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Nexus X HumectressSupport for UBI skyrockets in crisis
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” -Lenin
AOC to young people: 'Stay home!'
The relief measures she calls for in this are spot on: UBI, moratoriums on debts, and safeguarding against power grabs by the police state.
Why are Millennials and Zoomers going socialist?
I have long argued that in the future the domestic politics of the US will increasingly resemble those of the European Union, with neoliberals solidly representing the right, social democrats representing the left, and a comparatively small but loud right-wing populist tendency. Every cultural, demographic, generational, and partisan […]
99% of Those Who Died From Virus Had Other Illness, Italy Says
By Tommaso Ebhardt , Chiara Remondini , and Marco Bertacche Bloomberg More than 99% of Italy’s coronavirus fatalities were people who suffered from previous medical conditions, according to a study by the country’s national health authority. After deaths from the virus reached more than 2,500, with a 150% […]
Tulsi Explains Decision To Support Biden
For those who are disappointed by Tulsi’s decision to back Sleepy Joe, I’d say never expect but so much from maverick politicians. Their sole function is to simply move the Overton Window by pushing ideas from the margins further into the mainstream discourse. Of course, Tulsi is ultimately […]
Justice Department Reportedly Asks Congress for Indefinite Detention Powers To Fight Coronavirus
Here we go. By Eric Boehm Reason The Justice Department is using the COVID-19 outbreak to press for sweeping new powers that include being able to detain Americans indefinitely without a trial, Politico reports. The department is asking Congress to allow the U.S. attorney general to ask courts to […]
Not All the News is Bad
Who is behind Joe Biden? Divisions in the ruling class
Some interesting analysis from a Marxist-Leninist perspective which argues that the primary division within the US ruling class is between the 19th-century model entrepreneurial bourgeoisie and the 20th-century managerial bourgeoisie. This is fairly in line with the “managerial revolution” thesis of James Burnham/Samuel Francis and even the critique […]
Our favorite media screw-ups: Jonathan Chait admits he was wrong about Tulsi Gabbard
“Rising” is by far the best media program of anything that functions within the context of the mainstream media. Whatever its other limitations, the “non-partisan” left/right Sanders/Carlson populist-statist reformism of Krystal and Saager is interesting and refreshing compared to the National Enquirer-level nonsense at FOX and MSNBC.
What Bernie's Campaign Did Right & Wrong
I generally agree with Kulinski’s analysis of how Sanders was eventually overrun by Biden. But I think there are two things Kyle is missing. First, Bernie’s “welfare and wokeness” coalition is just not as popular as Kyle would like for it to be. Yes, it’s popular among Kyle’s […]
Noam Chomsky on Bernie's Chances
Noam called it back in early February. The entire spectrum of the ruling class circled its wagons against Sanders. Not that Sanders is all that radical. In most countries with a democratic government, Sanders would be barely center-left, perhaps square in the middle in many places. Their recent […]
Sunrise Movement joins Hill TV to chat about why young voters favor Bernie Sanders
While much is made of the political/cultural divisions in the US, recent events have exacerbated the class divisions, and a generational division similar to one that appeared in the 1960s is rising as well.
Joe Biden is Now the Presumptive Democratic Nominee
Styx makes the interesting argument that Biden would likely suffer a John Kerry/Hillary Clinton marginal loss to Trump whereas Sanders would suffer a George McGovern/Walter Mondale landslide loss.
The Left Shouldn't Vote For Corporate Democrats
Kyle Kulinski says he’s not voting for Biden. The future of the Democrapic Party is going to be interesting given that the neoliberals have moved to the right of the Trumpians while being faced with a (supposed) “far left” insurgency in their own party.
Plutocrat Senators profit while fleecing the public
Imagine that.
Fact Vs. Fear: A Look At The Numbers
The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World
For who are not familiar with James Burham’s 1941 classic, it is a must read if you want to understand modern institutions. ‘Burnham has real intellectual courage, and writes about real issues.’ – George Orwell Burnham’s claim was that capitalism was dead, but that it was being replaced […]
Leviathan and Its Enemies: Mass Organization and Managerial Power in Twentieth-Century America
For those looking for an interesting book to read during the shutdown, I would suggest Sam Francis’ “Leviathan and Its Enemies.” It’s long (around 750 pages) but it’s the best modern work that I know of explaining how the modern American political and economic system actually works. Francis […]
When People Fall Out of the Rat Race Only to Discover They Have No Other Life
From Troy Southgate: “People spend their lives complaining about work and yet when they are presented with an unexpected opportunity to step off the treadmill and spend time alone, or with their families, they descend into an undisciplined army of spoiled brats who have just been sent to […]
COVID-19: Communism or Fascism?
By Saladdin Ahmed TELOS There are three reasons to believe that COVID-19 is a communist agent. First, it is universalist; it does not recognize or respect national borders. Second, it is atheist; it has forced cancellations of pilgrimages, along with thousands of other religious rituals. Third, it has […]
Medical Martial Law
Saagar Enjeti DESTROYS Corporate Republicans' regressive bailout bill
“Don’t worry. We’re still scumbags,” said the Republicans.
Martial Law in California
The Land of Neo-Feudalism is predictably the first in line for Neo-Fascism. Note: The Sacramento Bee and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers. To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription. Stay at home. […]
DC Elites have no clue of worker suffering
Bernie, Yang don't seem so crazy now huh!
Delusional Tulsi Gabbard Finally Drops Out, Endorses Presumptive Nominee Joe Biden
The entire spectrum of the Democrapic Party is falling in line behind Sleepy Joe who, like Hillary, is arguably to the right of Trump on many issues.
Don't Expect Millions To Die From Coronavirus, Says Richard Epstein
Bailouts show "how will you pay for it" is a con
Billionaires try to stave off populist uprising
Virginia officials asking law enforcement to avoid arrests when possible
A silver lining in every cloud. Richmond.Com Virginia state officials are asking law enforcement agencies to avoid arrests when possible, amid calls from civil rights groups about jail conditions amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran said his agency was encouraging law enforcement officers to […]
This Is THE END of Immigration And Globalization As We Know It, Trump And The EU Shutter Borders
Tim is overstating his case here. Coronavirus will no more end globalization than the Spanish flu halted the progression toward the managerial state.
Progressives SHOCKED That Trump Supports Their Aid Package Idea And Democrats Oppose Them
On the political spectrum, populism is to the left of neoliberalism, and social democracy is to the left of populism, which makes the Democratic establishment the “new conservatives,” with the Trumpians being to the left of them, and the Bernie, etc. progressives/social democrats being to the left of […]
Ilhan Omar Praises Trump's "Incredible" Job Dealing With Pandemic, Progressives SLAM Democrats
As I predicted in 2016, Trump has moved the Republicans to the left of the neoliberals.
Trump Has Invoked Wartime Powers To Protect America, Shockingly MSNBC And CNN Are PRAISING Trump
Are we moving into a WW1/WW2 situation? “National unity” during a time of crisis with an expansion of the welfare/warfare state?
Tulsi Goes the "My Friend Joe" Route
The Democratic primaries have reaffirmed my longstanding conviction that electoral politics is a joke and a waste of time. The Democrats had literally dozens of candidates, including some fairly interesting ones (Tusli, Bernie, Yang, Williamson, Ojeda, Gravel) and who gets the nomination? Some dude with dementia who has […]
The Spanish Flu Meets the Great Depression?
Krystal Ball thinks so.
Tulsi drops out, endorses Biden
The 2020 electoral season will be as lame as the 2016 season, with the addition of coronavirus. If you feel you must vote, vote Libertarian or Green.
How does Coronavirus (Covid-19) compare to Spanish flu?
Surviving the Virus: An Anarchist Guide
The Coronavirus crisis is a pretext for a major power grab by governments and corporations. An interesting analysis from Crimethinc. Read it here.
Disease Deaths per Day Worldwide
Trump orders HUD to suspend evictions and foreclosures
Is Trump going mutualist? By Brett Samuels and Sylvan Lane The Hill President Trump on Wednesday directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to suspend evictions and foreclosures through April as Americans grapple with the fallout of the coronavirus. “The Department of Housing and Urban Development […]
Reaching Across the Aisle
Todd Lewis is joined by Derrick Jensen from the Deep Green Resistance; Keith Preston from Attack the System to discuss the important of reaching across the aisle to communicate with people in camps you don’t agree with and why that is so important and at the same time […]
Saagar Enjeti: The largest populist uprising in HISTORY is coming
The populist insurgency that I have been predicting for 20 years is finally brewing. Read these two articles (here and here) I wrote back in the early 2000s and compare them with what is going on today. Some of the fringe stuff I was discussing back then is […]
Ocasio Cortez Is REFUSING To Campaign For Bernie Because He Isn’t Far left Enough
A growing split between the social democrats and SJWs?
Democrats And Republicans AGREE To Give Americans over $1,000 And Postpone Tax Deadline
Several States Have RELEASED Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Outbreak And Refuse To Prosecute Some Crime
As well they should. It’s time to demand amnesty for all prisoners except those convicted of serious violent felonies.
The US-Canada Border Has Been CLOSED, Immigration Suspended And Asylum Courts Close
Coronavirus is having the interesting effect of turning liberals into immigration restrictionists and turning conservatives into social democrats.
Saagar Enjeti: Pelosi, Biden, Kamala BETRAY workers while GOP fills in the gaps
For decades, I have thought that as the Republicans’ demographic base continues to shrink, and as the WASP working to middle classes continued to decline socioeconomically, that the GOP would reinvent itself (at least rhetorically) as a right-wing populist party (which would mean moving to the left of […]
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