Promethean Overviews – The Modern Confederacy

Promethean Overview We’re excited to share the latest episode of Promethean Overviews. In this installment, Mike Steger examines the rise of a modern confederacy—a system built through globalization that hollowed out American cities, dismantled manufacturing, and replaced production with dependency and control. Mike Steger Feb 6, 2026 Promethean Action Overviews is dedicated to exposing the economic and historical forces shaping the future of the American System. You can subscribe to the new Promethean Action Overviews channel on YouTube. In this episode, Mike Steger lays out the case that the United States is living under a modern confederacy — a system created by globalization that dismantled American manufacturing, hollowed out cities, and replaced productive work with dependency, disorder, and control. Today’s political unrest is not accidental. It is the predictable outcome of decades of economic policy designed to benefit financial elites while stripping the working class of real opportunity.Placing modern urban decay within a long historical arc, Steger traces this system from ancient empires through the British financial order and the American Civil War. He contrasts globalization’s plantation-style economy with the American System of Hamilton, Washington, and Lincoln, and argues that President Trump’s manufacturing and trade policies represent a direct challenge to the global order that engineered America’s decline.Watch the full episode to understand how this modern confederacy was built, who it serves, and why rebuilding American industry is the only path to restoring national sovereignty, shared wealth, and a unified nation.⏱️ Chapters00:00 The Rise of a Modern Confederacy01:16 Sanctuary Cities and Globalist Power01:50 What Globalization Did to Our Cities03:55 Who the Globalists Really Are07:52 The Modern Plantation Economy11:17 The Only Cure: Industrial Growth16:24 Rebuilding Civilization18:19 Time to Build Author Mike joined LaRouche’s last campaign for President in 2002. He ran a political intel and outreach company from 2011–2021, and co-founded Promethean Action in 2021. He lives in the Detroit area with his wife. [email protected] View articles Read next Get our free newsletter. Zero Spam. Great! You’ve successfully signed up. Welcome back! You’ve successfully signed in. You’ve successfully subscribed to Promethean Action. Your link has expired. Success! Check your email for magic link to sign-in. Success! Your billing info has been updated. Your billing was not updated.