Done?: The Truth About Hamas
Gaza’s Glimmer of Hope Hamas, like all resistance groups, from the African National Congress to the Irish Republican Army, has been misunderstood and demonized. Contrary to what Israeli and US leadership say, Hamas is not a terrorist organization. Hamas is…
Blood on the Leaves, Blood at the Root: Einstein’s NIghtmare
Amok Time 66% of Israel’s population wants Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu out of office.(1) Meanwhile, close to 90% of the same population is in agreement with the amount of force Netanyahu and the IDF are using in Gaza against its’…
The US’ Calculated Sacrifice of the Ukrainian Population
A Tipping Point Has Been Reached In Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its “Special Military Operation”, has reached a tipping point. It is now being acknowledged, even by many Western mainstream news outlets, that Ukraine is in a dire and…
The World Is Pregnant Part 1: The Magicians That Mistook Their Trick For Reality Itself
About a month ago, I wrote an article entitled “How To Avoid Whiplash in 2024 and 2025” (1), in which I mentioned that it was a precursor to an upcoming piece of writing. My intention then was to begin working…
Americans, Your Grace Period is Over
It’s Time We Americans have collectively come to a point now where it’s safe to say that it’s no longer ok for us – for any of us – to be in the dark about a certain group of glaringly…
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