While it might sound strange, a coronation of Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary will mark the end of the party as we know it. There’s been a lot written about the “Sanders surge,” with much of it revolving around Hillary Clinton’s extreme personal weakness as a candidate. While this is indisputable, it’s also a convenient way for … Read more
13 links today. Enjoy! A Message to the Elite (Great read, Tax Research UK) Japan’s Bond Market Is Close to Breaking Point (Bloomberg) Gulf States Will Be Forced to Tap Debt Markets (Financial Times) Most Japan Firms Unhappy with Central Bank’s Negative Rate Policy (NIRP has been a total failure, Reuters) Helicopter Money Takes Flight as Latest … Read more
The following is extremely disturbing. If I were a Bernie Sanders supporter in Arizona, I’d be absolutely apoplectic. AZCentral reports: By a combination of misjudgment, misplaced priorities and old-fashioned voter suppression, Tuesday’s primary was a disaster. As reported by The Arizona Republic’s Mary Jo Pitzl, Maricopa County reduced the number of polling places from more than the 200 available … Read more
14 links today. Enjoy! The Clintons’ $93 Million Romance with Wall Street: a Catastrophe for Working Families, African-Americans, and Latinos (Must read, CounterPunch) How the Democrats Have Helped Wall Street, Not the Middle Class (Interview with Thomas Frank) Ted Cruz, A Bush By Another Name (Cruz is not what he pretends to be, Daily Caller) Former Citi Vice … Read more
Last week, I called the Florida Democratic Party to request access to the voter file database and software known as VAN that is routinely used by Democratic candidates across the country. I was told that our campaign would be denied access to this database because I am running against an incumbent Democrat, Debbie Wasserman Schultz. … Read more
16 links today. Enjoy: How the ‘New York Times’ Sandbagged Bernie Sanders (Totally shameless, RollingStone) DOJ to Apple: Start Cooperating or You’ll Get the Lavabit Treatment (EmptyWheel) It Took a FOIA Lawsuit to Uncover How the Obama Administration Killed FOIA Reform (Vice News) I Was Wrong About Donald Trump: Camille Paglia on the GOP Front-Runner’s … Read more
When it comes to raking in questionable dough via the abuse of political power, the Clintons are in a league all to themselves. In fact, their shamelessness is so rampant and sloppy, the only explanation is they simply thought no one would ever dare hold them to account. Here’s the latest example, from Raw Story: Student … Read more
Earlier today I came across a fantastic article published at Naked Capitalism by a writer known as Gaius Publius. Yves Smith introduces the piece with the following poignant passage: Let us not forget that the “things are going to get worse for you” story also conveniently diverts attention from the degree of rent extraction and … Read more
The United States is in the final stages of negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive free-trade agreement with Mexico, Canada, Japan, Singapore and seven other countries. Who will benefit from the TPP? American workers? Consumers? Small businesses? Taxpayers? Or the biggest multinational corporations in the world? One strong hint is buried in the fine … Read more
On July 25, these superdelegates will cast votes at the Democratic National Convention for whomever they want, regardless of primary and caucus outcomes. Democrats like to describe superdelegates as mostly elected officials and prominent party members, including President Obama and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. But this group, which consists of 21 governors, 40 senators and 193 representatives, … Read more