Speaking of likely nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the writer Glenn Greenwald ended his appearance on the program “Democracy Now” this morning thus: “These are the two most unpopular presidential candidates ever to run, I think, in 30 years. They have the highest unfavorable ratings of any nominees in decades. The only thing they’re […]
After Sanders — a Path to Electoral Revolution
Supporters of Bernie Sanders and others need to be looking for a path to meaningful social and political change in the likely event that he does not win the Democratic Party nomination. I believe that my proposal — VotePact.org — whereby “disenchanted Democrats” and “disenchanted Republicans” pair up and both vote for the third party […]
How Libertarians and Socialists Can Work Together
Andrew Stewart interviewed me about the election and how to people can make a much more meaningful impact by using VotePact. He writes about how he — from the left — can join with someone from the right to unite against the establishment that seeks to divide them: Take as example myself and Pat Ford […]
Talking VotePact on “Watching the Hawks”
Talking about VotePact.org with Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace on RT’s “Watching the Hawks” — Feb 25. Great interview — would have loved to learn more from Tyrel about the dynamics around his dad’s — Jesse Ventura’s — success at breaking out of the two party system. Tabetha Wallace: Gridlock is the name of the game […]
Face It: Trump is Right About Iraq — and that Should Sink Clinton
At first I thought it ironic that Saturday’s Republican debate happened in the “Peace Center” in Greenville, South Carolina. [video and transcript]But perhaps that had a positive effect.Actually, no. For the discerning listener, Donald Trump has been critical of U.S. militarism for some time. On Russia, on Syria, on Iraq and on North Korea.People say that Trump is loud. But I […]
Iowa: The Establishment and Corporate Media Lose
Monday night began on CNN with Anderson Cooper asking “who would have thought we’d be talking about Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump winning?” The actual answer to that question is anyone who’s not wedded to the establishment. And Monday night ended with Ted Cruz and Sanders giving victory speeches, both of which attacked the establishment […]
The Anti-Democratic Structure of Two Party Elections, Chomsky, Bloomberg and the VotePact Solution
And the parting on the left Is now the parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight And I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the changes all around I was nearly moved to tears this week hearing WTMD […]
The Left and Right Must Stop the Establishment’s Perpetual War Machine
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, some of us tried to raise questions of U.S. foreign policy. I got my mic cut on O’Reilly’s show. Others got far worse — a friend basically felt he had to move out of his neighborhood he was so reviled for criticizing the U.S.’s militarism. Oh, yeah, and […]
Did the Greeks Just Re-Invent Democracy?
It’s often noted that the Greeks invented Democracy — that it’s in fact a word of Greek origin, from dēmos “the people” and -kratia “power, rule.” Too often, as anyone who has lived in a modern “democracy” for any length of time can attest, it becomes apparent that the people don’t rule. They are ruled […]
The Need for Real Strategic Voting
In the aftermath of the Canadian election, The Real News brought on Dimitri Lascaris as part of their panel to discuss the election. I know Dimitri as a expert on Greece, but he’s a partner at a Canadian corporate law firm and ran for a seat in the Canadian election with the Green Party. He […]