Concern trolls for Hillary Clinton
Body: So Joshua Micah Marshall has joined Kevin Drum and Paul Krugman in attacking Bernie for not giving up before his strongest states are due to vote, and for misleading people to think that the...
View ArticleBernie and the Democratic party
Body: There is still time to nominate Bernie. The US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, California, NJ, Montana, NM, SD, ND, and Washington DC have yet to hold their primaries. Bernie would need a commanding...
View Articledecision on deploying U.S. troops to Libya could come at “any day
Body: Dunford also said a decision on deploying U.S. troops to Libya could come at “any day,” the Washington Post’s Dan Lamothe reports.
View ArticlePublic Option Redux
Body: UPDATE: Destroying Medicare to Save ObamaCare: Hillary Clinton’s “Public Option” PlanMedicare for MoreHillary Clinton’s new proposal to expand coverage for middle-aged adults provides a glimpse...
View ArticleThe End Of The World
Body: Allow me to briefly recapitulate. The London Interbank Offer Rate, or Libor as it's commonly called, is supposed to be the interest rate international banks charge their most credit worthy...
View ArticleHAWB 1870s - American producer class hero Peter Cooper - How America Was Built
Body: I suppose some words of introduction are in order. Around the end of 2014, I conceived the idea of compiling a chronological history of how the USA economy had actually been built, highlighting...
View ArticleHillary Clinton's campaign message in one phrase
Body: April 16, 2015 The Onion: Hillary Clinton To Nation: ‘Do Not Fuck This Up For Me’ Once again not only does The Onion get it right, they are pure prophecy.
View ArticleWhy Does Debbie Wasserman Schultz Hate Democracy?
Body: That can be the only reason she deviously rigged the meaningless Washington state primary so that Clinton could win, with exactly zero impact on the delegate math*. At least Clinton isn't...
View ArticleThere are none so blind as those who will not see
Body: Obama Gamed the Grand Bargain CorrectlyObama has been a disaster for the Democratic party. Centerism is a loser strategy.
View ArticlePresumptive Nominee Clinton is a Warhawk; and why Sanders needs to keep...
Body: [I was forced to waste my time editing and commenting on the post below, including the headline. metamars, you have already been warned to not bring right-wing tropes in your critiques of...
View ArticleCongratulations, Mrs. Clinton
Body: This is not a political post, it is not an endorsement, and it is not an invitation for the discussion of policy.It is an acknowledgement of an achievement and a note of gratitude for making it...
View ArticleSingle Payer off the DNC platform table
Body: email from HealthcareNOW:The DNC strikes again!The Democratic National Committee announced that in an effort to make "this year’s platform process the most representative and inclusive in...
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Right Wing Background Check
Body: This is the only assault weapon instant background check Republicans might consider. The top row left box or two will get a clear pass.
View ArticleWhy does James Comey have a job?
Body: Obama Should Demand FBI Director James Comey’s Resignation Today Comey is all about entrapment, and can't solve any crimes he did not organize.Also Comey has done squat to stop GamerGate.
View ArticleBernie Sanders' Followers Looking To Move On
Body: A comment at ShadowProof.com diary THE ‘POLITICAL REVOLUTION’ HAS OPPORTUNITY TO WIELD POWER—WITH OR WITHOUT SANDERS expressed things, well:
View ArticlePreparing to reinstate the draft
Body: Senate passes defense bill including women in draft This tells me three things, enlistment is down, they are planning to reinstate the draft, they are planning a major new war and the current...
View ArticleWherein I attempt to define neoliberalism
Body: Neoliberalism's goal is the formation of a supranational corporate totalitarian system, with an espoused "intense faith in the spontaneous responses of the market"1 to better the lot of the...
View ArticleAmerican "progressives" don't mince words about where their allegiance lies
Body: If a bunch of nostalgic/resentful/racist oldsters vote Britain out of the EU, they'll be forcing their bitterness on a generation that doesn't want it. The truth is that Brexit will barely affect...
View ArticleKick Down, Kiss Up has Limits. Maybe
Body: The dynamic that created the Brexit vote is also at work in the US. That shouldn't be a shock. It is what drove both the Trump phenomenon (fascist anti-immigrant xenophobia), and what drove the...
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