Interview by DAVID MASCIOTRA Mike Lofgren, a former Republican insider who denounced the party for worshiping Trump, explains the GOP’s bizarre reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reminded the world of the evils of imperialism, while also exposing alarming fault lines in American politics. Mike Lofgren, a former Republican Congressional aide who…
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Longtime GOP insider Mike Lofgren on his former party: “Going easy on these people will not work”
Lofgren spent 28 years on Capitol Hill. Now he says Republican zealots should be crushed, banished and ostracized By DAVID MASCIOTRA JANUARY 16, 2021 5:00PM (UTC) Republican officials at the highest level support insurrection, terrorism and treason. They have presided over a political culture that, for many years, has inculcated seditious desires within millions of expertly programmed…
Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following
Posted on May 8, 2016 by Michael Covel – Link to podcast Today, Michael Covel interviews Mike Lofgren. Mike’s new book is titled, “The Deep State: The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government.” We are in a world where everyone thinks their vote matters and that the next President will fix…
“Deep State” Truthout Interview
Introduction to “the Deep State” | Deep State Salon Interview | “Deep State” Truthout Interview | The Deep State Book Reviews | Direct Links to buy “The Deep State” | By Leslie Thatcher, Truthout | Interview Retired congressional staffer Mike Lofgren illuminates the shadowy influencers behind US politics in his incriminating new book, The Deep State. Explore…
“Deep State” Interview
Link to Interview and comments Controlled by shadow government: Mike Lofgren reveals how top U.S. officials are at the mercy of the “deep state” A corrupt network of wealthy elites has hijacked our government, ex-GOP staffer and best-selling author tells Salon ELIAS ISQUITH One of the predominant themes of the 2016 presidential campaign thus far —…
Evolution of the “Deep State”: Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and the NSA
Link to interview While spending 16 years as the Chief National Security Analyst on the House and then Senate Budget Committees, Mike Lofgren, furnished with top security clearance, began to visualize an invisible power structure running the U.S. government. He recently joined the Financial Sense Newshour for a special interview to explain the group of…
Q & A on C-Span with Brian Lamb
Program Detail: Info: Our guest is author and former Congressional staff member Mike Lofgren. He discusses his book titled “The Party is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted.” In addition, he talks about his recent op-ed piece available on the website truth-out.org titled “Gates Agonistes.” The…