Trump can’t pull off a coup if the Deep State doesn’t back him which they clearly do not. If Mark Esper wouldn’t let him send troops out to suppress the insurrection, the military-industrial-complex is certainly not going to allow him to create a presidential dictatorship.
Dementia Man faces off against Orange Man in tonight’s heel vs. heel match.
Krystal on the ruling class’ sense of entitlement. Krystal Ball weighs in on how Democrats are handling President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.
The GOP fighting to the death for the cause of plutocracy. Saagar Enjeti explains what he believe the Republican Party will look like if Donald Trump does not serve a second term.
The discussion of Trump’s taxes in this is pretty funny. Apparently, the prez is just another plutocratic greedhead. Who would’ve guessed? Krystal and Saager are pretty good on economics even if their preferred solutions suck. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the New York Times’ bombshell report that […]
By Nick Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “Libertarians regard the state as the supreme, the eternal, the best organized aggressor against the persons and property of the mass of the public” -Murray Rothbard “In Reality, however, the state is nothing but a machine for the […]
Notice that the Voice of the CIA/Deep State/Bezos is arguing that the problem with Trump is that he is a bad manager of the state and the empire, which somehow imperials “democracy” (the official euphemism for domestic oligarchic rule and global imperialism). In other words, what they actually […]
I don’t consider myself to be a “progressive.” My outlook transcends the progressive/reactionary and/or socialism/capitalism false dichotomies. But Kim is always such a refreshingly rational and lucid commentator. This analysis is spot on. The main disagreement that I have with Kim is the same one that I have […]
Yep. The great thing about the Trump presidency is that The Donald portrays the state as it ought to be portrayed, as the “mafia with a flag.”
By Jennifer Steinhauer and Helene Cooper New York Times WASHINGTON — Senior Pentagon leaders have a lot to worry about — Afghanistan, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Iran, China, Somalia, the Korean Peninsula. But chief among those concerns is whether their commander in chief might order American troops into any […]
Krystal has a pretty good analysis of Trump in this.
More and more people are realizing the futility of trying to work “within the system.”
This data is very interesting. People of all races generally reject race war politics and embrace class war politics, albeit is a rather moderate form.
At the beginning of this segment, Krystal refers to Hillary Clinton as “Hitlerly.”
By Barton Gellman The Atlantic There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11. As November 3 approaches, their screens are blinking red, alight with […]
The folks at Anarchist News are attempting to initiate a discussion. Anarchist News It’s that time of year again, on repeat every four years; where in a little more than a month, the spectacle of the USA presidential election will take place live over the virtual stream of […]
By Hannah Murphy Financial Times Facebook has said it will take aggressive and exceptional measures to “restrict the circulation of content” on its platform if November’s presidential election descends into chaos or violent civic unrest. In an interview with the Financial Times, Nick Clegg, the company’s head of […]
The WaPo, the voice of the CIA/Bezos axis, is more or less advocating that the Democrats use David Faris’ suggestions to create a one-party state like Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party during most of the 20th century. I suspect that if the “right-wing” were completely shut out of any […]
The election in six weeks is definitely going to be a beer and popcorn moment.
If I had to identify any way in which my views have shifted over the years, it would probably be that I have largely moved away from the idea of a far-left/far-right “third position” type of tactical framework toward more of a revolutionary centrist one. The far-right and […]
The main problem I see with Bret’s idea, aside from the technical issues and sectarian conflict, is that the elected officials are merely managers and the electoral system is merely a front for the oligarchy. Unity 2020 is not entirely dissimilar to the “pan-secessionist meta-party” idea I’ve written […]
As milquetoast as Bret Weinstein’s politics are, his Unity 2020 idea is probably the best one out there at present, as far as anything that is relatively mainstream. Obviously, the ruling class parties are corrupt and incompetent. The minor opposition parties like the Libertarians and Greens are ideological […]
By Mike Selinker Medium I’m a wargame designer. I co-developed the first reboot of Axis & Allies and its D-Day edition, made a mythological Risk game called Risk Godstorm, and burned down both the Roman Empire in Gloria Mundi and medieval France in Veritas. I write about game […]
The ongoing leftward shift of US culture combined with an increasingly solid Republican control of the courts should make for an interesting political future.
This is funny. Brainwashed idiots taking the state’s coronation ceremony seriously.
By Tommy Beer Forbes In a wide-ranging speech at a campaign rally Saturday night, President Donald Trump ramped up attacks against his opponent, Joe Biden, calling Biden the “dumbest of all candidates,” and went so far as to declare, “maybe I’ll sign an executive order that you cannot […]
I agree with Domhoff’s analysis of the party system, and why third parties can’t win, though I disagree with his solutions. None of the minor parties are qualified to run the state because no one is qualified the state. The purpose of minor parties should be merely propagandistic, […]
It’s Going Down There is a growing consensus across mainstream political and media circles that Trump will contest the upcoming 2020 election and throw the United States into a Constitutional – and potentially violent crisis – in order to hold on to power. But what does this potential […]
By Paul Gottfried Intellectual Takeout Last week the Cotto-Gottfried podcast interviewed New York financier and widely read blogger Adam Townsend. He strongly believes Biden will win the presidential race. Townsend did not seem to relish his analysis and kept returning to this desperate defense of the president: “For […]
Kim is always refreshingly independent.
By Derek Davison and Alex Thurston The Jacobin The liberal establishment is desperate to return a centrist to the White House in November and reestablish the country’s more stable military dominance of the world order, disrupted only briefly by Donald Trump. Joe Biden’s terrible track record on foreign […]
By Caitlin Johnstone People who dislike Trump are often reluctant to talk about this, but it looks likely that a Biden administration would be more warlike than its predecessor. In a recent interview with US Department of Defense newspaper Stars and Stripes, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said […]
The true power elite is likely to say otherwise. Trump’s ego notwithstanding, US presidents are merely managers, not dictators. By Andrew Solender Forbes President Trump said Saturday that he plans to “negotiate” to run again in 2024 if he wins reelection in November, his latest in a series […]
By Yascha Mounk The Atlantic In normal times, it would seem outlandish to worry that an American president might refuse to concede defeat upon losing his bid for reelection. This year it is not. Even though he won in 2016, Donald Trump falsely claimed that he was the […]
“Our senile guy can’t perform for hours on a livestream debate with a host who will ask serious questions and a merciless opponent. Let’s attack the host!” Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to Sunny Hostin’s comments against a Joe Rogan moderated debate between Trump and Joe Biden.
The objective of MSDNC is to ensure that the neoliberal/neocon alliance maintains permanent rule while deflecting mavericks, loose cannons, and dissidents from both sides. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to the MSNBC report that makes excuses for Biden’s poor performance with Hispanic and Latinx voters, especially in […]
Health and safety first, say the masses. Will COVID-19 plus the George Floyd riots hasten the death of the GOP? Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down the highest and lowest ratings Governor’s received on their handling of Coronavirus.
Most people prefer safety and security first (see Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) over everything else. I don’t think the response of either Democrats or Republicans to COVID-19 has been optimal (to say the least). What people want is public health safety with economic compensation. Krystal Ball and Saagar […]
After the election, look for a crackdown on protestors. If Trump wins, the claim will be that the feds are fighting left-wing terrorism and ordinary crime. If Biden wins, the claim will be that the feds are fighting right-wing terrorism and “hate.” The goal will be to make […]
A system of permanent one-party dominance within a formally democratic state is more likely than an actual coup from the left or right. Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party held power for 71 years in a formal multi-party democracy, and Sweden’s Social Democrats held power for 44 years. By Chris […]
A majority of both sides say they will not accept the election results if their guy loses. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down a recent poll showing Biden supporters would doubt the validity of Trump’s reelection, especially if he doesn’t win the popular vote.
Krystal Ball exposes Democratic leaders that are pushing to keep Green Party candidates off the ballots in November.
Executive editor for The American Prospect, David Dayen, explains why Election Day will signal the end of a campaign, but not the end of Donald Trump’s term in office.
By David Dayen American Prospect This is a horror story. Maybe you think that way about the past three years: the corrupt self-dealing, the fusillade of lies and ignorance, the corporate handover of the regulatory state, the authoritarian repression. The oncoming election may provide you with a crack […]
By Julian Borger The Guardian The former UK ambassador in Washington, Kim Darroch, has warned of a “genuine risk” of violence in the aftermath of a close-run US election in November. Darroch noted that although Joe Biden is maintaining a significant lead nationwide, the margins in some battleground […]
A lot of “anti-system” folks are focusing on Trump’s shenanigans while ignoring the neocons’ attempted comeback by colonizing the Democratic Party and embedding themselves in the Trump administration simultaneously while trying to ride the wave of protests to power. Gottfried predicts a minor league “Night of the Long […]
That would be hilarious. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to the news that Trump is open to having podcast host Joe Rogan as a debate moderator for one of the presidential debates.
Imagine that. Radio Host and author, Cooper Lawrence, discusses her book, “Celebritocracy: The Misguided Agenda of Celebrity Politics in a Postmodern Democracy.”
By Ariel Zilber Daily Mail Aria DiMezzo won GOP bid for sheriff of Cheshire County, New Hampshire She ran unopposed, though she said that she received no backing from party
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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