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The Vast Confusion Of Implicit Assumptions Like Wages And Productivity
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 2 hours ago
Ran across this gem: Paul Krugman, 1994: “Economic history offers no
example of a country that experienced long-term productivity growth without
a roughly equal rise in real wages.” Now, this is one of those phrases
which is a bit dubious even on its own terms. “Long run” is doing a lot of
work here. But […]
The Republican party has sought deflation to make this true.
They have not succeeded.
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Transgender Girls in Sports: G.O.P. Pushes New Front in Culture War
Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago
Lawmakers in a growing number of Republican-led states are advancing and
passing bills to bar transgender athletes in girls’ sports, a culture clash
that seems to have come out of nowhere.
Let the kids decide. They will in any case.
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CDC Funding Gun Violence Research For First Time in Decades
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
Congress quashed funding for C.D.C. gun violence research 25 years ago. But
an extraordinary friendship between an agency scientist and the “point man”
for the N.R.A. helped bring the money back.
Get the facts. The facts are always important.
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Who Are The Original 20 Guantánamo Bay Detainees?
Carol Rosenberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
Starting with the Bush administration, the United States has gradually
transferred all but two of the first 20 prisoners at the wartime detention
facility to other nations. Here’s who, and where, they are.
The prison at Guantánamo Bay is a warcrime.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 28, 2021
Tony Wikrent, Ian Welsh - 21 hours ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 28, 2021 by Tony Wikrent
Strategic Political Economy Genocide. [Brasilwire, via Naked Capitalism
3-22-21] In January of this year, a study published by the Center for
Research and Studies on Health Law at the University of São Paulo, and NGO
Conectas, proved that the spread of the coronavirus in Brazil […]
The application of eugenic theory by government should be criminal.
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How Murray and DeLauro Scored Big Wins In Biden’s Stimulus
Emily Cochrane and Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
After working for decades on the issue, Senator Patty Murray and
Representative Rosa DeLauro teamed up to ensure that the stimulus law
included a lifeline to the nation’s poorest families.
Writing a portion of an act guarantees a win when the act becomes a law.
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Bretton Sciaroni, Influential American in Cambodia, Dies at 69
Seth Mydans, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
After losing his White House job because of his role in the Iran-contra
scandal, he reinvented himself as a business broker and government adviser
in Phnom Penh.
In Washington, Policy Revolves Around Joe Manchin. He Likes It That Way.
Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Mr. Manchin’s belief in the need to keep the filibuster has set the stage
for a collision between Democrats eager to use its majorities to pass
sweeping legislation and a political throwback determined to restore
bipartisanship.
Joe Manchin will have few friends in congress.
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Here's Where The First Guantánamo Detainees Are Now
Carol Rosenberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The Pentagon called the first 20 prisoners sent to Guantánamo in 2002 “the
worst of the worst.” Just two remain there. Others are spread around the
world — including four senior Taliban figures.
The prison at Guantánamo is a warcrime.
It is there because the federal courts are not.
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Who Are The Original 20 Guantánamo Detainees? Where They Are Now
Carol Rosenberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Starting with the Bush administration, the United States has gradually
transferred all but two of the first 20 prisoners at the wartime detention
facility to other nations. Here’s who, and where, they are.
Guantánamo prison is a mistake.
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In Washington, Policy Revolves Around Joe Manchin. He Likes It That Way.
Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Mr. Manchin’s belief in the need to keep the filibuster has set the stage
for a collision between Democrats eager to use its majorities to pass
sweeping legislation and a political throwback determined to restore
bipartisanship.
Joe Manchin will have few friends in congress.
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Georgia G.O.P. Fires Opening Shot in Fight to Limit Voting
Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Civil rights groups quickly challenged a new law placing restrictions on
voting, while President Biden denounced it as “Jim Crow.” Republicans in
other states are determined to follow suit with their own measures.
The Republicans in Georgia are wrong.
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Under Biden, Diplomacy Is an Attractive Career Again
Pranshu Verma, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Interest in becoming a diplomat has grown, and President Biden’s outreach
to other natiJoinons is appealing to aspiring diplomats, many of whom felt
alienated by Trump policies.
Join the diplomatic service if you wish.
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Michigan G.O.P. Chair Is Criticized After Calling State’s Top Democrats ‘Witches’
Allyson Waller, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Ron Weiser, who leads the state’s Republican Party, was swiftly denounced
after a video surfaced in which he also joked about assassination when
discussing two G.O.P. congressmen.
Some take Wicca seriously.
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Who Are Gavin Newsom’s Enemies?
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
California’s governor, once one of the most popular in the country, is
fighting for his job. Here’s a look at what happened.
People don't like to be told no.
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Biden Defines His Underlying Challenge With China: ‘Prove Democracy Works’
David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
At his news conference on Thursday, the president provided a revealing look
into how he viewed the threat from Beijing.
Sibling rivalry should not be part of international politics.
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A Biden Administration Strategy: Send In the Scientists
John Schwartz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Gavin Schmidt, a leading climate scientist, will fill a newly created job
of climate adviser to NASA, in a prominent example of Biden’s pledge to
focus on climate policy.
NASA should be making plans and doing development work.
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Biden Draws Frustration From Gun Control Supporters
Annie Karni, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
After two mass shootings in a week, the president said his next priority
would be an infrastructure bill, frustrating those who want to see him put
more resources behind gun legislation.
The Republican party is opposed to gun control.
It is part of racism.
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Officials Try to Sway Biden Using Intelligence on Potential for Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
Julian E. Barnes, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
If U.S. troops leave before any deal between the Taliban and the Afghan
government, the militant group will take over much of the country, an
intelligence assessment predicted.
The Taliban runs Afghanistan.
The people the US has installed as a government will be refugees.
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Pompeo Meets With Iowa Voters as He Lays Groundwork for 2024
Lara Jakes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
The former secretary of state became the first big-name Republican to meet
with voters in Iowa this year.
Mike Pompeo is ambitious.
His view of the world is insane.
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