Yang is fine for a mayor but as a president, he would be weak on foreign policy, particularly Israel. He’s clearly going out of his way not to offend the Israel lobby. The test as to whether someone is on the right track concerning foreign policy is whether […]
As the system continues to unravel in the future, the political class and the ruling class will try to pacify unrest with social democratic buy-off/pacification efforts like UBIs, healthcare, college tuition, student loan debt forgiveness, etc. I doubt we will become as social democratic as, say, Sweden, but […]
It can reasonably be said that most of the media is merely the propaganda arm of the DNC at this point with the obvious exceptions being, FOX, evangelical TV, talk radio, a few print publications, and startups like Newsmax and OANN. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to […]
By Jo Ward, The Observer A bad neighborhood. That’s what a few residents on Liberty Street in Fredonia are feeling about where they live as an individual at 140 Porter Road keeps posting political signs of questionable nature. It is offensive and inappropriate for the school buses that […]
Glad to see there are some Trotskyists who actually criticize human rights imperialism. “In the interview, Ocasio-Cortez presents the Democratic Party as having been completely transformed into a working class party.” Whatever. The Republicans are far-right plutocrats and militarists (the perfect ARENA/Likud hybrid) and the Democrats center-right neoliberals […]
It was Bill Bishop who originally developed the “Big Sort” theory as well. Some research shows that education level is the primary dividing line in voting patterns, although on a cultural level I think it’s more a matter of WASPs vs. anti-WASPs with the most elite WASPs being […]
By Erik London, World Socialist Web Site An initial examination of the voting data in the 2020 presidential election exposes as false the racialist narrative of American politics that is relentlessly promoted by the Democratic Party. Several aspects of the election data are particularly significant in showing the […]
Many years ago, I started to notice that the emerging geographical divisions in US politics would be between the right in the rural areas, the center in the suburbs, and the left in the urban centers. By Richard Florida, Marie Patino and Rachael Dottle, Bloomberg America’s political map […]
Team Rising discusses Trump’s potential partnership with the social media platform “FreeSpace”.
Some interesting social media posts from Caleb Maupin.
The system is losing legitimacy. Team Rising discusses Georgia voters’ worsening views of America and democracy.
So the Republicans are basically adopting the #WalkAway approach: neocon foreign policy and Koch economics, but multicultural and Rainbowized. Team Rising discusses the GOP’s plans to focus on diversity ahead of the midterms.
If this happens, it will be interesting to witness its political ramifications.
It’s about increasing the size of the Democratic representation in Congress in pursuit of a one-party state.
Team Rising discusses Trump’s views on the future of the GOP.
Krystal Ball explains why conservative media is attempting to portray Vice President Kamala Harris as a socialist.
Team Rising discusses Donald Trump’s potential return to social media on his own platform.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to President Biden’s fall and discuss the media’s hypocrisy in covering his health versus Trump’s health.
This is quite good. They even discuss Bill Bishop’s book “The Big Sort” from 2008. Saagar Enjeti breaks down just how polarized the country is geographically.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss Biden aides’ corporate ties.
Apparently, the Gravel Institute, named after former Senator and Presidential candidate Mike Gravel, has been formed to counter the influence of PragerU. There’s a big problem on the internet: right-wing groups like PragerU pour lies and disinformation into the feeds of every American. H Jon Benjamin (of Bob’s […]
The Democrats could potentially become a de facto one-party state like Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary party for most of the 20th century or Sweden’s Social Democrats between the 1930s and 1970s. However, the Republicans could hold the line with some Christian Democratic-like or Ordoliberalism-like economic policies or rhetoric, combined […]
Team Rising discusses a New York Times piece on the five factions of the post-Trump GOP.
By William Nattrass, The Spectator A new party is riding high in the Czech Republic, with the wind of change in its sails. Polls now suggest that the Czech Pirate Party, in coalition with a collection of mayors and independents, could win the largest share of the vote […]
Geez, I can’t imagine why.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to a new Politico piece critiquing Andrew Yang for appearing on conservative shows and podcasts.
What took so long? The US political class is starting to look like that of the USSR/Warsaw Pact during its final years. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss Governor Newsom’s comments on replacing Sen. Diane Feinstein.
So who sounds dumber? Trump or Biden? I’d say it’s pretty much a toss-up. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the latest updates on the filibuster debate.
Krystal Ball blasts Fox News’ coverage on the Biden administration.
Will America and England reunite? An added irony would be for Candace Owens, an African-American conservative who is also married to an English guy and who has been floated as a GOP candidate, to be Meghan’s opponent. By Lee Brown, Page Six Meghan Markle is reportedly already networking […]
But she has the perfect porn star name. By David Sirota and Andrew Perez, Jacobin Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema was once a Green Party member and a committed antiwar activist. Now she’s best known for a viral thumbs-down on a $15 minimum wage vote. It’s the timeless story […]
By Rebecca Traitsers, NY Mag Joel Wertheimer took a job in Andrew Cuomo’s administration in February 2017, straight from his position in Barack Obama’s White House. He came on alongside almost 30 other new hires, many of whom had also worked for the outgoing president or on Hillary […]
It’s obvious enough as to why Biden’s handlers are keeping him from out in front of the press. Team Rising discusses President Biden’s lack of press conferences in the first few months of his presidency.
This is a pretty good description of intra-ruling class dynamics. Krystal Ball breaks down the establishment plot to block Bernie Sanders from receiving the Democratic Party nomination in 2020.
Apparently, a lot of Republican politicians know their ship is sinking. Team Rising discusses the implications of Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri retiring.
Now if only Bernie would take the same position from the other side. Team Rising reacts to Donald Trump encouraging his base to donate money to the Save America PAC instead of directly to the Republican Party.
The SJW lunatics at DSA attack the neoliberals from the left and the Trumpist lunatics attack the neoliberals from the right. Sounds good. D.C. bureau chief at The Intercept, Ryan Grim, discusses the Nevada Democratic Party.
If so, it was probably the most positive thing Trump managed to achieve, however inadvertently. Though I disagree with much of Krystal’s economic analysis in this. Krystal Ball outlines how the pandemic has shifted public opinion on government involvement and deficit hawkery.
The possibility of Yang actually getting elected mayor of NYC definitely indicates a shift in the political winds. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss a new Emerson poll on the New York City mayoral race.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to President Biden’s stance on the filibuster.
By Russell A. Berman, TELOS A distinctive feature of public debate in Germany involves prominent literary authors, especially novelists, expounding on current political matters in major newspapers. Thomas Brussig’s essay “Risk More Dictatorship,” translated here, belongs to this genre. Known especially for his satire of East Germany, Heroes […]
Pedro Gonzalez, assistant editor at American Greatness, discusses the problem with the new wave of Trump endorsements.
–Caller wants to know how Democrats can win in red states
She was my second favorite candidate after Tulsi, with Yang being third. Author and activist, Marianne Williamson, discusses raising the minimum wage and explains how it reveals what is wrong with the core of the U.S. economy.
Fracture, fracture, fracture… Team Rising discusses the possibility of a Trump 2024 presidential run.
Team Rising reacts to reports of a former big tobacco executive funding a third political party, The Serve America Movement.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to reports that the GOP is focusing on winning back a majority in the House by focusing on more diverse candidates.
The best possible outcome of the mid-terms would probably be for the social democrats to make gains against the neoliberals, with the Republicans continuing to fracture into a three-way fight between Never Trumpers, Reaganites, and Trumpists. Krystal Ball explains how the Biden administration’s current policy failures will affect […]
The system is rigged.
I will always be grateful to Donald Trump for taking control of the Republican Party, completely running it into the ground, making it into a Titanic-level disaster, and a bigger laughing stock than it was before. Now if only someone could do the same for the Democrats. Jane […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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