By now we should know about the Bernie Sanders/ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "Fighting Oligarchy" rallies. People are clearly desperate, and the notion of two members of the political class, Congress, claiming to "fight oligarchy" would seem to be an indicator of that desperation. Note that I am not saying that there is anything wrong with members of Congress holding rallies. It's probably better on balance than unrestrained rule of the public mind by the mainstream media.

For those who weren't here last week, Mr. Universe is a character from the science fiction movie Serenity. It's from him that I get my name "Can't Stop the [Macedonian] Signal:"

I’ve decided to tackle the Great Jimmy Dore Controversy piecemeal, since when I try to analyze the entire thing, I feel like I’ve eaten tainted hamburger.

Greenwald interview AOC in 2018 and she insisted that 2 people should hold the same position for 2 decades.

It's time the right-wing admits that it has an unhealthy obsession with AOC.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had quite a week.
She "compared wealthy business owners and CEOs to slaveowners".
She said "The Democratic Party is not a left party."

Pity the poor political hack that is tasked with the job of turning what would be great news for literally any other candidate into something that looks bad.

Still, the reactions further exposed the race and class tensions in this gentrifying slice of Queens.