After reading this interview/review of a book, Bernie and the Sandernistas by Jeffrey St. Clair on Bernie’s last defeat at the hands of Hillary I asked myself, is it possible that this is happening all over again in 2020 only now instead of Hillary it will either be Buttigieg, Biden,Continue Reading
The Democrat leadership race between poll leaders Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden presents a fundamental ideological split within the party that expressed itself in the last leadership contest between Sanders and Clinton. The schism then and now is centered on notions of socialism as expressed by the liberal youth vote versus theContinue Reading
The Poet Annie Freud is the eldest daughter of the late British painter Lucien Freud. Her poem, The Best Man That Ever Was, was recorded in 2007 in London. The mischievous tone the poet takes in this vivid audio piece about a man and woman sharing an intimate moment made me thinkContinue Reading
The following is a two part interview with author Jonathan Rothwell. (In his new book A Republic of Equals, Gallup senior economist Jonathan Rothwell traces the forces driving the dramatic rise in inequality in the United States.) ‘Surprisingly, only a small percentage of top earners work in the tech sector or inContinue Reading
Britain’s Terry Eagleton, philosopher, Marxist literary critic and author offers an entertaining review of two current books on ID politics: “The only good reason for being an activist is to get to the point where you no longer need to be. But that can’t be achieved by ignoring the realityContinue Reading
Just returned. A month on the East Coast. Quite a thing. Interesting to consider the Quebec identity issue coming out of this experience. Can’t help but feel geography plays a large part. In the Maritimes, it feeds into notions of community and belonging. The sea and ragged coastline demand aContinue Reading
(toxic masculinity is addicted to performance, to poses and postures of physical endurance, willingness to engage in or actual violence, and stoic absence of any emotion, pain, or discomfort.) be sure to check the comments section at the end of this piece for the trumpista dust up Continue Reading
“Yap, Yap–Go back to Your Kennels,” a leading producer (and he is one of the good guys) was talking off the record to the NYT about Time’s Up, the orgnization founded in January by Reese Witherspoon, Shonda Rhimes and other powerful Hollywood women to fight workplace sexual harassment.https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2018/11/12/after_metoo_hollywood039s_got_malaise_that_money_can039t_cure_218919.html contrast thisContinue Reading
“I believe you have failed everyone involved. I know that if we want a world where women are believed, we must support them to give their evidence without fear or reprisals, in a context in which their identity can be protected and guaranteed by the law, in a system thatContinue Reading