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 Professor Wolff has an idea...

 

 

 Back in January, the Pew Research Center revealed some interesting news : That said, Baby Boomers are still around and still control the Senate and a number of Congressional Chairs (as leadership is tied to seniority). In other words: the future of this country is still be determined by those who will not be around to see the short or long-term consequences of their decisions. 

 From 6/9/2026:

Funny how the United States has always been scared of Soviet Russia infiltrating the American political landscape. Also, as Lee Camp points out, it's not really a secret:

 

 

 

 We're entering the heart of the "find out" phase. But what else do you expect from a real-estate slumlord-turned-reality show host-turned president?  Anyway, via Middle East Eye : Democratic senators said on Tuesday night that the US has “no plan” for the war on Iran, after President Donald Trump’s administration conducted a two-hour behind-closed-doors briefing for the Senate Armed Services Committee. This absence of any coordinated strategic thinking extends to the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy chokepoint, regime change in Iran and the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme. Following the Trump administration’s briefing on Tuesday, a procession of opposition senators came out to condemn what they described as the illegality, incoherence and lies surrounding the war, with Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland saying Trump was simply doing what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had wanted to do for 40 years. “ What you hear behind closed do...

 

 It's War on Terror all over again. The era of 9/11 has returned. President Donald Trump may invoke the Monroe Doctrine, but he's cosplaying George W. Bush as well (George W. Trump?). And just like those times of yellow cake and weapons of mass destruction, the leadership of the Democratic Party (with their members and voters not too far behind) are proving to be weak and impotent, whining about procedures and notification while another countries legally elected leader is on trial in foreign soil after being kidnapped by the US military: It can't be stressed enough that any daylight of difference between Democrats and Republicans on foreign policy is negligible. They barely differed on Gaza. They both see Russia and China as a threat. Now Democrats are doing their "we agree with the goal, not the method" schtick they do whenever a GOP president runs amok over the planet.   The best message Americans can send, if they are truly tired of this duopolistic rule, is to...

  If people thought that this wasn't bipartisan, prepare to be disappointed.

 

 According to Black Agenda Report's Margaret Kimberley, not exactly: The recent passing of former Congressman Charles B. Rangel at the age of 94 does not mark the end of a political era. The era which defined Black politics – that is to say, a politics which consciously and purposefully made demands on behalf of Black people – ended long ago. Rangel’s 44-year tenure spanned the founding of the Congressional Black Caucus, which became known as the “conscience of the congress,” until the Democratic Party’s takeover by corporate and neoliberal interests killed off any vestiges of Black and progressive politics. There's more about the Congressional Black Congress (CBC) and how the Democratic Leadership Conference (DLC) brought the CBC, Rangel and other Black Democrats to heel . 

 Although the House has (narrowly) passed the " give rich people what they want bill " the libertarian Rep from Kentucky has stayed steadfast: Libertarians have been put on the GOP back-burner in favor of MAGA ( although some claim that the two overlap ). This back-and-forth can only increase the tension between the two camps, fraying an already strained alliance. 

  Supporting Israel is bad for America's national security, and there's a lot of support .

Democrats, whether elected, non-elected or unelected, think that the best way to wield and challenge power is via podcasts and social media shows:

  Also, the tariffs (aka, import taxes) will help generate the "revenue" needed: