Nice article. I am no antropologist, historian, or expert in the matter. yet, I can make a few comments. I believe you present the evolution of social organizational with a naive perpective that after basic needs are satisfied "we" turn to our sosial needs. Nothing can be farther from reality. Both things happen and ARE happening SIMULTANEOUSLY, even today. Your view of the evolution of familiy is also flawed. I suggest you read "The origin of the familiy, private property and the stae" by Engels (That if you are not allergic to marx and engels). He actually follows and discusses closely the writings of L.H. Morgan, an american. As it turns out, ALL THREE elements, basic needs, social organization, and spiritual development evolved TOGETHER and not sequentially as your naive perspective proposes...

Yes... Bigotry, hate, anti-Semitisim, etc. isn't reserved for any one race, religion, ethnic group etc..

Your spot on a Thom.

So if we have more than Two Thirds of the voters agreeing to these recommendations to improve the life of all it should happen.Surely the more people making the final decisions the closer to democracy you have . The electorate has to fund the political system not rich individuals or corporations .

The common good is life decided by the people not the rich and powerful. When does the interests of the all supersede the rights of the few ?

Change is a commin....

Well since there's no body home I'll continue....

Have Progressives lost their minds? We protested in Seattle against a tariff-free world in which workers in every nation are pitted in a contest to see who will work for lowest wages. The majority of Democratic senators voted against NAFTA.

In 2016, the Democrats lost Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin by theft for sure, but it would not have been close enough to steal except that Obama was pushing the TPP and Hillary free trade.

The idea of free trade with a slave state like China is a terrible joke played on America’s working class.

Do we hate Trump so much that we are obliged to attack when he does the right thing for the American worker?

Obama slapped heavy tariffs on Chinese auto parts before the 2012 election, and didn’t start a trade war. But he did win Ohio.

and more

http://www.gregpalast.com/we-should-applaud-trumps-tariffs/

Legend,

Exactly my point, seems the left is so busy looking for nazis on the right, they can't see the ones in plain sight on the left.

Ellison is the DNC party vice chair! And the left doesn't know that?

Or about mad Maxine? Plus several others.

Or about hiding the pic's of Obama with Farrakhan until after the election? Are you starting to see a trend here...Rev. Write?? (sp)

Farrakhan...the racisist..misognyist..white hating, Jew hating... baffoon?

The only reason CNN Jake Trapper told the truth is because Farrakhan is also against gays.

Or maybe the left just doesn't want to know...seems like the pot s been calling the kettle to me....

Certainly did not catch my liberal left wing attention. There are plenty of extremist right wingers that you could pay attention to.

#6 - But the wacko decision by (so called) supreme court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission 2010 that corporations are people

You can't make this stuff up can you?

Sorry! But I believe the real matter of concern here is marginalisation of women kind (singular)

Jefferson was keen enough to recognize the risk to democracy of "moneyed corporations" as early as 1816, the year winter never ended, but I doubt he could foresee how a monopolized 21st century media could indirectly place a demagogue in the White House.

This is especially alarming to anti fascists like myself because it proves that even here in the United States we are at risk for a Putinesque figure to rise to power. Felonious Donny is harmless compared to who the Kochs and Putin could prop up in the near future.....via the citizens united money pipeline to the corpse media and high tech social media.

Hey Di,

I agree, I mostly go for the al gore network too.

For business reasons I do alot of research so I tend to already be on the net.

I listen to the john batchlor show on the radio at night and also like articles by victor davis hansons private papers.

Hannity is pompous, but I do like sara carter, and she's on often. Also check my rss on democracy now and gregg greenwald...try to balance the incoming awareness.

Your groucho comment just too funny!

Being from SF and a Dem most of my life I'm pretty well informed on those beliefs. Never thought they would become so toxicly hateful though.

Now I'm just Netural, of no policical persuasion, just care about individual issues.

Enjoy your day!

Hi Di,

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Sean Hannity Unrivaled As Fox News Cruises To Big February Ratings Win

Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity crushed the cable news competition in February, finishing first with an average audience of 3.3 million total viewers. February marked Hannity's fifth straight month as the unrivaled King of Cable News, maintaining a wide lead over MSNBC rival Rachel Maddow, who finished the month in third place overall.

Maddow, who led MSNBC to record ratings in 2017, delivered a total audience of 2.874 million viewers in February. Maddow finished behind FNC's Tucker Carlson, who took second place overall with 3.144 million total viewers. In the advertiser-coveted demographic of viewers 25-54, Hannity led (711,000) followed by Carlson (650,000) and Maddow (641,000).

more here

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2018/02/27/sean-hannity-unrival...

people seem to be voting with their clickers.

First Amendment. Claiming the First Amendment right of all "persons" to free speech, corporate lawsuits against the government successfully struck down laws that prevented corporations from lobbying or giving money to politicians and political candidates.

False. Corporations are barred from giving money to political candidates.