Obama appears to take Ted Cruz's advice
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 04/10/2016 - 1:23pmRemember when Ted Cruz promised to carpet-bomb ISIS?
Hellraisers Journal: San Francisco Police Incite “Red Flag Riot” at Haywood-Moyer Protest Meeting
Submitted by JayRaye on Sun, 04/10/2016 - 12:57pmThere are no limits to which powers of privilege
will not go to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
will not go to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
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Tuesday April 10, 1906
San Francisco, California - Police Attack Protest of Workingmen
The Royal Scam
Submitted by leftvet on Sun, 04/10/2016 - 10:38amI'm a recent refugee here from DK. I had relegated myself to lurk status over there, not commenting since 2013 and not posting a diary since 2011. I enjoy a political argument as much (if not more) than anybody, but I enjoy principled debate, where the exchange of ideas is paramount, not the exchange of personal insults, which is what DK has degenerated into over the years.
A Path to a Different Sort of Victory
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 6:08pmThe pundits are all abuzz about whether or not Bernie Sanders has a "path to victory" in the Democratic primaries. Handicapping the horse race in all its minutiae from "the true math" to speculation over superdelegates and the size of campaign war chests fills the airwaves and plugs the tubes of the internets.
They are talking, largely, about a victory within the arcane electoral rules set up by the parties, but they are generally studiously ignoring the elephant in the room - the struggle of the 99% to achieve political and economic power.
Underneath all of the bloviating and rhetoric, power is what the so-called insurgent candidacies are really about.
Bill Clinton Deserves Everything He Has Coming to Him
Submitted by Steven D on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 4:40pmIn the latest round of Bill Clinton playing whack-a-black, I choose to disagree with the assessment of some Hillary supporters who feel Bill Clinton was unfairly treated after his reaction to a few Black Lives Matters (BLM for short) protestors, which included his impassioned defense of the policies he put in place to be "tough on crime" back in the nineties.
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade -- to be featured at Tribeca
Submitted by jamess on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 3:54pmThe little seen world of global weapons trade ... is about to be exposed.
Hellraisers Journal: George Shoaf of Appeal to Reason: Frame-up of Haywood & Moyer Is Complete, Part II
Submitted by JayRaye on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 12:57pm
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Monday April 9, 1906
Boise, Idaho - George H. Shoaf Reports for Appeal to Reason
The Dirty Secret of Sanders Donors & The Panama Papers (Satire Alert!)
Submitted by Steven D on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 12:57pmBy now, everyone that's been paying attention knows of the Panama Papers and the scandal that has erupted across the globe.
Taibbi: "Why the Banks Should Be Broken Up"
Submitted by Older and Wiser Now on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 12:30pmFYI, this diary has also been crossposted over at Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/4/9/1513067/-Taibbi-Why-the-Banks-S...
The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
Submitted by michelewln on Sat, 04/09/2016 - 8:44amIt is an anachronism. It belongs to the era before computers. It is a fountain pen made by Parker. The body is gray-green with a silver top and a clip in a faded gold tone. If you look on the base you can barely see the engraved name of "Jack Wilson." The pen is so old it doesn't take cartridges. You fill it from a bottle of ink. This pen is a part of history. It belonged to my Dad.
