Gaius Publius

Bernie Sanders draws nearly 10,000 people in Madison, Wisconsin (source). Click to enlarge; it looks pretty good full size.

Bill Clinton and Paul Ryan agreeing that the privatizing Ryan budget is the way to go. Neo-liberalism in action, but you have to look behind the curtain to see it.by Gaius PubliusI recently did a piece about Greece that implied a number of similarities to Ukraine's recent upheavals. There I said:

The State Department's Victoria Nuland explains to Greek President Tsipras that there are certain lines he won't be permitted to cross. by Gaius PubliusWhen it comes to coverage of the Greek crisis, there's no better source than Naked Capitalism.

The jet stream pattern over Europe on July 1, 2015 (click to enlarge; source).by Gaius PubliusThis seems to have been a week of partial news. There's Greek news, but not much of it until the weekend.

"This is your captain speaking..."by Gaius Publius It would be easy to be deflated after the recent loss of the Fast Track battle. Our 2008 Democratic hero and Corporatist in Chief has managed to shove a Fast Track bill down congressional throats — which were, I must say, mainly eager recipients.But the battle is not the war, as explained above, and it's always true that if you fail to fight to the end, you will always lose.

Monsanto uses money to grow money (source)by Gaius PubliusAs many of you know, I've been following the "Clinton & Sanders" story for a while, but also the Clinton story by itself as it relates to the candidate, the family (since all are principals of their foundation), and the foundation itself.

"Yes We Can pass a corporate-written 'trade' agreement. My congressional brothers and sisters, with your help ... yes we can."by Gaius PubliusBy a narrow vote (but not as narrow as it looked), the Senate passed a standalone Fast Track bill 60–37.

The famous "Yes We Can" theme, just before its conversion to "No I Won't." Why is this painful to watch? Six years of broken promises and a party-wide TPP cave by its leaders have rebranded Democrats for a generation. by Gaius PubliusTPP and Fast Track may be closing down the show and heading home. We may (or may not) know its fate very soon.

Thom Hartmann discussing the Sanders campaign and media silence with Ari Rabin-Havtby Gaius PubliusI have to thank Daily Kos diarist james321 for this find. But first, some setup.I'm certain that Hillary Clinton is a classic "Davos Democrat," a neo-liberal savior of the world for the investor class. Krugman with a definition:

"Like his namesake saint, he believes in the transformative power of simplicity and compassion." (E. J.