There is an old saw that goes; there is your side, my side, and the…
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This is the sixth set of notes for a reading group on Marx’s Capital, and…
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Voting for the current crop of Republicans is like brushing your teeth with the water…
From that moment in November of 1969, when former President Richard Nixon asked for a…
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Democrats, since the time of Franklin Roosevelt, have fought the accusation of wanting a Nanny…
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We all love how effective Jen Psaki has been as President Joe Biden’s White House Press Secretary….
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MSNBC Host Stephanie Ruhle did not mince her words. She pointed out that businesses should pay more…
Joe Biden did not allow the GOP to drive a narrative blaming the rescue plan…
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Why is McConnell destroying the GOP? Why is Trump popular with his base? What does…
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I have heard Democrats touch trickle-down economics on the edges. But they always seem to…
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“As in the Times Op-Ed from which the book originated, the title refers to the…
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I read “Biden Can Go Bigger and Not ‘Pay for It’ the Old Way” by…
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You’d think that a scholar in psychology, however flawed, would understand projection, and that fascism…
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Ted Cruz continued his “Hey, look! I’m not in Cancun!” tour yesterday, traveling to the…
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Have some weekend reading for you. The Atlantic has a great piece out about U.S….
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A worthwhile article in the NYT Some highlights: Amazon has embarked on an advertising blitz…
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I’m tired of hearing but, but small business. If your business model requires paying poverty…
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From The Hill: Spoiler: Passing laws would indeed make my flags go away. Just not…
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Recovering memory and historical revisionism in sex work might be the sad product of many…
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Received this e-mail today from the progressive organization, Indivisible: When we woke up this morning,…
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Let real wages (of $15+/hour) grow faster than labor productivity for some years, undoing the…
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It’s easy to see why the minimum wage is unacceptable The minimum wage is $7.25…
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Many Progressives are excited about the upcoming prospective “Green New Deal” which is already taking…
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The best explanation of short selling (as it applies to GameStop) that I've read pic.twitter.com/o9ZL5HqsKf…
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Received this e-mail today from Lt. Governor John Fetterman’s (D. PA) potential U.S. Senate campaign:…
This post in the Anticapitalist Chat supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. #GoodMorningMarx…
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This post in the Anticapitalist Chat supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. #GoodMorningMarx…
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Received two e-mails from former President Barack Obama. The first one is in support of…
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of Jon…
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This story supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. #GoodMorningMarx #WeeklyMarx This…
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This story supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. #GoodMorningMarx #WeeklyMarx This covers…
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This story supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. This covers chapters 11-14….
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Here’s the latest news today out of Arizona courtesy of OH Predictive Insights: In the…
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This diary is for discussing chapters 9 and 10 of Capital Volume I by Marx….
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Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of Barbara Bollier…
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Trump’s constant pimping of the stock market numbers is not the same as a sign…
Hurricane Laura is now a strong Cat 4, with winds up to 150 MPH (Cat…
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Received this e-mail from former First Lady, U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and presidential candidate,…
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Received this e-mail just now form former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA),…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) got just over a 60sec window to say her piece. She was…
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As the grandson of a Teamster Truck Driver, I’m very proud to announce this: The…
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Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of John Hickenlooper’s…
Deranged Trump syndrome: a dictatorial Trump now confronts his losing with even more autocratic attempts…
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In his latest screed, Trump made the usual nonsense claims, hoping to gain support from independents…
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Received two e-mails this week from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of…
The problem with any natural disaster, whether it be wildfire, tornado, hurricane, or global pandemic,…
More Trump shtick, recycling old material, but he still loves trucks. The president is ranting about…
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Some big news today: Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Wednesday rolled out the policy recommendations…
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Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT), in…
