July 2016 archive
Jul 13 2016
Cartnoon
Jul 13 2016
The Breakfast Club (Play Your Didgeridoo)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jul 12 2016
I Stand With Her
A nurse and mother from Pennsylvania, Ieshia Evans, stood alone on the street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana protesting the murder of a 37 year old black man by that city’s police. She was unarmed silent in front of a wall of heavy armed police. Yet, she was confronted by two heavy armed officers and arrested …
Jul 12 2016
Corbyn Wins Ballot Vote!
A couple words of background. Jeremy Corbin was elected to lead the UK Labour Party about 10 months ago in a 60% – 40% blowout where each registered Party Member got one vote. The Blairite Parliamentary Party (actual Members of Parliament and their staffs) never liked him because he didn’t believe in their NeoLiberal agenda. …
Jul 12 2016
An Epitaph for Cameron
David Cameron’s worst lie is finally revealed: Larry the cat by James Kirkup, The Telegraph 12 July 2016 While the rest of the Cameron retinue is clearing out this week, Larry is staying on with Theresa May. Which raises all sorts of questions, but first: what sort of man moves house and leaves his cat …
Jul 12 2016
The Breakfast Club (Little Lies)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jul 11 2016
The Smart Money
Can We Ignore the Alarm Bells the Bond Market Is Ringing? by Neil Irwin, The New York Times JULY 11, 2016 The stock market can rise and fall for all sorts of reasons, and sometimes for no apparent reason at all. But the bond market, where trillions of dollars change hands and long-term interest rates …
Jul 11 2016
The Breakfast Club (Put Your Helmets On)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Jul 10 2016
The Myth of the Center
There’s Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos- Jim Hightower It is hard to imagine what Angela Eagle and the Parliamentary Labour Party think they are doing. At best (from their standpoint) they keep Jeremy Corbyn off the ballot and his 60%+ (yup, 60%+) think they’re a bunch of …