The neoliberal politicians that dominate Britain's Labour Party keep trying to lead their membership, but for some strange reason the membership refuses to follow, and nothing represent this betrayal of the peasants better than Jeremy Corbyn.
My latest Vlog (I just learned that's the term for what I'm doing at my YouTube Channel) wherein I discuss what game Bernie Sanders is really playing (hint: it ain't chess) and my recommendations for direct actions Sanders' delegates should take at the Democratic National Convention in Philly besides (1) cheer for Bernie when he gives his speech on Monday, and (2) v
Deeniquia (Dee Dee) Dodds was a transgender woman living in NE Washington, DC. She was shot in the neck on July 4. She was on life support at Prince George's Hospital Center until she died on Wednesday. Then DC police finally issued a press release Thursday morning.
The press release marked the first time D.C. police have publicly disclosed the victim had been shot 10 days earlier. The decision not to publicly disclose the shooting at the time it happened has raised concern among trans activists.
Similar to a police incident report prepared at the time of the shooting, the press release identifies the victim by her male birth name and doesn’t disclose that she was trans. However, unlike the incident report, the press release identifies an “AKA” name [Also Known As] for the victim as Deeniqua Dodds.
This election cycle offers an unparalleled opportunity for the movement to organize and cast off the yoke of the corporate duopoly that controls our election space. The behind-the-scenes nefarious actions that the parties use to control the elections have been more obvious than usual and have been brought to the public's attention repeatedly. The public seems more aware that the election process is not working as it should in the sort of democracy that the US tries to convince us we live in.
Awareness of the corruption of the process should be a great boon to bringing about demand and support for serious reforms from a broad segment of the public.
In a move meant to portray party unity, Sanders is scheduled to speak on Monday alongside First Lady Michelle Obama and Astrid Silva, a prominent immigration reform activist. The theme of that night is "United Together."
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I am interested in what will happen to the investigations of Hillary Clinton's misuse of government records ("email") scandal/case. I won't be at all surprised if the Senate impeaches Director Comey and conducts a no-holds-barred investigation of the whole mess. I am neither a lawyer nor a seer, but I have been reading some items about the scandal and about the public outrage which lead me to believe that Hillary is in for a few white knuckle days.
I just wanted to share some thoughts on that sad tale of long ago--the 2000 election--and the politics of its aftermath. It's an essay aimed at those who, like me, thought of themselves as Democrats, who held out hope that a successful Sanders campaign could reform the party from the inside, and who are now left wondering what comes next. It seems relevant right about now.
Let's have a “1999 for Stein” Moneybomb on Tuesday, July 19th for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. The 99 cents is to show that we want candidates who represent the 99%, not just the 1%.
10 April 1932: Paul von Hindenburg is re-elected President of Germany as a lesser of evils, the greater evil being Adolf Hitler of the NSDAP ("Nazi Party"). Germany was thus indefinitely saved from Nazi rule. No, wait -- that's not what happened at all, so:
