The Evening Blues - 8-8-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 2:34pm
Obamacare is increasingly not the answer
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 12:12pmThe Hill had an article on Obamacare the other day with a surprisingly accurate statement.
Yet another autopsy on our democracy
Submitted by arendt on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 11:13amSummary: 150 years ago, capitalists needed to construct the nation-state in order to demolish aristocratic rule and create the literate, regimented workforce needed for industrial capitalism... Like free markets, nation-states are not natural; they must be constructed. The Victorian-era bourgeoisie created the nation-state to enforce the free market and the horrendous conditions of the new working class.
Random thoughts: "Real" and "Fake" Democrats
Submitted by HenryAWallace on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 10:18amSome who are left of center, especially those who are Gen X and older, reference "real" Democrats with admiration and longing. They seem to mean Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal, possibly also Truman and his Fair Deal and Lyndon B. Johnson and his Great Society, and maybe even John, Bobby and Ted Kennedy.*
From the summer of love to the summer of hate
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 12:17amAs predicted by perhaps a large number of observers, this summer is going to be violent. In fact it already is violent. And becoming more so.
When bombing seven countries just isn't enough
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 08/07/2017 - 9:28pmJust the other day I was thinking, "You know, we as American consumers, deserve to destroy more than just seven nations at a time (like Obama boasted). We should be killing innocent women and children in at least eight nations at the same time."
The Evening Blues - 8-7-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 08/07/2017 - 3:13pm
Science Escape 1 -- The Universe
Submitted by apenultimate on Mon, 08/07/2017 - 2:23pmThis is a generally open thread!
During the troubling times of my life, I’ve always found a certain refuge in science and nature. Knowing that whatever idiotic pathway humans invent to tumble down and likely destroy the world, nature will always have the last laugh. I find some comfort in that. So, without further ado, here’s some science to cogitate on!
The Universe
We the People support transgender troops
Submitted by Robyn on Mon, 08/07/2017 - 2:08pmQuinnipiac University released poll results last Thursday that found that 68% of American voters believe that transgender people should be allowed to serve openly in the military. That includes 55% of voters in military households and 72% of independent voters.
The Rise of a Socialist Left
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 08/07/2017 - 1:02pmOne of the major reasons that the political window in the United States has slowly shifted to the right for the last 60+ years is because the country lacked an organized and coherent political philosophy on the left. There's been environmentalist groups, feminist groups, LBGT groups, labor groups, etc, but no left-wing ideology that encompasses all of those values.
