Why The Democrats Were Always Set To Lose

The problem with the Democratic Party is that it became consumed with defining itself as the opposite of Trump, rather than carving its own identity.  Usually when someone defines themselves based on someone else, it means that they’ve got nothing to say. And in this case, it also meant that they had something to hide.  … Continue reading Why The Democrats Were Always Set To Lose

When Hunger Turns to Hate, And Global Capital Cashes In On The Spectacle (Yet Again):  The Tsakraklides View on the US Election.

The result of the American election exemplifies a pattern witnessed multiple times throughout the history of human civilisation.  A hungry and angry electorate will always imagine witches they need to burn and fascist saviours they desperately want to believe.  But this need for modern-day witches and false saviours reached a flashpoint in recent years, as … Continue reading When Hunger Turns to Hate, And Global Capital Cashes In On The Spectacle (Yet Again):  The Tsakraklides View on the US Election.