Well, ok, Caucuses. And Guess What! Sanders Gains Momentum With Wins in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington State Bernie Sanders Wins Landslides in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii; Corporate Media Downplays Them Oh, and the Corporate Media claims– ‘Well, it’s just the same old ‘White’ electorate’. Not true, these are some of the most ethnically diverse States …
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Mar 23 2016
Junk Economics
I really can’t do better than Yves does in introducing this piece other than to mention I am a trained Historian and as such Economics was never presented as an independent discipline, but always in the context of Political Philosophy. Thus for me Smith, Malthus, Hobbes, Locke, and Marx; Feudalism, Merchantilism, and Industrial and Political …
Mar 23 2016
Kids Caucus
Two pieces from Salon today have focus groups with children, or as I like to call them, pre-voters. I think it’s actually kind of important because I feel the surfeit of assholes and political ignoramuses of a certain age coincides directly with the influence of Ronald Reagan, that senile Traitor so beloved of Villagers. “I …
Mar 13 2016
Neoliberal Calvinism
Remember 2 for the price of one? I certainly do which is why I think it’s fair game to consider the prospects of a Hillary Clinton Presidency through the History of the Bill Clinton Presidency. In this extended excerpt of his new book, Listen Liberal, published in Salon, Thomas Frank examines Bill Clinton’s leadership and …
Mar 11 2016
Apple v. DOJ
45 Years After COINTELPRO FBI Continues to Monitor Activists “Activism is not terrorism”: Rights groups call on Congress to investigate the FBI and DHS for surveillance of activists by Ben Norton, Salon Tuesday, Mar 8, 2016 01:13 PM EST More than 60 legal, civil rights and activist groups sent a letter to the chairs of …
Mar 11 2016
Creeping Fascism
It’s a common trope among Centrist (Right Wing Faux) Democrats to say that Donald Trump is a fascist on a par with Hitler (the more sophisticated and historically accurate will say Mussolini). If true, who exactly is responsible for creating the conditions of post-Great War (WWI, they didn’t know there would be a second) Europe …
Mar 10 2016
Republican Debate #12: More 4
Tonight it’s the Republicans in Miami FL co-sponsored by by CNN, Salem Media Group (talk radio), The Washington Times, and the Republican National Committee. It is available only in English on CNN starting at 8:30 pm ET. For some candidates this is a pretty important debate. It’s pretty clear that this Tuesday’s Primaries could mark …
Mar 09 2016
Democratic Debate #8 Open Thread
The debate is in Miami Fl. and co-sponsored by the Washington Post and Univision. It is available in English on CNN. It will start at 9 pm ET with hype at 8:45. Because Florida will suffer more than most from rising sea levels there’s expected to be a fair number of questions about Climate Change …
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