Tag Archives: identity politics

It’s the economy, stupid

Posted on April 25, 2017 by camelotkidd

In retrospect it seems obvious, but political scientist Corey Robin argues that Bernie Sanders did so well in the 2016 presidential election because he’s the first Democrat in forever to offer a trenchant political analysis of the US economy. … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged 2016 Clinton Campaign, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Corey Robin, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Hope and Change, identity politics, it's the economy stupid, liberal McCarthyism, neoliberalism, neoliberals, new Cold War, New Democrats, political economy, Russians, Shattered, Tom Perez, worsening economic conditions | Leave a comment

The art of the possible

Posted on January 24, 2017 by camelotkidd

Politics is the art of the possible. It’s not enough for Democrats to simply oppose the policies of Donald Trump, they need to offer alternatives. And, while the marches and protests organized by the DNC and supporting NGO’s are … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, bold vision, capital, Democrats, Donald Trump, fiat currency, Hillary Clinton, identity politics, John Michael Greer, Labor, Listen Liberal, MMT, neoliberal economic policies, neoliberals, New Economic Perspectives, Robert Reich, Stephanie Kelton, Thomas Frank, too big to fail, universal policies, Wall Street, wall street crash | Leave a comment

Necessary Lessons

Posted on January 4, 2017 by camelotkidd

Liberals lamenting the election of Donald Trump have not absorbed the necessary lessons. Rather than examining the policies of financial neoliberalism and the identity politics that provided neoliberalism its moral veneer, they are still blaming the Russians, or the … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Brexit, deplorable, divide and rule, DNC, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, identity politics, Kos, liberal, Markos Moulitsas, neoliberalism, new york times, progressive neoliberalism, propaganda, Wall Street, washington post | Leave a comment

Border Guard

Posted on November 7, 2016 by camelotkidd

Going into one of the craziest elections in American history it’s important to remember how we got to this point. Hint–both parties have contributed to a slow-motion economic crisis. The Republican party, as it exists now, is an absolute … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged 2016 election, Adolf Reed Jr., banana republic, Bernie Sanders, class based politics, Democrats, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, identity politics, Jacobin, neoliberal, neoliberal economic policies, Republicans, TPP | Leave a comment

Human Capital

Posted on June 12, 2016 by camelotkidd

Neoliberalism reduces us all to market participants. To neoliberals we’re not citizens, just human capital. There’s a great article at Salon, by Anis Shivani, that provides a glimpse into this poorly understood ruling ideology. “Neoliberalism believes that markets are self-sufficient unto … Continue reading →

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