Biased Pluralism and the Defense of “Reality” in the Democratic Primary By emptywheel Published February 11, 2016 Last week, I pointed to a problem with Jonathan Chait’s defense of Hillary Clinton’s “pluralistic” approach to governance, noting that in an era of weak labor organization, such an approach leaves out the views of the great majority …
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Feb 12 2016
Sister Souljah
Back in May of 1992, when Bill Clinton was locked in a nomination battle with Jesse Jackson, one of Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition members, rap artist Sister Souljah, commenting on the riots that followed the brutal beating of Rodney King by out of control Los Angeles Police (Chief Daryl Gates was forced to resign) and the …
Feb 11 2016
Democratic Debate #6 Open Thread
I am not a number. I am a FREE MAN! So tonight’s offering is at 9 pm ET on PBS and will be held at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI. What Hillary needs to do is offer a vision of positive change. So far she has a bunch of pre-compromised position papers promising more of …
Feb 11 2016
About those Super Delegates
Well, it’s true that they have 2 Super Powers. First, they are not elected. They are Democratic elected officials and Officers of the Democratic Party. Yes, that’s almost as undemocratic as you can get unless, of course, they inherited that power. Second, they are unbound. They can vote for any candidate they want, even if …
Feb 10 2016
I’ll Believe It When I See It
The agreement in question was one of those “Let’s negotiate with the law breakers to do away with any chance of justice, change in behavior, and prosecution of the criminals” that are so familiar in the Department of Just Us dealing with Banksters and other members of the protected Neoliberal elite classes. I didn’t draw …
Feb 10 2016
New Hampshire Results and Exit Poll
Results 92% of Precincts Reporting. Republicans Candidate Raw Vote % Delegates Donald Trump 94,893 35.2 10 John Kasich 42,733 15.8 3 Ted Cruz 31,436 11.7 2 Jeb Bush 29,866 11.1 2 Marco Rubio 28,382 10.5 – Chris Christie 20,169 7.5 – Carly Fiorina 11,260 4.2 – Ben Carson 6,149 2.3 – Jim Gilmore 129 0.0 …
Feb 09 2016
New Hampshire Primary Results- Open Thread
Polls are starting to close but there is a tremendous backlog indicating high turnout. Every indication is that on the Democratic side Bernie Sanders will have a blowout victory with a margin of between 10 and 15%. Everything you’ve been hearing about name recognition and neighbor State advantage is a flat lie. New Hampshire hates …
Feb 09 2016
Is This Feminism?
Vote for Hillary or go to Hades By Roger Simon, Politico 02/09/16 05:17 AM EST On Saturday, for example, Madeleine Albright, a secretary of state under Bill Clinton, took a stage in Concord, New Hampshire, with Hillary Clinton to promote her presidential campaign. Of all the qualities that Albright could have emphasized — Clinton’s experience, …
Feb 09 2016
A Smear?
It’s hardly worth denying that the Clintons, Bill and Hillary have been staunch supporters of the Banksters and their Too Big To Exist Mega-Banks. You may choose to excuse it, but their policies, Bill’s as President and Hillary’s as Senator, are simply a matter of record. Bernie’s campaign has has raised justifiable concerns about the …
Feb 08 2016
The War On Cash
If you’re like me, 98% of your transactions take place in cash. Why? Because it’s anonymous. But our Security State Governments think that’s a flaw, not a feature, and if they had their way they’d track every pack of gum by forcing you to use electronic transfers that expose you both to surveillance and to …
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