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Song of the Day 12/11: We Five, “You Were on My Mind”

By Alby December 11, 20242 Comments

They don't get much credit for it, but the San Francisco group We Five recorded one of the first folk-rock songs to reach the top of the American charts. In…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 11, 202421 Comments

"I got a headful of ideas, that are drivin' me insane." Bob Dylan. Couldn't sleep last night. Had a headful of ideas. Got up. Wrote a piece. Which may, or…

Song of the Day 12/10: Mary Hopkin, “Goodbye”

By Alby December 10, 2024

Paul Krugman, the Princeton economist hired by the New York Times in 2000, published his last column for the newspaper today. He will be sorely missed, or would be if…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 10, 202412 Comments

Last Night's Biggest Loser: The Delaware State Senate Democratic Caucus. Since the 2020 election, the caucus has been the most effective instrument for progressive change I've ever seen in Delaware. …

Insiders Sweep Special Election Caucuses

By El Somnambulo December 9, 202417 Comments

Dan Cruce and Ray Seigfried. Running to take the place of Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay. They even exhumed fuckin' Gerald Brady to come out to vote for Cruce.…

DL Open Thread: Monday, December 9, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 9, 202432 Comments

Matt Meyer Was Right. And, yes, insiders are putting their thumbs on the scale when it comes to the Special Elections: Frustrations over political jockeying and an alleged lack of…

Song of the Day 12/8: The Ramones, “High Risk Insurance”

By Alby December 8, 2024

There's gonna be a big run on this stuff. The Ramones were into it before anybody. It was popular, too. "End of the Century" was the band's fifth LP, released…

An Open Letter To All SD 5 Electors

By El Somnambulo December 8, 20246 Comments

On Monday evening, we will all gather to choose a Democratic nominee to succeed State Senator Kyle Evans Gay, who has been elected as Lieutenant Governor. Our choices have now…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 8, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 8, 20242 Comments

Now that Dr. Brian Haimes has dropped out of the race for the SD 5 nomination and has endorsed fellow ChristianaCareCorporocrat Ray Seigfried, the choice for the electors tomorrow night…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 7, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 7, 202410 Comments

Did Acadia Healthcare Get Any Of BHL's Opioid Slush Funds? I'm askin', because: The for-profit chain of 165 methadone clinics — the country’s largest — has generated more than $1.3…

Song of the Day 12/6: The Four Tops, “It’s the Same Old Song”

By Alby December 6, 2024

This might be the most aptly titled song in the Motown catalog. The Four Tops were a decade into their career and had been through four record companies before joining…

DL Open Thread: Friday, December 6, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 6, 20245 Comments

If There Ever Was A Populist Issue To Unite Americans, This Is It: The fatal shooting on Wednesday of a top UnitedHealthcare executive, Brian Thompson, on a Manhattan sidewalk has…

Breaking: Earthquake Strikes California

By El Somnambulo December 5, 20242 Comments

Magnitude 7.0 in northern Cali near Eureka. Tsunami warning issued. Cue Rodney Crowell: Hope everybody's OK. 7.0 is serious.