People are sick and tired of Identity Politics.
This is a measurable fact. You can see it in popular culture.
More importantly, you can see it in politics.
About a week ago Liz Warren and CNN conspired in a rather obvious and amateurish way to smear Bernie Sanders. So what did the public think of that?
Glenn Greenwald is now officially Next.
Greenwald has been accused of hacking the phone calls of Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro when he was the judge overseeing the corruption case that ultimately cost former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva his freedom.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had quite a week.
She "compared wealthy business owners and CEOs to slaveowners".
She said "The Democratic Party is not a left party."
When will this woman finally go away?
Upon entering the WEF site yesterday, this fascinating video from last year was featured:
A preview of the lofty conference from wsws: ‘Climate change “spin” as Davos gathering confronts mounting environmental and economic crisis’, Nick Beams, 20 January 2020
“The World Economic Forum (WEF), which holds its annual meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland, has tried in recent years to feign concern about the welfare of society as it brings together the ultra-wealthy, government and media representatives and the heads of major corporations to defend the profit system. This year’s gathering is no exception.
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“It's like one of those scenes from a feel-good Hollywood movie. Where everybody is happy and nobody's hair fizzes in the wind. Where it doesn't rain, your shoes stay comfortable all day, and everybody's jokes are funny.” ~ Randa Abdel-Fattah
The New York Times Dual Endorsement of Klobuchar and Warren: This Ain’t It, Chief
Just a taste:
NYT: Good news, then, that Elizabeth Warren has emerged as a standard-bearer for the Democratic left.[1]
[1] A “standard bearer” that is number two in the national polls and raised four million dollars in two days after Sanders stabbed her in the back and accused her of sexism. Oh, wait…
Alexandra Petri tells us:
In a break from tradition, I am endorsing all 12 Democratic candidates.
