Recent Democratic presidential nominating contests have been relatively simple. The 2000 (Gore versus Bradley) and 2016 (Clinton versus Sanders) primary battles were almost entirely two-candidate affairs. 2008 quickly devolved to a two-candidate fight between Obama and Clinton by the end of January. The 2004 competition was all but over after John Kerry won both Iowa […]
REPORT: Boy Scouts of America May File for Bankruptcy…
The Boy Scouts of America are considering filing for bankruptcy, according to a report released Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal states leadership of the youth organization, mired in sexual misconduct litigation, hired the law firm Sidley Austin LLP to explore a wide range of options, including petitioning for relief under Chapter 11. On Wednesday, Boy […]
Brexit: Coming to a Head?…
I’ll attempt to be brief, since events are very much in play, and there is still a great deal of noise relative to signal. The overarching issue is that while some exciting skirmishes are underway, what matters is the configuration of forces on the battlefield. We’ll discuss the two big events of the day (so […]
OPINION: May’s Brexit Deal Is a Betrayal of Britain by Mervyn King…
Give Britain the Chance to Cancel Brexit, Says ECJ Advocate General…
Outstanding Investigative Work: Guccifer 2.0’s Russian Breadcrumbs…
In this report, Forensicator analyzes metadata left in the various documents that Guccifer 2 modified and then published on his WordPress blog. Some new discoveries are made, some revisited. Forensicator concludes that Guccifer 2’s consistent intent was to plant clues which connected Guccifer 2 to Russia. Except for one head fake, when Guccifer 2 was […]
OPINION: Neoliberalism’s Dark Path to Fascism by Chris Hedges…
Neoliberalism as economic theory was always an absurdity. It had as much validity as past ruling ideologies such as the divine right of kings and fascism’s belief in the Übermensch. None of its vaunted promises were even remotely possible. Concentrating wealth in the hands of a global oligarchic elite—eight families now hold as much wealth […]
OPINION: 51 Percent Losers by Matt Karp…
The midterm elections produced a range of results as vast, gorgeous, and idiotic as America itself. A glance at the state ballot measures alone suggests the warring impulses at work in our confused society: Idaho expanded Medicaid, Louisiana repealed its Jim Crow–era jury rules, and Missouri raised the minimum wage, but Washington rejected a carbon […]
Democrats Are Emerging As Party of the Rich…
This month saw the election of Jay Robert “J.B.” Pritzker as governor of Illinois. Mr. Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, is worth an estimated $3.2 billion, and spent $171.5 million to get himself elected, according to Money magazine. Another winner was Edward M. “Ned” Lamont Jr., in the Connecticut governor’s race. Mr. […]
Media To Conservatives: Stop with the Hateful Rhetoric, You Nazi Terrorists (VIDEO)…
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