There are a few reasons I was run off of Daily Kos but the principal one is that I didn’t instantly toe the Institutional Democratic Party line. Labor seeks revenge on free-trade Dems By Adam Behsudi, Politico 02/27/16 07:58 AM EST Labor’s fight against the White House’ free-trade agenda is moving into the trenches in …
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Feb 26 2016
There are two wolves…
And they are always fighting. One is darkness and despair. The other is light and hope. Which wolf wins? The one you feed. If you think you can tell the story better, I would absolutely love to hear you try. Well I guess technically I am more qualified. Are you? How so? Because, unlike you, …
Feb 26 2016
Jesse Jackson
Remember him? He’s the Black person Bernie Sanders endorsed for President in 1988 and 1992. The one who Bill Clinton had his Sister Souljah moment against so he could dog whistle all his white racist southern brothers. Yeah, that guy. Reverend Jesse Jackson tells Apple boss Tim Cook: ‘we applaud your leadership’ by Danny Yadron, …
Feb 26 2016
Castles in the Air
Afghanistan war: Just what was the point? By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN February 25, 2016 Sometimes the occasional jolt reminds the world that the war is still ongoing. The conflict, begun initially to oust the Taliban that sheltered al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., has cost …
Feb 25 2016
Republican Debate 10 Open Thread: 5 to 1 Baby
Ok, I’ll just say it- The Donald is leading in every March Primary except one and you can’t tell me that he’s worse than Cruz who is leading the only other one, Texas; which as far as I’m concerned we ought to build Trump’s wall around and give back to Mexico because only the destitute …
Feb 25 2016
Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
How the Media Is Misleading Voters Into Believing Clinton Is ‘Inevitable’ By Adam Johnson, AlterNet February 24, 2016 After three primary battles, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are tied in pledged delegates, or delegates that are decided by the voters, 51-51, and due to New Hampshire’s open primary that Sanders won overwhelmingly, he leads the …
Feb 24 2016
The Greens
We haven’t heard much yet from the Green Party and since Jill Stein is one of our favorites (along with Zephyr Teachout who’s name is just too cool) I thought I’d point out an interview she did recently with Chris Hedges for The Real News Network. It’s a two parter and since I’m obsessive about …
Feb 23 2016
“Consider Barack Obama”
“It’s the corruption, stupid”: Hillary’s too compromised to see what Donald Trump understands by Bill Curry, Salon Tuesday, Feb 23, 2016 06:00 AM EST (C)onsider Barack Obama. In 2008, America was almost as angry at its government as it is today. Then as now, the media and political consultants to both parties were blind to …
Feb 18 2016
Cornel West
A year or 2 ago TMC and I had the privilege to attend a talk by Jeremy Scahill (who recommended a really good restaurant to us) about Dirty Wars (the book). What? I know people. Anyway we sat next to Spencer Ackerman’s mom (since passed) who was a late arrival there to see her son …
Feb 18 2016
No Street Cred
“I never saw him, I never met him.” says John Lewis about Bernie Sanders after the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee endorsed Hillary Clinton. Lewis has since walked back his statement and admittedly the Civil Rights movement was a big one, to imply that all Chinese people must know each other because of their …