Gangster States

As the gangster states of Russia and the U.S. led by Putin and Trump seek to expand their territories, we need to examine the history of ideas leading to this new world order where democracy no longer exists.

The federal governments of both empires have long failed to deliver basic health and security to large segments of their populations, and both have embarked on ethnic cleansing and institutionalized bigotry.

Putin and Trump may represent competing gangster states, but they have a lot in common.