The Digger

Ralph Nader, left liberal, and Jimmy Dore, a near-inexorably socialism drifting progressive, are, IMO, tuned into the working class mood of the era; in touch and woke.  Are their demands sufficient? Not, IMO, by a long stretch, if socialism is the ultimate cure. But, if we keep in mind that revolution is not an event in time marked by historians, but a process culminating in such an historical event, then let's intelligently and purposefully participate in tearing down the capitalist edifice with all currently available forces which may stop shy of what socialists envision but will have brought socialism within range of possibility.  Currently, socialism resides well beyond the horizon of the working class "shlep's" comprehension and imagination. If the best some doctrinaire socialists can do is tell a "one year old": shape up junior, stop pissing in your bed, or else... socialism as a project is doomed.

Link:   Truths and Falsehoods About Ralph Nader's New Book Excerpt: "Before Werleman begins his condemnation of Unstoppable, he assures us, “I like Ralph Nader. I like his politics and I like the causes he has championed,” and he lists some of Nader’s accomplishments, including auto and highway safety laws, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Then Werleman launches his attack: “But Ralph Nader wants liberals to back libertarian Republican Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky)”. . . . But does Nader seriously believe liberals are prepared to sacrifice the other 90 percent of their ideals to rally behind a neo-confederate, Koch brother-shill like Rand Paul?” In fact, Nader never says this or anything close to this. The index in Nader’s Unstoppable reveals three mentions of Rand Paul on pages 43, 92 and 109: p. 43: “In 2013, Senator Wyden [D-Oregon] teamed up with Repub...

Link:   Nader Gathering Explores Potential of Left/Right Alliance Excerpt: "Following Nader's latest book,  Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State , Tuesday's one-day conference will explore key areas where the progressive left and conservative right find agreement, including: Civil liberties The minimum wage The commercialization of childhood Corporate welfare The imperial perpetuation of America’s wars Trade policy The unpunished crimes and misdeeds of Wall Street The purpose, according to event organizers, "is to convene unlikely allies to tackle the bold ideas" presented at the gathering and "turn them operational." A panelist for one of the event's sessions, anti-war and human rights activist Medea Benjamin offered snapshots from the conference via her Twitter account:..." For a sense of the agenda, here is the complete list of the day's panels and the individuals repre...