Open Thread - June 29, 2016- The Rule of the Market
Submitted by gulfgal98 on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 5:00am
Diaries
Bernie, the Convention, and Glass-Steagall
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 2:30amMaybe I heard this wrong--because that's been a problem. Although I didn't actually "sell my soul for rock and roll" I certainly paid for it with my ears. At any rate, I had the pleasure of seeing Bernie address an extremely enthusiast audience inNew York City on June 23, 2016. My apologies to any c99'ers who many have commented on this speech already, although I didn't perceive any essays whose title referenced that event.
Is This Really Confused For Journalism?
Submitted by MsGrin on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 1:51amAndrea Mitchell appears only to harangue Sanders and demand to know if he will suspend his campaign ahead of the national convention:
Brexit Fallout: The Neoliberal Empire Strikes Back
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 12:11amThe DOW went up nearly 300 points today.
RIP Anonymous Bosch ---- Yippie!
Submitted by Alison Wunderland on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 11:39pm[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neDnpgZPPvY]
After a long and hoary career as a serial snarker, irredeemable punster, teller of off-color jokes and ribald limericks, Anonymous Bosch, today shed his chrysalis and spread his wings. Beloved by many, except thems what crossed his line, He will be soarly missed.
So You're Concerned About Climate Change?
Submitted by Lucid on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 10:18pm[repost from Dkos a while back... was thinking about writing something tonight, but have too much on my mind. Thought maybe I'd repost this piece that got little attention over there if anyone is interested in discussing.]
Because the Revolution's Here
Submitted by Goin South on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 9:44pmThere is no need to call for a revolution. It already happened decades ago. There is only a need to complete it.
A revolution does not take place when one group replaces another in power. That's a coup. Those take place all the time in our country and others but there is no impact on the condition of the people. The only thing that changes is who reaps the benefits of the people's work.
They've really got their knickers in a knot this time
Submitted by bondibox on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 8:17pmOver at TOP they're taking pot shots at Bernie because of an interview he did today with Andrea Mitchell. They called him "Delusional", "Sore loser", "Mean SOB", and that was just in the first 75 words.
The backing piece is no better. Chris Cillizza wrote the most dunderheaded assessment I've read in a while.
Echo Chamber Fail: "Sanders voters moving to Clinton much faster than Clinton voters moved to Obama"
Submitted by bikingforkarma on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 7:43pmWith the aid of my friend Adblock, I decided for first time in weeks to wander over to TOP today to see what noxious and irrational anti-Progressive memes were being pushed today.
Note: Please do NOT click on this link unless you have the Adblock extension activated in your browser. I don't want to give any monetized clicks to a guy who already made $450k selling user data to the DNC/establishment, per FEC records.
Short update on Green party getting on the ballot in Illinois!
Submitted by Dhyerwolf on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 7:35pmYesterday, the Green party turned in over 50,000 signatures to get on the ballot in Illinois. I believe the needed threshold was 45,000, so as long as more 90% of the signatures are valid, the Green party GE candidate will be on the IL ballot! It sounded like Illinois was the most difficult major state remaining (earlier timeline and requiring far more signatures than many other states), so this could be great news!
My source was the IL Green's facebook page.
