Political pundits throughout the land are tripping over each other to compose the latest bland, uninsightful screed proclaiming the death of the Republican Party. This makes sense, because the primary purpose of a political pundit is to state the obvious years after it’s already become established fact to everyone actually paying attention. Yes, of course, Trump winning the GOP nomination … Read more
I remain unconvinced that Donald Trump will be as hard on Wall Street as many of his supporters think he’ll be if elected President, but some of the following from the Washington Post certainly represents a breath of fresh air. CLEVELAND — Donald Trump is adding fuel to Wall Street anxiety about his candidacy, jabbing directly at … Read more
Some will say that you are simply parasitic on those who labor at menial physical production—these are people who still subscribe to 18 Century notions of value production–and that you skim off profit without doing anything meaningful or of value. Those people are misguided: we know that if money never sleeps, that’s because you keep … Read more
15 links today. Enjoy. Gaius Publius: Politico – Less than 1% of the Hillary Victory Fund Benefited State Parties (Must read of the day, Naked Capitalism) Justice Dept. Takes Steps to Restore Watchdogs’ Access to Records (Read about the “most transparent administration ever,” New York Times EU To Ask Countries That Don’t Take Their Share Of … Read more
Since we’re never going to get to see the full transcripts of Hillary Clinton’s multiple paid-for pandering sessions to Wall Street fraudsters, I bring you the next best thing. What follows are excerpts from a piece of satirical brilliance composed by K.J. Noh, and published in full at Counterpunch, titled simply: Hillary Clinton’s Speech to Goldman Sachs. Enjoy … Read more
“It was pretty glowing about us,” one person who watched the event said. “It’s so far from what she sounds like as a candidate now. It was like a rah-rah speech. She sounded more like a Goldman Sachs managing director.” – From the post: What Clinton Said in Her Speeches – “She Sounded More Like a … Read more
Not content with continued prosecutorial immunity and trillions in taxpayer bailouts and backstops, Wall Street banksters are making moves to ensure they regulate themselves. In case you’re still wondering who the real owners of this country are… The Wall Street Journal reports: ORLANDO, Fla.—Wall Street’s top lobbying group wants a closer relationship with the policy makers that … 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
NEWS FLASH: Gloria Steinem outs herself as sexist, ageist, obsolete. https://t.co/yULVCTTR97 — Poesy Heldora (@Heldora) February 6, 2016 When people get desperate, they do desperate things, and Hillary Clinton supporters are very, very desperate. Indeed, it’s now become clear the Hillary support team understands it can’t win the argument with the American people on the issues, … Read more
In its endorsement of Hillary, the New York Times editorial board did such a sloppy job I can’t help but think it may have done permanent damage to its brand. Upon reading it, my initial conclusion was that the editorial board was either suffering from Stockholm syndrome or merely concerned about losing advertising revenues should they endorse Sanders. Then … Read more