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2016

8 reasons for the left to continue working within the Democratic party

Submitted by subir on Fri, 07/29/2016 - 11:30am

No surprise, I’m deeply disappointed Bernie did not win the nomination. I’m also disappointed by the convention which in some ways overtly sidelined the left to appeal to “moderate Republicans”. Tacking to the center is a quite standard strategy when primaries are over. Hillary would not be the first or the last candidate to do it. Back in March, I said it may not be the best strategy for this cycle, since Trump jumps about all over the place on the ideological spectrum. I haven’t seen anything yet that changes my views on the matter.

Senator Warren's rousing speech

Submitted by bunsk on Mon, 07/25/2016 - 9:54pm

Horseshit. Propaganda. Hogwash. I just wonder if she actually wrote that stuff, of if some staffer gleaned catchphrases from her speeches and mixed it with some progressive slogans and said "here, read this"... I heard some occasional yelling or chanting in the background, but I wouldn't expect them to mention it if it was any kind of protest. (that's aside from the cheering section chanting) I'm not going to hang out and watch Bernie do it; Johnny Carson is coming on in a few.

The DNC Plans to Skip over the Scandals and Bring it Home.

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Sat, 07/23/2016 - 7:53pm

Our Media Overlords decide what will be an issue in the American political theater, and what will not. They have embedded their talking points today. The silent consensus is that the nation has already moved on from the leak of the Democratic Party's email.

They're right. Corruption in the Democratic Party is not news. It's redundant. Duopolies, by their very nature, are structural mechanisms that inherently generate and hide corruption. In practice, a two-party system can easily evolve into highly profitable form of good cop, bad cop.

on Chomsky and the lesser evil

Submitted by bunsk on Fri, 07/08/2016 - 12:16pm

I should start by saying that for me, listening to Noam speak about US foreign policy or our politics is spiritual, like going to church and seeing the light of God. The things he says are usually so self evident as to seem obvious, and another person whose speech shares that self evidence is Bernie Sanders. If anybody knows Shillary's deal, it's Chomsky.

Surprise! The Revolution Just Started – with the Delegates.

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 4:17pm

Take a look at this bit of innovative democracy:

With a little less than a month remaining until the start of the Democratic National Convention, a coalition of individuals and several groups has launched an effort to stop Hillary Clinton from winning the party’s nomination. Their goal: allowing pledged delegates at the convention to vote freely for the nominee and not be bound to to the former First Lady.

the Hillary coalescense is more proof the fix is in

Submitted by bunsk on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 4:33pm

When it comes right down to it, labels like "republican" and "democrat" take a back seat to what's really important: heeding the demands of the $$$ behind all of them that the current regime of unaccountable looting be upheld at all costs. Thus, you see establishment "left" and, in a slightly less open manner, establishment "right" falling in line to elect $ellery, because the $$$ knows their game will be safe in her hands.

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