http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/matt-bruenig-neera-tanden-joan-wal...
Blogger Matt Bruenig was fired from Demos after correctly exposing Joan Walsh as being intellectually dishonest and calling Neera Tanden a scumbag. Actually, he probably should have just called her a hypocrite.
The other day I was thinking about the number of young women in Latin America who pay for their education and/or their living expenses while in college through prostitution. Don't take my word for it, just check out any of the better "locales" in places like Lima, Peru.
The problem: We all know that establishment Democrats and the mainstream press are laying the groundwork for violence at, or, more likely, outside, the Democratic Convention in Philly. They are doing this by spreading the message that Sanders supporters are violent goons.
Tuesday May 22, 1906
To The Indianapolis News: Miners of U. M. W. Defend W. F. M.
A letter written to The Indianapolis News, signed by members of the United Mine Workers of America, defends the Western Federation of Miners which was so viciously attacked recently by The News. The letter was found published in the Socialist section of a newspaper out of Salem, Oregon.
Bankers and Vulture Funds vs. Puerto Rico.
"Those hedge fund firms include Angelo Gordon & Co., BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, Brigade Capital Management LP, Centerbridge Partners LP, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Fir Tree Inc., Knighthead Capital Management LLC, Marathon Asset Management LP, Monarch Alternative Capital LP, Stone Lion Capital Partners LP and D.E. Shaw Group, according to court documents and Bloomberg reports.
John Atcheson has an outstanding essay on CommonDreams entitled Expecting Sanders Supporters to "Close Ranks?" Definitely a must read. Atcheson very eloquently and persuasively lays out the case as to why so many Sanders supporters see Clinton as a completely unacceptable alternative, and discusses the devolution of the Democratic Party that has brought it to its current sorry state.
Hillary is currently polling behind Donald Trump in the most recent Fox News poll, and the latest Washington Post poll confirms the picture, with similar numbers.....and, according to Lawrence O'donnell, "Her Numbers Never Go Up."
There are a lot of folks talking about the next steps in a progressive political strategy going forward, beside the usual talk about who to vote for in the upcoming elections. Some folks who regularly inhabit the Evening Blues have put forward the idea that the time is ripe for a general community discussion about a community strategy for advancing the interests of the 99%. Outside of our community, there are lots of people and organizations thinking along the same lines.
Kos on Clinton in 2006 in the Washington Post:
