Tag Archives: Listen Liberal

Fight to the Finish

Posted on November 28, 2020 by camelotkidd

New readers get confused because I criticize liberals but then espouse what they believe to be “liberal” values. So, let’s get one thing straight–the left and liberals are different–but this fact is routinely obfuscated. As the Biden administration takes shape … Continue reading →

Posted in feral elite, neoliberalism, neoliberals | Tagged Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Listen Liberal, neeoliberalism | Leave a comment

Better policies, please

Posted on June 6, 2019 by camelotkidd

Why is right-wing populism surging while left-wing populism lies moribund? Historically, we know how right-wing populism advances. Economic malaise coupled with liberal paralysis. When the economy sucks, workers are ripe for appeals against scapegoats. Immigrants, minorities, woman and queers … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Democratic Party, DNC, Listen Liberal, neoliberal economic policies, Republican Party, right-wing populism, Thomas Frank | Leave a comment

The Dream Candidate

Posted on April 24, 2019 by camelotkidd

I’ve come to realize that Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is the perfect Listen Liberal, dream candidate. If you read the book you totally know what I’m talking about and if you didn’t, I’ll explain. Buttigieg, … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Barak Obama, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Listen Liberal, Pete Buttigieg, Thomas Frank | Leave a comment

Concentrated

Posted on June 26, 2017 by camelotkidd

Amazon’s takeover of Whole Foods has raised alarms about economic concentration. No corporation epitomizes monopoly better than Amazon, who’s business model is predicated on losing money with their super-low prices in order to capture market share. Their dominant position then … Continue reading →

Posted in neofeudalism, neoliberals | Tagged 1984, Amazon, Barak Obama, Bill Clinton, corporate media, corporate propaganda, corporations, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, economic concentration, George Orwell, high-tech, Jeff Bezos, libertarians, Listen Liberal, Matt Stoller, monopolies, neofeudal, neoliberal, new economy, political/economy, rent seeking, Silicon Valley, Thomas Frank, washington post, Whole Foods | Leave a comment

Domesticated

Posted on April 11, 2017 by camelotkidd

Trump ran for office vowing to change US foreign policy and put America first. That didn’t last long. Trump’s cruise missile attack on Syria in response to the Syrian military’s so-called chemical weapon attack, marks the culmination of a … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives | Tagged Al-Qaeda, chemical weapons, corporate media, Council on Foreign Relations, cruise missiles, deep state, Donald Trump, foreign policy, H.R. 608--Stop Arming Terrorists, Israel, liberal media, Listen Liberal, neoconservative foreign policies, neoconservatives, Nikki Haley, Rex Tillerson, Robert Parry, Russia, Syria, Thomas Frank, US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard | Leave a comment

The Washington Generals

Posted on March 2, 2017 by camelotkidd

The Democratic Party has transformed from a political party that represented working-class interests to a party that serves affluent professionals. In the process they’ve become a faux opponent very much like the Washington Generals who pretended to oppose the Harlem Globetrotters. … Continue reading →

Posted in neoconservatives, neoliberals | Tagged Barack Obama, basketball, book deal, Democratic Party, Democrats, DNC, Donald Trump, faux, Harlem Globetrotters, Kayfabe, Keith Ellison, kick the left, Listen Liberal, Michelle Obama, Penguin Random House, pro wrestling, Republican Party, Republicans, Thomas Frank, Tom Perez, Washington Generals | Leave a comment

Abhorrent to the vested interests

Posted on February 28, 2017 by camelotkidd

Economist, Michael Hudson, is an iconoclast who writes and speaks against neoliberal economic orthodoxy. His latest lecture connects early Christianity with economic history, and argues that the reason Jesus was crucified was because he advocated a jubilee, or debt forgiveness. … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged abhorrent to the vested interests, Brothers Karamazov, Charles Dickens, debt, debt forgiveness, debt serfdom, Democratic Party, Democrats, Dostoevsky, economics, Grand Inquisitor, Jesus Christ, Jesus was a radical, jubilee, Listen Liberal, Michael Hudson, MMT, Nancy Pelosi, prosperity-gospel, Roman empire, technocratic liberalism, Thomas Frank | 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