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Italeave!

Submitted by ek hornbeck on Fri, 09/09/2016 - 9:03am

If you've been following the artificial currency crisis fueled by the Austerian impulse of the European Union's Neoliberal bureaucrats under the economic domination of German Banks it should be obvious that barring some miracle the common European Currency (the Euro) is doomed to destruction. Unfortunately for some of the starry-eyed idealists (or cynical apparatchiks, take your pick) who still have (or profess) faith in the "European Project" it seems increasingly likely that the Euro's demise will take the Union with it.

What the anti-democratic drones have done so far is ignore the systemic problems (like the appalling lack of democracy) in favor of "pissing on fires", "kicking the can down the road", "slapping on a Band-Aid", "extending and pretending", and "foaming the runway", which has had the sadly predictable result of allowing things to fester until moderate solutions are ineffective and radical change required.

On the other hand you can hardly blame them. Real reform requires a Treaty unanimously approved by all 28 National governments, something that was difficult then and is probably impossible now, because people (the 99%, the electorate on which the politicians and bureaucrats depend on for their phony baloney jobs) are very, very angry.

The Anti-Antiwar Left

Submitted by Big Al on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 9:41pm

Many have lamented the lack of an antiwar movement in this country, the land of Empire and Imperialism. Many have also criticized the faux left that supports U.S. "interventions", those that support War Criminal Obama and want War Criminal Clinton to be the next President of the Empire.

We're not alone. They have the same problem in Europe.

Speaking up to the fear mongers

Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 1:34pm

In the face of adults in positions of responsibility who were questioning the wisdom of recently adopted guidelines meant to assure the safety and well-being of transgender students in Anne Arundel County, MD, a student rose to speak.

Scott Howarth is a student at Anne Arundel High School and current president of the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils.

One of the few reasons to vote Libertarian just vanished

Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 11:32am

Libertarians have always been a mixed bag for me.
I absolutely abhor their neoliberal, Social Darwinian view on society and the economy.
On the other hand, I like their pro-liberty views, such as anti-Big Brother spying, and decriminalizing things that have no victims, such as the War on Some Drugs.

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