Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 2016 archive
May 30 2016
It’s the the Dismal Science stupid!
Socialism vs. Barbarism: Only Social Democracy Can Defeat the Right-Wing Radicalism of Donald Trump By Conor Lynch / Salon May 26, 2016 About a year after the launch of both Sen. Bernie Sanders’ and Donald Trump’s presidential campaigns, it’s easy to conclude that the anti-establishment backlash of 2016 was somewhat inevitable. The incredulity that many …
May 30 2016
The Breakfast Club (Remembering)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 29 2016
No Passes
On issues of foreign policy, war and peace, all the candidates are equally terrible. Either one will lead to war: Hawkish Hillary and reckless Trump could both lead to prolonged new wars by Paul Rosenberg, Salon Saturday, May 28, 2016 09:30 AM EST we’ve been on a downward spiral since losing the Vietnam War and …
May 29 2016
The 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500
Wait. How can that be? Didn’t it start in 1911? You are correct, but you are not accounting for the years of 1917 and 1918 (The Great War) and 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945 (World War II) which is six years all together. Of course the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5 mile white elephant constructed …
May 29 2016
The Breakfast Club (Like Smoking Meth to Grow Teeth)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 29 2016
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition
“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On Sunday mornings we present a …
May 29 2016
Formula One 2016: Circuit de Monaco
Monaco, criminal tax haven and glittering Cubic Zirconia of the Mediterranean. Fleshpot and gambling den of Europe. Gangster Paradise. Since the Great Depression they’ve also held an annoying Formula One race known mostly for it’s lack of racing because there are no places to pass on its twisty streets except when there are flaming hunks …
May 28 2016
Kissinger’s Legacy
Lest anyone forget Hillary’s dear friend and mentor Henry orchestrated a series of military coups in South America during the 70s including Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina and was complicit in “a campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence operations and assassination of opponents” called Operation Condor. Still Selling Neoliberal Unicorns: The US …
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