2008 crash lessons unlearned
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 10:44pmA glut in the supply of treasury bonds has pushed interest rates up to a seven year high. This has caused the end of a 35 year long bond bull market.
The Evening Blues - 5-16-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 2:58pm
A Constitutional Umbrella for a Progressive Coalition
Submitted by Alex Budarin on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 1:18pmBack in 2015, I proposed a “Declaration of Rights And Grievances” [link is to TOP] for the Progressive Movement, having in mind the Declarations of earlier American political movements. Here's the Constitutional basis for that proposal, and how I believe it can unify our movement.
The winner of the Iranian sanction is...China
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 1:10pmIt's not like you couldn't see this one coming.
Last week, right before Trump imposed new economic sanctions on Iran, Reuters posted this headline:
Iran oil sanctions could advance China's 'petro-yuan'
Serial 'Storyteller' Lying Luke Harding endangers Julian Assange again
Submitted by wendy davis on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 12:41pm
Yesterday was a good day for leftists
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 12:03pmJust when you were ready to write off the progressive insurgency, yesterday happened.
The biggest headline victory was in Nebraska.
An actual piece of good news
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 11:45pmHere's some undeniable good news for a change.
Less than a week ago, Rewire ran a piece titled:
DCCC Intervenes in Primary Yet Again, This Time Against Nebraska’s Kara Eastman
The Evening Blues - 5-15-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 3:17pm
(Hahahahaha!): Mueller may have a conflict — and it leads directly to a Russian oligarch
Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 1:09pmThis nonsense gets more insane by the day. And what’s really obscene is the American taxpayer is paying for this clown act.
Mueller may have a conflict — and it leads directly to a Russian oligarch
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Mueller indictes "the proverbial ham sandwich"
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 11:38amIf you read the WashPost, you would think that this latest development was a complicated legal question involving a sinister Russia spy.
