Democratic Party

Thomas Frank, Mark Warner, SS, the Rust Belt, and My Personal Frustration

Submitted by cardboardurinal on Thu, 05/05/2016 - 11:45am

I posted this on my Facebook this morning, and I wanted to share it with a wider audience. I know that nothing I am saying here is news to anyone here. I just wanted to share my frustration(s) and a personal anecdote.

This morning I have been thinking about the Democratic Party elites and how they have, still are, and are trying to further betray the working class people of America.

Open Thread - Wed. May 4, 2016 - The Neo-liberal Myth of Meritocracy

Submitted by gulfgal98 on Wed, 05/04/2016 - 5:00am

Good Morning, 99%'ers!

As many of you may already know, Thomas Frank has a new book out titled, Listen Liberal: Or Whatever Happened to the Party of the People. In this book, Frank examines how the Democratic Party abandoned its traditional commitments to the working class, the poor, and those in the greatest need.

DWS Unwittingly told us the 'Truth', according to the DNC

Submitted by jamess on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 9:01pm

Debbie Wasserman Schultz "accidentally" told the truth about the purpose of Super-delegates in the Democracy Party -- and it has very little to do with promoting grassroot democracy -- just the opposite actually.

Super-delegates exist to control and diminish grassroot democracy, from ever threatening the Party elite's tenuous hold on power.

Bernie or Bust vs. Statist Party Fealty

Submitted by bondibox on Fri, 04/22/2016 - 10:04am

I've decided that if Bernie Sanders does not win the Democratic nomination that I will change my voter registration from lifelong Democrat to Independent.

In so doing, I will be embracing the two arguments against it. That is, I won't be able to participate in closed primaries, and I won't be helping to build party unity. The party will have shown me that its intentions and my values do not align - why should I work to strengthen it?

Open Thread - The Mischief's of Faction

Submitted by shaharazade on Thu, 03/24/2016 - 6:00am

As a former Democrat who grew up under the political tutelage of my grand mother and my mother who were both FDR Democrat''s I no longer give a shit about the party. They were flaming liberals. My grandmothers dinning room had framed pictures of FDR's four freedoms and a portrait of Paul Robeson hanging on the wall. My grandmother was a self proclaimed socialist.

It Should Be Over For Hillary

Submitted by Jazzenterprises on Thu, 03/10/2016 - 12:01am

Great article on Salon, just hoping the videos don't start blaring... Bill Curry just wrote a wonderful piece that kind of took me aback, and expresses very clearly many things I've been thinking and feeling about the state of affairs in the Democratic Party, as well as the media. The whole thing is worth a read:

It Should Be Over for Hillary; Party Elites and MSNBC Can't Prop Her Up after Bernie's Michigan Miracle

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