Businesses do not exist to create jobs.

[William deB. Mills]

49. Democrat Does Not Equal Progressive

Unfortunately, most of the Democratic Party, at least at the Congressional level, has been captured by pro-business, anti-social elitist forces. Wall St. money talks. For example, if someone can tell me the difference between Hank Paulson and Tim Geithner, I would love to hear it. Second example, how did Democrats treat Jamie Dimon during his recent testimony?

Finding progressive reformers on financial issues in the Democratic Party has become difficult. Elizabeth Warren is no radical, but she stands almost alone in opposition to financial corruption (on which, see William Black, a regulator during the S&L crisis, the test case for elite class war against society).

So I would say, those lucky enough to have a progressive Democratic candidate should vote Democratic. The rest should vote either Green or Socialist.