Matt Taibbi: Just How Rigged is the “Rigged Game”?

Just How Rigged is the “Rigged Game”? Dennis Kucinich has always been ahead of his time. It’s both his distinction and his curse. As a presidential candidate in the 2000s he was ridiculed for backing tuition-free college, single-payer health care, ending the Iraq war, withdrawal from NAFTA and the WTO, same-sex marriage, legalized weed, slashed …

Review: The System – Who Rigged It, How We Fix It by Robert B. Reich

3 Stars — Corrupt, Deceptive, Mediocre This is a very corrupt and deceptive book, a mediocre book, that suggests that greedy Wall Street bankers are  to blame for everything including the corruption (no mention of blackmail) of politicians who serve the 1% and screw the 99% with impunity. The author will make quite a bit …

CounterPunch: The Game [System] Is Rigged by Paul Street

The Game is Rigged by Paul Street Let’s not beat around the bush. The game is rigged. The fix is in. I’m not just talking about the neofascistic Donald Trump, the Republican Party, the Republican-controlled United States Senate and the fake-impeachment trial that body just concluded. I’m talking about their neoliberal enablers, the Democrats too. …