OVER 15,000 SUPERENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTERS OF BERNIE SANDERS IN THE FAIRGROUNDS OF SACRAMENTO, CA

I worked as a volunteer helping on the line outside Bonney Field where the event took place yesterday (May 9). I would say that over 90 percent of the people were under 30. When I got there at 10:00 AM people were already waiting on line even though Sanders was scheduled to speak at 7:00 PM (he actually spoke at 8:30). Everybody was super cooperative, upbeat and happy. I was also impressed by the number of people who had Bernie signs, pins, shirts and other paraphernalia. Although I hardly can talk on the basis of a scientific sample, people were quite adamant in their rejection of Hillary Clinton. The older Sanders people who are more committed to the Democratic Party express fear that the “millennials” may prefer not to vote or to vote for a third party rather than vote for Hillary if she is the candidate. If that’s the case, consider me a millennial.

http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-sanders-sacramento-california/

DONALD TRUMP: “The Slickest Con-Man out of NYC”

DONALD TRUMP’S EXCUSE “I DON’T KNOW THE GUY” GOES WAY BACK IN TIME. THE CORPORATE MEDIA REFUSES TO CALL HIM OUT ON THIS RUSE. Journalist Tom Robbins interviewed by Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman shows how Trump (“The Slickest Con-Man out of NYC”) began his real estate career under the influence of the notorious Roy Cohn, Joseph McCarthy’s right-hand man, who after leaving Washington became closely tied to organized crime in New York. Trump cut deals with these same elements and when asked about them, he would routinely say “I don’t know them personally.” This became his modus operandi as he built his real estate empire in New York, and Atlantic City. Trump uses the same excuse when confronted with the fact that he re-tweets messages that he gets from notorious racists. When asked, he responds by saying that he shares the opinion expressed in the tweet itself and that he has no knowledge of who wrote it. The racists view his response as a shrewd way of showing his support for their cause, without getting any flack for it. His refusal to repudiate them empowers the racists who are convinced that he is on board.

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/5/4/slickest_con_man_out_of_nyc

THE REAL ISSUES IN THE VENEZUELAN POLITICAL SHOWDOWN

Spanish version of article of mine to be published in NACLA: Report on the Americas

http://www.aporrea.org/internacionales/a227243.html