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As I get older, I see more connections
From:Founders of the American Garrison State (1945-1960) - Part 1
arendt Tue, 07/24/2018 - 10:55am 1 Tue, 07/24/2018 - 11:55am
Re: Scoop Jackson, Jacobin has story about Richard Pipes
From:Founders of the American Garrison State (1945-1960) - Part 2
arendt Tue, 07/24/2018 - 09:02am 0
Yes, they wangled an invite from "Uncle Bob" Lansing
From:Founders of the American Garrison State (1945-1960) - Part 1
arendt Tue, 07/24/2018 - 08:25am 1 Tue, 07/24/2018 - 09:13am
Put the J Edgar book last on your list
From:Founders of the American Garrison State (1945-1960) - Part 2
arendt Tue, 07/24/2018 - 08:21am 0
This essay is one answer to Don Mikulecky's question
From:Founders of the American Garrison State (1945-1960) - Part 1
arendt Mon, 07/23/2018 - 07:29pm 0
Best conspiracy theory I've seen in a long time! LOL!
From:Putin to Trump: "The ball is in your court"--significant double entendre
arendt Thu, 07/19/2018 - 06:07pm 1 Fri, 07/20/2018 - 02:51am
That's some personal history!
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Fri, 07/13/2018 - 03:04pm 0
Don't get it. Are you comparing Trump to Ron B?
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Fri, 07/13/2018 - 02:42pm 1 Fri, 07/13/2018 - 04:35pm
Like Joe Lieberman, Kaptur started out as a liberal
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Fri, 07/13/2018 - 02:36pm 0
That's right. 80% of elected Dems ARE worthles
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 10:53pm 1 Fri, 07/13/2018 - 10:27am
Yes. That's how I read it...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 10:44pm 1 Fri, 07/13/2018 - 10:43am
Thanks for all that.
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 10:39pm 1 Fri, 07/13/2018 - 10:38am
Interesting. Who is Club De Cordeleis?
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 08:26pm 1 Thu, 07/12/2018 - 09:09pm
The problem is not...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 08:16pm 1 Fri, 07/13/2018 - 08:38am
That would work, however,...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 03:04pm 1 Thu, 07/12/2018 - 05:03pm
Not exactly a hatchet job...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 03:01pm 0
These aren't "debates". Kennedy/Nixon was a debate
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 02:56pm 1 Fri, 07/13/2018 - 10:56am
Nothing changed here to make her more credible...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 02:49pm 1 Thu, 07/12/2018 - 03:38pm
I wasn't dissing Teddy. I was saying she had first rate...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Thu, 07/12/2018 - 10:56am 1 Thu, 07/12/2018 - 02:56pm
And therefore all the races are manipulated.
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 11:06pm 0
I've struggled w how 2 discuss politics on a non-partisan site.
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 11:03pm 3 Thu, 07/12/2018 - 12:13pm
FYI - interview with AOC is up on Jacobin
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 10:57pm 1 Thu, 07/12/2018 - 11:29am
Well, this OP demonstrated the split here at c99p...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 10:37pm 2 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 10:56pm
FTR: I agree that I *quoted* bartending and Westchester
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 03:53pm 0
What do you call the 97% who didn't bother to vote?
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 03:12pm 2 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 08:26pm
Can we stay focused on policy?
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 03:06pm 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 03:25pm
Yeah, Occam's Razor and all that. n/t
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 03:01pm 0
Dang it. That was supposed to reply to the OP.
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 02:59pm 0
Thanks to those who educated me about how...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 02:58pm 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 02:59pm
I despise the Party Line
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:32pm 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 07:21pm
Yeah. A real socialist. He was merciless mocked. n/t
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:30pm 1 Fri, 07/13/2018 - 10:52am
Dingdingding. Its about being blindsided
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:28pm 0
Yes, let me explain "not mind up my mind yet"
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:24pm 0
Excellent analysis of the Obama/Hillary brawl in the DP
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:19pm 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:28pm
I said before this is not about her "atmospherics"
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:17pm 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:52pm
A great response. Sorry I'm too busy to do it justice.
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:11pm 0
I put that question in the "fog of war" category
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:09pm 0
Its keeps getting harder to...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 10:55am 0
That's definitive on Russia
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 10:41am 2 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 01:32pm
Besides AOC, the article machine guns the Dems
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 10:00am 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 11:35am
For me, Russiagate and overthrowing Maduro...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 09:56am 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 03:49pm
I understand the "purity" argument
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 09:53am 3 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 11:54am
The target would seem to be DSA
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 09:18am 0
If true, I agree...
From:Worth a read: the Dems (and Ocasio!) just more of the same
arendt Wed, 07/11/2018 - 09:12am 3 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 11:48pm
Dead in the age of "stooge of
From:Things the news pundits and politicians don't say anymore
arendt Tue, 07/10/2018 - 02:19pm 1 Tue, 07/10/2018 - 04:54pm
Just FYI, Counterpunch has jumped on the Stewart story
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Tue, 07/10/2018 - 01:36pm 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 10:01am
yes.
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Tue, 07/10/2018 - 09:02am 0
Apologies for being a stickler about historical accuracy
From:The MIC wins?
arendt Tue, 07/10/2018 - 08:43am 2 Tue, 07/10/2018 - 04:40pm
The wisdom of markets (barf)
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Tue, 07/10/2018 - 08:35am 1 Tue, 07/10/2018 - 03:31pm
Interesting number
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Tue, 07/10/2018 - 08:08am 1 Tue, 07/10/2018 - 03:20pm
Neoliberalism is just like Christianity
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Mon, 07/09/2018 - 11:17pm 1 Tue, 07/10/2018 - 04:48am
Right, except the neoliberals don't want to govern
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Mon, 07/09/2018 - 11:07pm 2 Tue, 07/10/2018 - 11:48am
The EU is so completely a neoliberal project
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Mon, 07/09/2018 - 11:05pm 0
Each review adds a little piece to the narrative
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Mon, 07/09/2018 - 08:10pm 0
Yet another review
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Mon, 07/09/2018 - 04:10pm 0
FWIW - another review of the book
From:A succinct critique of neoliberalism/globalism
arendt Mon, 07/09/2018 - 04:02pm 0
accept-premises-conclusion is a trope
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Mon, 07/09/2018 - 01:50pm 0
Stewart's goal is divisiveness, not enlightenment.
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Mon, 07/09/2018 - 12:10pm 0
As I said in the OP, Stewart's claim is statistical bullshit
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Sun, 07/08/2018 - 01:07pm 2 Sun, 07/08/2018 - 02:16pm
He's useful, but he's no idiot
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Sat, 07/07/2018 - 01:04pm 1 Sat, 07/07/2018 - 01:27pm
I wrote about this before.
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Sat, 07/07/2018 - 12:59pm 2 Fri, 07/13/2018 - 09:10pm
Thomas Frank? Really? How sad.
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Sat, 07/07/2018 - 11:55am 2 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 09:55am
Thank you both for demonstrating how...
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Sat, 07/07/2018 - 11:52am 0
Thank you. Very well put. n/t
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Sat, 07/07/2018 - 11:46am 0
I don't understand where you get that
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Sat, 07/07/2018 - 11:45am 1 Wed, 07/11/2018 - 10:04am
I see
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 06:51pm 2 Sat, 07/07/2018 - 11:05am
More and more I encounter the feeling that...
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 05:12pm 0
I see where you are coming from, but I disagree.
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 05:08pm 1 Fri, 07/06/2018 - 06:59pm
They would be Trump voters.
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 05:00pm 1 Fri, 07/06/2018 - 10:40pm
Is that the common understanding?
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 04:58pm 1 Fri, 07/06/2018 - 05:23pm
Very well stated
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 04:21pm 0
Yes, I was just talking about that w DYM
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 04:16pm 5 Mon, 07/09/2018 - 05:17pm
Also between errands, but love the literate, polite discussion
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 03:04pm 1 Sat, 07/07/2018 - 11:26am
Thanks. Bookmarked for study later. n/t
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 02:52pm 0
Can you give me a link to your Douglas Dixon?
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 12:17pm 1 Fri, 07/06/2018 - 01:32pm
That's a great response
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 12:13pm 2 Fri, 07/06/2018 - 03:19pm
"professional class as a whole isn't that far up on the ladder"
From:Divide and conquer with aggregate statistics
arendt Fri, 07/06/2018 - 11:24am 0
So, I need some help
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Tue, 07/03/2018 - 11:43pm 0
Just as jet travel was killing the Catskills,...
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Tue, 07/03/2018 - 08:08am 0
Thanks for Carne Ross
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Mon, 07/02/2018 - 11:15pm 0
IIRC, La Feminista moved to France.
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Mon, 07/02/2018 - 11:14pm 0
You must be in Northern VT,...
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Mon, 07/02/2018 - 10:05am 1 Mon, 07/02/2018 - 12:22pm
Wait wait is still funny...
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Mon, 07/02/2018 - 09:57am 1 Mon, 07/02/2018 - 12:14pm
I agree. Thanks for the pointer to Barsamian.
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Mon, 07/02/2018 - 09:52am 0
I agree. Facts before ideology.
From:Independent, Progressive, Socialist, Left News (Where Do YOU Find It?!)
arendt Sun, 07/01/2018 - 11:11pm 0
There's one of those open seat races in Massachusetts
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Sun, 07/01/2018 - 11:04pm 0
Can you describe how Ira sounded "shifty"?
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Sun, 07/01/2018 - 10:56pm 1 Sun, 07/01/2018 - 11:46pm
We all help each other. That's called *common* sense.
From:When candidates and the media are gaslighting you, democracy doesn't work
arendt Sun, 07/01/2018 - 10:54pm 0
I agree. They **used to be** great.
From:Independent, Progressive, Socialist, Left News (Where Do YOU Find It?!)
arendt Sun, 07/01/2018 - 06:31pm 0
Now running Firefox 61.0. Still no problems. n/t
From:I Need Some Input
arendt Sat, 06/30/2018 - 07:51pm 0
OK.
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Sat, 06/30/2018 - 07:49pm 1 Fri, 07/20/2018 - 02:19pm
Agree.
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Sat, 06/30/2018 - 07:43pm 0
I don't understand
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Sat, 06/30/2018 - 07:35pm 0
Just FYI: Not seeing any changes. No bold.
From:I Need Some Input
arendt Sat, 06/30/2018 - 02:38pm 1 Sat, 06/30/2018 - 07:51pm
I respect your position.
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Fri, 06/29/2018 - 11:05pm 1 Sat, 06/30/2018 - 04:04pm
Thanks. That history/elaboration is so weird
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Fri, 06/29/2018 - 10:33pm 0
The point is, how does the LARPer know what is safe to say
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Fri, 06/29/2018 - 06:33pm 1 Sat, 06/30/2018 - 12:38pm
Thx, AE. Your knowledge of the swamp is very helpful.
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Fri, 06/29/2018 - 05:26pm 1 Fri, 06/29/2018 - 06:13pm
I guess my point is why is QA worth the time?
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Fri, 06/29/2018 - 05:20pm 3 Sat, 06/30/2018 - 01:23pm
Thx. Who is "Pepe the Frog"?
From:Caitlin Johnstone trashes QAnon, again.
arendt Fri, 06/29/2018 - 05:14pm 2 Sat, 06/30/2018 - 04:48am

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