Bernie’s supporters are calling him a new FDR. That is a terrible analogy. Roosevelt came to office with a nation in deep depression and soon at war. The country did more than elect Roosevelt as President, he was elected as the head of a dominant political party with a coalitions of office[...]
Posts Tagged ‘radical left’
February 6th, 2016 - 11:41 am § in Misc.
TPP .. is it good or bad? Tags!
The data I have seen says that the TPP would greatly improve the trade and jobs by US companies along our two coasts .. the tech and service industries that now dominate our economy. This is a huge issue because the US, under Obama, has emerged from the Bush debacle as the overwhelming superpower i[...]
February 4th, 2016 - 12:38 am § in Misc.
Sawant’s Rent Control Balloon: The Hot Air Leaks
Sawant’s rent control plan DOA in Olympia So, after the cadres have gone home and the dark money from SEIU has receded into the ocean, Seattle’s Trotskyite Radical shows the effects of antagonizing the city’s other leaders. According to Crosscut, even the city’s own lobbyis[...]
June 17th, 2015 - 9:31 am § in The Ave Scene
CONGRATULATIONS: Sawant makes $200,000!
Just a year after buying her home in the rapidly gentrifying Leschi neighborhood, Kshama Sawant, our City Councilor, has made $200,000! According to Zillow, Sawant’s $345,000 house is now worth $547,000. This is great news for Dr. Sawant. Even as a Ph.D. economist in rural Indian economics, o[...]
June 2nd, 2015 - 9:06 am § in Misc.
Sawantisms
“The workers should take over the factories, and shut down Boeing’s profit-making machine.” Sawant describes her self as a Trotskyite. For those not into radical jargon. Leon Trotsky was one of Lenin’s top lieutenants in the establishment of a totalitarian regime. The main goal of L[...]
May 19th, 2015 - 1:26 am § in Misc.
The American Federation of Teachers Asks for Sympathy For Teachers
Dear Stephen, Every day, educators are making a difference in children’s lives—and they do it despite staggering obstacles. Recently, the AFT collaborated with the Badass Teachers Association to survey educators on how their working conditions affect them, and the results show that the obstacles[...]
May 16th, 2015 - 7:53 am § in Misc.
So, the President now has the authority to … what?
Chad Lupkes (Facebook) CLICK IMAGE TO READMORE ABOUT TPP ON THE AVE So, the President now has the authority to … what? Negotiate without having to worry about Congressional review? Agree to a deal with our Pacific Rim trading partners with no regard to workers rights? I honestly don’t ha[...]
April 9th, 2015 - 1:01 am § in America
Why Gay People Need to Use Christian Bakeries
Commentary by David Preston Non-Christians and straight people alike have a hard time understanding the gay wedding cake issue. Even gay-friendly straight folks don’t get it. They think it’s about non-discrimination, but it’s not really about that at all. It’s about acceptanc[...]
December 24th, 2014 - 11:04 am § in Misc.
FEEDING THE BEAST
This is simply stupid. Even if every other cop were a redneck who sleeps in a hooded sheet, this sort of disrespect for the two officers murdered in NY demeans the entire effort to reform police practices. The Ave has carried a lot about police thuggery as well the related issue of legal thuggery.[...]