The White House Swamp: an Alligator's view
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Mon, 02/20/2017 - 3:18am
Draining the Swamp
When you are up to your ass in alligators, it is difficult to remind yourself that your initial objective was to drain the swamp.
India's War on Cash: Who, and Why
Submitted by Tony Wikrent on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 11:10pmCross-posted from Real Economics.
Una mujer fantástica
Submitted by Robyn on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 2:43pmChilean director Sebastian Lelio has a new film which has been taking the Berlin Film Festival by storm.
Bernie Faith getting very Creative these days
Submitted by GeorgeJohn on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 2:00pmI was actually planning on laying off of the essays for a while, but I recently read a piece by Caitlin Johnstone, a writer I respect and enjoy quite a bit, regarding how Bernie is still important to the the forwarding of Progressive change.
It's here:
Dear MSM How to deal with a Narcissist 101
Submitted by LaFeminista on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 1:40amNeither the MSM nor the opposition learnt anything during the primaries or the election itself, so I have decided to hopefully write a light hearted essay on how to report without setting your hair on fire.
1] Travel
Crimea and Panama
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 02/18/2017 - 3:49pmPointing out that America has committed a crime that we are denouncing Russia for neither justifies the crime, nor make it go away. However, it does give it some perspective, and perspective is critical when nuclear weapons are involved.
Here's a story that should sound familiar to you.
Greenwald: Democratic Party is 'broken and failed'
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 02/18/2017 - 12:51pmGlenn Greenwald has delivered a devastating critique of the inept, corrupt, and sickly response of the Democratic Party to the 2016 election debacle.
The whole article is great, but there is one juicy item that stands out.
A Fine Line - The Misinformation Age
Submitted by LaFeminista on Sat, 02/18/2017 - 1:13amGlen Greenwald's tweet had me thinking:
1) Trump presidency is dangerous.
2) CIA/DeepState abuse of spy powers to subvert elected Govt is dangerous.One can cogently believe both.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) 15 February 2017
Republicans (and Democrats) set to solve all our problems with a Carbon Tax
Submitted by Big Al on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 11:48pm
The Evening Blues - 2-17-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 3:53pm
