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Thanks for a thoughtful and intelligent analysis of the 2016 election, one that avoids the usual clichés and cynical refrains…
Most of the safe state talks seems to emanate from Blue State liberal strong holds. In West Virginia, Sanders won…
Robin, Follow your principles and vote for Jill Stein i Oregon. From a European perspective it…
The reasons I agree with the author and Sander’s move so far. 1. Sanders has proven to be a man…
Wonderful comment James! How funny is it that Democracy Now! interviews HRC's chief economics adviser to convince us that her…
For how long have we been hearing this same tired argument. If the Dem wing of the capitalist Duopoly was…
"If you are religious and patriotic and say 'God Bless America,' does that mean that also and at the same…
Of course, Paul is absolutely right. Coincidentally I lived in Somerville when I was a graduate student…
The playing field is not flat. Money rules. They have it. We don't.…
The original inhabitants of the land now known as the U.S. rise in the spirit of agreement with Margot's sentiments.
The New York Times, which Masha Gessen has worked for, has provided a lot of fluff coverage of the elections.…
"Isn’t it wonderful that in parliamentary-governed nations, 4 or 5% of the vote makes you an official part of the…
Of course I don't dismiss criticisms of Clinton, or minimize them, or of Obama, et. al. And at least no…
"It’s a story that we have heard before. If you talk to the Podemos founders they say to launch a…
A touch late for this letter now unless Hillary slips from another stage or has a stroke or something. Even…
Chris Reed: Thanks for making the important point that the racist, fascist, xenophobic filth of a sickening…
Chip Berlet and others have made a career out of exposing the noxious fumes of the far right in American…
"which is that YOU are the enemy." More than likely, WE are the enemy.…
As a long time supporter of Le Monde Diplomatique, I would hope that its English edition will not align itself…
Some things I tried to express earlier are better expressed, albeit in many words, by David Swanson. His list of…
I find this debate stultifying! Albert makes all kinds of unsubstantiated assertions about how Trump will destroy society. Do…
Right on Margot. I feel much the same.! But the corollary is to ask what we as Canadians do…
The policy team got a wake up call because they were naughty and dodn't kniw they did a wrong thing…
I had to register an account simply to call attention to the transparent Yellow Journalism exemplified by the above article.…
I am not going to vote for a person I regard, with good reason, as a war criminal. Everyone…
Did you try to ask Noam Chomsky? He is likely to provide the information he know or refer you to…
It doesn't get any more white working class than West Virginia. We said no to Obama twice-as well as Reagan…
A big part of grassroots funding should come from labor unions. They shower tens of millions of dollars annually on…
There was an early 2000 Hollywood remake of the classic science fiction film of the 50s called "The Day the…
Kyla presents a valuable analysis. I lived in Latin America for 15 years and at times it was difficult…
Article is long on stating what happenned and short on why. It tries to gloss over the "why" by obscuring…
one last thing - just a suggestion from someone who is not to involved here. as i assume you know…
so after 8 years of bush and the shit storm of the 2008 financial meltdown the country elected a…
putin is a threat to the world as we know it? have you been paying attention to what the usa…
I'm not sure why the last question is any weirder than the rest. They're all weird. And the current reality…
This is a tribal election, so the fact that one of the candidates says anything that makes sense, even a…
Perhaps the issue is well vented here on znet - but I am not so sure about other places.…
Hi Michael, sometimes you have to write down the argument to see it's shortcomings. After writing mine, it became almost…
Hi again, First of all, what might be good in The short term for people in…
The fact that the two parties are really better described as two wings of one corporate party - is true,…
Okay Phillip, and yet this is the time, not only in my life, but in history I am familiar with,…
Hi Phil. The issue at hand is not everyone. It is progressives, People who share a considerable…
Hi Chris. Remember, votes in primaries, are, well, votes in primaries - without the main opposition. I think…
Hi Gregory... I have to tell you, I am hating the debate and very much wish it…
1. Same thing as now - strategic lesser evil voting... I am not sure people know that Gore would have…
Hedges says, "And the fact is, from climate change alone, we have no time left." So,…
what are you missing when you argue for armed revolution? how about sanity? not sure - maybe you saw the…
Hi from Europe, Perhaps i am missing something, but here are my points: 1) a serious analysis about…
"There is no doubt in my mind that the Democratic Party is the party of the working class — white,…
I am enjoying this debate - not just this string, but the LEV debate in general - thanks Michael.…