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March 18, 2016
Transcripts:
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=74&jumival=15898
Bill Curry was White House counselor to President Clinton and a two-time Democratic nominee for governor of Connecticut. He is at work on a book on President Obama and the politics of populism.
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One of the most IMPORTANT interviews regarding everything that is at stake in this election. Our core values and all we hold dear is being thrown out for corporatist and oligarch agenda. This is a fight that will continue, this is a fight that will rage on whether Bernie Sanders wins the nomination or not. This interview gives a pretty clear and concise view of what our present state of affairs really is. It cannot be denied. It's spot on.
Sanders Path to Victory Blocked by Media and Party Elites, TRNN, Bill Curry
Transcripts:
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=74&jumival=15898
Bill Curry was White House counselor to President Clinton and a two-time Democratic nominee for governor of Connecticut. He is at work on a book on President Obama and the politics of populism.
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One of the most IMPORTANT interviews regarding everything that is at stake in this election. Our core values and all we hold dear is being thrown out for corporatist and oligarch agenda. This is a fight that will continue, this is a fight that will rage on whether Bernie Sanders wins the nomination or not. This interview gives a pretty clear and concise view of what our present state of affairs really is. It cannot be denied. It's spot on.
March 16, 2016
MORE:
http://34justice.com/2016/03/16/believe-it-or-not-bernie-sanders-outperformed-projections-on-super-tuesday-ii-and-the-calendar-gets-better-from-here-on-out/
Despite these facts, the media and the Clinton campaign will be selling a different, inaccurate story. It will be up to Sanders supporters to make sure that voters don’t buy it.
Believe It or Not, Bernie Sanders Outperformed Projections on Super Tues II & the Calendar Gets
Believe It or Not, Bernie Sanders Outperformed Projections on Super Tuesday II – And the Calendar Gets Better from Here On Out
“The 2016 Democratic primary effectively ended Tuesday night, with Hillary Clinton as the all-but-certain winner,” the media has declared. Bernie Sanders needed some wins, they tell us, and “his path to the nomination is now essentially blocked.” Since Clinton is over 300 pledged delegates up on Sanders – more than twice as many as Obama ever was on Clinton in 2008 – the president of Clinton’s Super PAC insists that it “is all but mathematically impossible for Bernie Sanders to overtake her lead.”
The only problem with the media and Clinton campaign narratives? They’re not true.
That’s not to say the results on Tuesday, March 15 weren’t disappointing for Sanders supporters, who were hoping for a repeat of Sanders’ historic upset in Michigan a week before. But that result was always unlikely; Sanders wasn’t actually predicted to win a single state on Super Tuesday II. As the graph below shows, Sanders came close to meeting expectations in Ohio and exceeded them in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and North Carolina. In other words, while it was a tough night for Sanders in terms of pledged delegates, it was a pretty good night for Sanders relative to projections, not to mention the massive polling deficits he faced mere weeks ago.
“The 2016 Democratic primary effectively ended Tuesday night, with Hillary Clinton as the all-but-certain winner,” the media has declared. Bernie Sanders needed some wins, they tell us, and “his path to the nomination is now essentially blocked.” Since Clinton is over 300 pledged delegates up on Sanders – more than twice as many as Obama ever was on Clinton in 2008 – the president of Clinton’s Super PAC insists that it “is all but mathematically impossible for Bernie Sanders to overtake her lead.”
The only problem with the media and Clinton campaign narratives? They’re not true.
That’s not to say the results on Tuesday, March 15 weren’t disappointing for Sanders supporters, who were hoping for a repeat of Sanders’ historic upset in Michigan a week before. But that result was always unlikely; Sanders wasn’t actually predicted to win a single state on Super Tuesday II. As the graph below shows, Sanders came close to meeting expectations in Ohio and exceeded them in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and North Carolina. In other words, while it was a tough night for Sanders in terms of pledged delegates, it was a pretty good night for Sanders relative to projections, not to mention the massive polling deficits he faced mere weeks ago.
MORE:
http://34justice.com/2016/03/16/believe-it-or-not-bernie-sanders-outperformed-projections-on-super-tuesday-ii-and-the-calendar-gets-better-from-here-on-out/
Despite these facts, the media and the Clinton campaign will be selling a different, inaccurate story. It will be up to Sanders supporters to make sure that voters don’t buy it.
March 16, 2016
I’m keeping this short to put a very simple idea into your head. Because of the way the Democratic Party voting calendar is structured this year, Clinton’s largest lead will occur on March 15. After that, most of Sanders’ strongest states will vote.
What this means is simple:
Hillary Clinton will grow her lead until the March 15 states have voted.
Bernie Sanders will erase that lead — partly or completely — after March 15.
How much of Clinton’s lead he will erase depends on your not buying what the media is selling — that the contest is over.
In most scenarios where Sanders wins, he doesn’t retake the lead until June 7, when five states including California cast their ballots.
March 15 is the Ides of March; a good way to remember the date. The message — gear up for a battle after the Ides of March, and don’t let the establishment media tell you what to think. They won’t be right until the last state has voted.
Clinton Will Build Her Biggest Lead on March 15. Sanders Will Erode It After That.
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2016/03/clinton-will-build-biggest-lead-march-15-sanders-will-erode.htmlI’m keeping this short to put a very simple idea into your head. Because of the way the Democratic Party voting calendar is structured this year, Clinton’s largest lead will occur on March 15. After that, most of Sanders’ strongest states will vote.
What this means is simple:
Hillary Clinton will grow her lead until the March 15 states have voted.
Bernie Sanders will erase that lead — partly or completely — after March 15.
How much of Clinton’s lead he will erase depends on your not buying what the media is selling — that the contest is over.
In most scenarios where Sanders wins, he doesn’t retake the lead until June 7, when five states including California cast their ballots.
March 15 is the Ides of March; a good way to remember the date. The message — gear up for a battle after the Ides of March, and don’t let the establishment media tell you what to think. They won’t be right until the last state has voted.
March 16, 2016
This ain't over til it's over. June 7th is CA's primary and there are 545 delegates in that state alone.
Map Favors Bernie After March 16 — Superdelegate Alan Grayson
This ain't over til it's over. June 7th is CA's primary and there are 545 delegates in that state alone.
March 16, 2016
After March 16th the primaries will favor Sanders...the Southern states were favorable for Clinton.
February 6, 2016
Global Capitalism: Monthly Economic Update
"Demands for Basic Economic Change Keep Growing"
with Richard D. Wolff
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:30pm
Judson Memorial Church (Assembly Hall, 239 Thompson St. at Washington Square, Manhattan)
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum, and Judson Memorial Church
These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. This month, these will include:
1. Today’s extreme global wealth inequality: the facts and what they mean
2. Capitalism’s instability: risk of economic crises in 2016, the evidence
3. Britain’s Labour Party endorses worker coops as major new policy
When time permits, we open the floor to questions and comments. Our goal: to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others.
.......
Professor Wolff's Website: www.rdwolff.com
Professor Wolff's Podcast: http://www.truth-out.org/economic-upd...
(Posted by Permission of Prof. R.D. Wolff with much thanks and appreciation.)
Prof. R.D. Wolff's Global Capitalism: February 2016 Monthly Update
Global Capitalism: Monthly Economic Update
"Demands for Basic Economic Change Keep Growing"
with Richard D. Wolff
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:30pm
Judson Memorial Church (Assembly Hall, 239 Thompson St. at Washington Square, Manhattan)
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum, and Judson Memorial Church
These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. This month, these will include:
1. Today’s extreme global wealth inequality: the facts and what they mean
2. Capitalism’s instability: risk of economic crises in 2016, the evidence
3. Britain’s Labour Party endorses worker coops as major new policy
When time permits, we open the floor to questions and comments. Our goal: to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others.
.......
Professor Wolff's Website: www.rdwolff.com
Professor Wolff's Podcast: http://www.truth-out.org/economic-upd...
(Posted by Permission of Prof. R.D. Wolff with much thanks and appreciation.)
January 14, 2016
Wednesday, January 13th at 7:30pm
“Capitalism Delivers the...: Inequality, Instability, Insecurity'”
_____
Where: Judson Memorial Church
Assembly Hall
239 Thompson Street at
Washington Square, Manhattan
_____
These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For January 13th, these will include:
1. Stock Markets from China to New York: Dangers Looming in 2016
2. Deadly Oil Economics: Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Middle East Wars
3. Obamacare and the "Medical-Industrial Complex": Troubling Economics
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Professor Wolff's Website: www.rdwolff.com
Professor Wolff's Podcast: http://www.truth-out.org/economic-upd...
(Posted by Permission of Prof. R.D. Wolff with much thanks and appreciation.)
Prof. R.D. Wolff's Global Capitalism: January 2016 Monthly Update
Wednesday, January 13th at 7:30pm
“Capitalism Delivers the...: Inequality, Instability, Insecurity'”
_____
Where: Judson Memorial Church
Assembly Hall
239 Thompson Street at
Washington Square, Manhattan
_____
These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For January 13th, these will include:
1. Stock Markets from China to New York: Dangers Looming in 2016
2. Deadly Oil Economics: Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Middle East Wars
3. Obamacare and the "Medical-Industrial Complex": Troubling Economics
_____
Professor Wolff's Website: www.rdwolff.com
Professor Wolff's Podcast: http://www.truth-out.org/economic-upd...
(Posted by Permission of Prof. R.D. Wolff with much thanks and appreciation.)
December 10, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 7:30pm
“Saving Capitalism from Itself or Saving Us from It?
Judson Memorial Church
Assembly Hall
239 Thompson Street at Washington Square, Manhattan
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum, and Judson Memorial Church
These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For this December 9, these will include:
1. Paris Climate Conference: Big Words Little Action
2. Beyond “Saving Capitalism”: Beyond Reich and Krugman
3. Destroying Higher Education: Betraying “Equal Chances for All”
4. The Economy in 2015: A Look Back at the Big Changes
When time permits, we open the floor to questions and comments. Our goal: to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others.
.......
Professor Wolff's Website: www.rdwolff.com
Professor Wolff's Podcast: http://www.truth-out.org/economic-upd...
(Posted by Permission of Prof. R.D. Wolff with much thanks and appreciation.)
Prof. R.D. Wolff's Global Capitalism: December 2015 Monthly Update
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 7:30pm
“Saving Capitalism from Itself or Saving Us from It?
Judson Memorial Church
Assembly Hall
239 Thompson Street at Washington Square, Manhattan
Co-sponsored by Democracy at Work, Left Forum, and Judson Memorial Church
These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For this December 9, these will include:
1. Paris Climate Conference: Big Words Little Action
2. Beyond “Saving Capitalism”: Beyond Reich and Krugman
3. Destroying Higher Education: Betraying “Equal Chances for All”
4. The Economy in 2015: A Look Back at the Big Changes
When time permits, we open the floor to questions and comments. Our goal: to develop all participants’ understanding and ability to explain current economic events and trends to others.
.......
Professor Wolff's Website: www.rdwolff.com
Professor Wolff's Podcast: http://www.truth-out.org/economic-upd...
(Posted by Permission of Prof. R.D. Wolff with much thanks and appreciation.)
November 13, 2015
Global Capitalism: Monthly Economic Update
Richard D. Wolff
Wednesday, November 11th at 7:30pm
“Immigration, Unaffordable Cities, and Bernie's 'Democratic Socialism'”
_____
Where: Judson Memorial Church
Assembly Hall
239 Thompson Street at
Washington Square, Manhattan
_____
These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For November 11th, these will include:
1. Why Corporations want Immigration in US and Europe now
2. Housing Economics: "Gentrification" = Unaffordable Cities
3. Bernie Sanders' "Democratic Socialism" : an Analysis
Bio: Richard D. Wolff is a Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and currently a Visiting Professor of the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School University in New York. He is the author of many books, including Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism, and Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA.
Wolff hosts the weekly hour-long radio program Economic Update on WBAI, 99.5 FM, New York City (Pacifica Radio).
More: http://rdwolff.com/content/about
http://www.rdwolff.com
For more info or donations: http://www.democracyatwork.info/
Note: Used by permission of Prof. R.D. Wolff (with much appreciation & thanks to him, donations to DAW are tax deductible).
Prof. R.D. Wolff's Global Capitalism: November 2015 Monthly Update
Published on Nov 12, 2015
Global Capitalism: Monthly Economic Update
Richard D. Wolff
Wednesday, November 11th at 7:30pm
“Immigration, Unaffordable Cities, and Bernie's 'Democratic Socialism'”
_____
Where: Judson Memorial Church
Assembly Hall
239 Thompson Street at
Washington Square, Manhattan
_____
These programs begin with 30 minutes of short updates on important economic events of the last month. Then Wolff analyzes several major economic issues. For November 11th, these will include:
1. Why Corporations want Immigration in US and Europe now
2. Housing Economics: "Gentrification" = Unaffordable Cities
3. Bernie Sanders' "Democratic Socialism" : an Analysis
Bio: Richard D. Wolff is a Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and currently a Visiting Professor of the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School University in New York. He is the author of many books, including Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism, and Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA.
Wolff hosts the weekly hour-long radio program Economic Update on WBAI, 99.5 FM, New York City (Pacifica Radio).
More: http://rdwolff.com/content/about
http://www.rdwolff.com
For more info or donations: http://www.democracyatwork.info/
Note: Used by permission of Prof. R.D. Wolff (with much appreciation & thanks to him, donations to DAW are tax deductible).
November 11, 2015
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