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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Everytown for Gun Safety to Train Volunteers to Run for OfficeThe program is the latest step in a yearslong effort by groups that support
stricter gun laws to become politically competitive with the National Rifle
Association. read more
This may work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Cheri Bustos Has Some Advice for Swing-District DemocratsRepresentative Cheri Bustos of Illinois, a former leader of the House
Democrats’ campaign arm, has released a report intended to help members of
her party win in conservative areas. read more
It is a place to start.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Senate Poised to Pass Infrastructure BillThe bipartisan bill, which is expected to pass the Senate on Tuesday
morning and then head to the House, would touch nearly every facet of the
American economy. read more
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/us/politics/infrastructure-bill-passes.html
Done.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Inside the White House-Facebook Rift Over Vaccine MisinformationFrustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides,
potentially hurting the government’s efforts to overcome the pandemic. read more
Facebook is required to change.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Senate Democrats Begin $3.5 Trillion Push for ‘Big, Bold’ Social ChangeA Senate budget blueprint, which Democrats hope to pass this week, would
ease passage of legislation that would mark the biggest expansion of the
social safety net in nearly 60 years. read more
The Democrats are keeping a promise.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Biden Administration Violating Decree on Migrant Children, Court Filing SaysThe filing described “shockingly deplorable” conditions at two emergency
shelters set up in Texas to handle the surge of children crossing the
southern border. read more
Biden has not fixed the failed Trump policies.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Democrats Call for Cuomo's Resignation, but Who Will Replace Him?Potential successors are in the wings. But the longer it takes for Gov.
Andrew M. Cuomo’s fate to be resolved, the greater the headache for
Democrats. read more
Andrew Cuomo will leave office 8/24.
Kathy Hochul will become Governor.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
U.S. Military Will Require Covid-19 VaccineDefense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said he will issue the order once the
F.D.A. has fully approved the vaccine. If that hasn’t occurred by
mid-September, he may seek to do it anyway. read more
A better resolution.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Democrats Unveil $3.5 Trillion Budget BlueprintThe policy package could prove to be the most significant change to the
nation’s social safety net since Medicare and the Great Society. read more
As Schumer promised.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
Warren Plans to Propose Minimum Tax on Corporate ProfitsMs. Warren’s proposal would be a part of the $3.5 trillion economic and
social-policy package. read more
"“During the presidential campaign, Joe Biden and I disagreed on some tax
policies, but there was one thing we strongly agreed on: corporations
shouldn’t be able to tell shareholders they were making huge profits,
then tell the I.R.S. they made nothing in profits,” Ms. Warren said in
an interview."
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Senate Sets Up Final Passage of Infrastructure BillAbsent unanimous agreement to expedite the process, the bill may not pass
until Tuesday morning because Senate rules require 30 hours of debate. read more
Done.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
U.S. Signals It Will Release Some Still-Secret Files on Saudi Arabia and 9/11The F.B.I. said it would review some long-classified documents for possible
disclosure, a decision that followed a push by families of the attacks’
victims. read more
Saudi Arabia probably was not behind 9/11/2001.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Electric Cars for Everyone? Not Unless They Get Cheaper.President Biden has made conversion to E.V.s a pillar of climate policy.
But government incentives mostly help affluent buyers, not average families. read more
Tesla motors is selling all the cars it can make.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Biden Imposes Another Round of Sanctions on BelarusThe move marked the anniversary of an election that the country’s president
claimed he won with 80 percent of the vote. read more
Keep the diplomats working.
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Ian Welsh18 hours ago
The New Age Of Vertical Integration[image: Story 464003208]
When I was very young, conglomerates which controlled the entire chain of
production were still somewhat popular. Companies didn’t like outsourcing
or offshoring; if a widget went into their product, they wanted to own the
factory, or eat least effectively control the supplier. Toyota had lots of
suppliers, sure, but they were close the factories and they were under
Toyota’s thumb: subsidiaries in all but name.
But business fashion changes, and the mantra of the day became “concentrate
only on core business, get an expert to do everything else.” It often di... read more
Ian Welsh should drink less.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
States Can Sue Federal Student Loan Servicers, Education Department SaysThe move reverses a Trump administration policy aimed at sheltering the
department’s contractors from state oversight. read more
The student loan business should end.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Scientist Settled Federal Whistle-Blowing Complaint Over Covid TreatmentsThe scientist, Dr. Rick Bright, resigned last year after being demoted by
the Trump administration, a step he called retaliation for his warnings
about Mr. Trump’s promotion of a drug unproven against Covid-19. read more
Trump should never have been president.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-minimum-tax-corporations.html
Tax where the money is.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Top Biden aides are briefed on the mysterious illnesses plaguing U.S. diplomats and spies.Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 8, 2021[image: Story 463617238]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 8, 2021
by Tony Wikrent
This is the best time all year to see the ringed magnificence of Saturn
[Syfy Wire, via The Big Picture 8-5-2021]
Saturn takes 29 years to orbit the Sun once. Earth is closer to the Sun and
moves much more rapidly, completing an orbit in one year. If Saturn didn’t
move then opposition would occur once every Earth year. But Saturn does
orbit around the Sun, in the same direction as Earth does, so we have to
spend a little bit of extra time catching up to it.
*The pandemic*
Vaccine Mandates... read more
I am glad to have the news.
The news comes with noise.
Some of the noise is failures to think or to think things through.
Other parts of the noise are prejudice of several kinds.
There is no excuse for inattention.
Everything is information.
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