We're all dealing with coronavirus, and so this piece is important:

Coronavirus, capitalism and the forces of nature

About forty-five years ago a book was published, courtesy of the Trilateral Commission: The Crisis of Democracy. In it, all sorts of pleasing-sounding words were said, especially by the French and Japanese contributors. The American contributor, Samuel P.

The Democratic Party establishment tried rigging the Iowa caucus, and Bernie still won the popular vote anyway. It appears that they will try some bullsh*t in Nevada as well.

Will the rigging work any better the second time? I'd bet that it mostly fails again.

New Hampshire 2020: In Supreme Irony, the Horse Race Favors Bernie Sanders (Sanders and Trump are political opposites, but they’re on the same path to victory)

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This meme has been traveling through my Facebook feed:

The Klinton/oligarch/CIA faction has finally managed to kill its' host as parasites do. This must surely be one of the most unedifying spectacles of modern times, a group of cowardly intriguers so frightened of one 79 yr. old senator from a small state that they were willing to destroy a venerable institution which has been a part of the history of this nation since the early 1800s rather than allow that senator to claim an earned victory in a small state.

If political power comes from money, then things are changing in the Democratic Party.
On one side is the DNC.

In New York the Democratic Party's chairman is pushing forward a bill that would make it more difficult for third parties to get candidates on the ballot.