U.S. sanctions of Russia/Iran are leaking like a sieve
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 3:38pmIf you thought Europe was onboard with Washington's efforts to isolate Russia, think again.
Diaries
The Evening Blues - 5-11-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 2:58pm
Bruce Dixon’s critique of Rev Barber’s sermon on militarism
Submitted by wendy davis on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 2:09pm
Not surprising, but even so, still disappointing. All content at BAR is listed as Creative Commons, so I’ll bring all of it. ‘Barber’s Sermon on Militarism Reveals Philosophical & Political Limitations of the Poor Peoples Campaign’, Bruce A. Dixon, BAR managing editor, 11 May 2018
Germany and Russia must coordinate on Israel/Iran crisis
Submitted by Linda Wood on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 1:21pmBrilliant article by Daniel Lazare at Consortium News. The few parts I have not included are also worth reading.
https://consortiumnews.com/2018/05/11/trumps-iran-debacle-what-will-germ...
Trump’s Iran Debacle: What Will Germany and Russia Do?
May 11, 2018
Jimmy Dore w/Peter Joseph
Submitted by ggersh on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 9:23amPretty awesome conversation on how the capitalistic system
is broken along with much everything else.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgIbNIElE20]
amerika is like a child who was locked in a closet for 10
years and when the the closet was opened the child (amerika)
came out deranged.
not exact quote but close
Open Thread - Friday, May 11, 2018
Submitted by NCTim on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 3:20am
It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.
― Gabriel García Márquez
While we are waiting for the republicans to cut social security
Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 1:15amColorado is getting ahead of the game by cutting the government worker's pension benefits. Wait it gets worse. They are also going to continue hiding the fees that they pay banks to manage the funds. These funds could be as much as $1 Billion Dollars!
Brexit train wreck approaching
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 4:10pmJeremy Corbyn’s personal approval rating has slumped, and the recent local elections were an indecisive wash.
The Evening Blues - 5-10-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 1:15pm
Democrats' "Blue Wave" is essentially gone
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 11:37amThree months ago the Democrats were going to crush the Republicans.
Today the Democrats' lead is within the margin of error.
