The Evening Blues - 6-11-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 1:38pm
Progressives that Biden doesn't like
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 12:33pmCreepy Uncle Joe is the ultimate insider of the Democratic Party establishment, so when he endorses someone you know that he's not doing you any favors.
So who has Biden endorsed? Darren Soto is one.
Soto is notable for only one thing - who he's running against.
We Can't Afford Not to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Submitted by Steven D on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 12:05pmThe Hard Right, and many Neoliberal Centrists, say we can't stop using fossil fuels because of the economic harm that would create. But now we have evidence they couldn't be more wrong.
The Fall of the American Empire
Submitted by detroitmechworks on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 11:06am(Cascadian National University, Lecture Hall. Full House)
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htd_DLRZDCs]
Schadenfreude is a word that we borrow from the Germans. It's a delight in the suffering of others, and an ability to find joy in the deserved pain of the guilty. The fall of the American Empire is indeed a story rife with it, and it all starts with the Empire at its height.
Monday Open Thread: June 11 is Kamehameha Day in Hawaii
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 5:00am
June 11 is the 162nd day of the year, there are 203 days left
Tis Boomtime, Confusion 16, 3184 YOLD for the discordians
Today's number is 11
There Are No War Heroes. There Are Only War Victims.
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Mon, 06/11/2018 - 2:14amI agree with what Johnstone says 150%
There Are No War Heroes. There Are Only War Victims.
Trump is blowing up globalism
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 06/10/2018 - 9:38pmTrump is an idiot. He's easily the dumbest president this country has ever had, but even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
I'm no fan of globalism, because in globalism the multinational rules the national. Democracy does not exist at the multinational level, only capital does.
That's why I'm tickled by Trump's incoherent, childish antics this week.
What is actually going on in Venezuela?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 06/10/2018 - 4:15pmI haven't trusted John Oliver since he did a hit piece on Jill Stein last year.
So I didn't bother to watch his show on Venezuela, but I did watch this breakdown of it.
This sounds like a joke, but did Hillary write a comic book in 1947?
Submitted by doh1304 on Sun, 06/10/2018 - 2:04pmSome background on Bernie’s amazing antiwar speech, and credit where due
Submitted by CS in AZ on Sun, 06/10/2018 - 1:57pmRecently Jimmy Dore did a segment on Bernie Sanders giving a strong statement about the sorry mess of this country’s endless wars, and giving him “gold stars” for bringing up some important points. Thank you to azazello, who posted it in the evening blues and also to dkmich for highlighting it in an essay. I confess I don’t watch Jimmy’s show very often anymore and I wouldn’t have seen this otherwise. I did take the time to watch it.
