Shells? They never had much to begin with... Sold out to big oil and big pharma long ago. Stop giving them any credit and ignore them.

outside of a few hopeful years in the 1970s, they're pretty much the same as they've always been.

Obama was in his last term as president the cia wanted to keep Obama image up they knew the next white guys elected would do their bidding

Parties are coalitions of ruling classes factions. Today, the ruling class is essentially finance capital so the two parties tend to represent the same ruling class factions. Less conflict within the ruling class, the less differences between the parties.

Except, that was not Obama’s reason. Yes, both parties. Two sides of same coin.

Nah they've been fucked since forever

Marianne, stick to spirituality. Joya you and she are rightly concerned about authoritarianism coming here, and then you turn around and back this narcissistic Putin puppet and Trump apologist. Another example of Left being useful fools for the Far Right. He is NOT a good person

Or....major parties have always been this way and are just emboldened to do this more because there's no accountability for them.

Assange isn't the press, he's an extension of Russian Intelligence. Do you need a shoehorn to get your head stuck up your ass or does it just slide in now after so much practice?