What I learned from this year's primaries
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 6:44pm
This year's presidential primaries were the most interesting in memory.
Simultaneously they brought much needed discussion to long-avoided issues, while at the same time exposed just how farcical and corrupt our political system is.
Disturbing Omission from DNC Platform Drafting Committee Survey: Climate Change
Submitted by Steven D on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 4:35pmAfter reading underwriter505's first essay here, I was dismayed to discover that the DNC Platform Drafting Committee sent two emails requesting feedback from Democratic party members on issues to be addressed by the party's platform.
Clinton's Voter Suppression Tactic Worked In California
Submitted by bikingforkarma on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 2:58pmFor all the posturing and projecting about how hopeless the California campaign was for Sanders, the Clintonistas betrayed their insecurity and fear by how far they were willing to go to win California.
As poll after poll showed a neck-and-neck race, the Clinton team got desperate and seems to have coordinated with AP to call the race a day early.
The following explanation was shared over 1,600 times:
Support from Spooks, Agents and Analysts
Submitted by Robyn on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 2:23pmDirector of National Intelligence James Clapper addressed the bathroom thing in a press release prior to speaking at the 5th Annual Intelligence Community Pride Summit being held at DIA headquarters in Washington, DC.
Leaving the Dem Party: Part Two - choosing the day
Submitted by Scott Crowder on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 12:51pmDesert Rose wrote a wonderful first essay here: http://caucus99percent.com/content/first-essay-here-leaving-dem-party
She brought forth a great idea. That we all leave the Dem Party on the same day. I'm all for it. I think we need to make it a big event. First off, we need to choose the day and then we need to decide what to call it and publicize the event.
Hellraisers Journal: Ricardo & Enrique Magón Jailed, Defense League Organized in Los Angeles
Submitted by JayRaye on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 12:41pmWe are free, truly free, when
we don't need to rent our arms to anybody
in order to be able to lift
a piece of bread to our mouths.
-Ricardo Flores Magón
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Thursday June 8, 1916
From the International Socialist Review: Magón Brothers Jailed
As I was saying before the election hypnotized so many
Submitted by don mikulecky on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 12:36pmElections in our system are a very clever distraction from the "man behind the curtain" (actually a bad meme because it implies individual human acts replace systems forces). This has been demonstrated once more. Even Bernie was forced to play their game. He appears to have lost but illusions like that are based on lack of understanding.
carpe diem
Submitted by PriceRip on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 10:34amIf not today, then when? If not us, then who?
California Primary - A Case of Highway Robbery
Submitted by Steven D on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 9:49amYes, Virginia, elections are stolen, and it isn't just the Republicans who do it. It is a bi-partisan effort. Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of voters in California were disenfranchised. Let's review the evidence shall we, beginning with this report in the LA Times, "'It was just chaos': Broken machines, incomplete voter rolls leave some wondering whether their ballots will count":
