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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Kathy Hochul Aims to Raise $25 Million as Likely Rivals Eye ChallengesGovernor Hochul hopes to raise the sum for her primary campaign next year,
but her recent — and unexpected — ascension has left her little time to hit
that goal. read more
Kathy Hochul is the governor of the state of New York.
She has the bully pulpit.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
The world’s top central bankers see supply chain problems prolonging inflation.The heads of the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England
and Bank of Japan spoke on a joint panel Wednesday. read more
Watch the price of federal government bonds to see inflation.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Republicans at Odds Over Infrastructure Bill as Vote ApproachesWith a bipartisan infrastructure bill set for a Thursday vote in the House,
a campaign by business groups and some Senate Republicans to secure G.O.P.
support may be the measure’s last hope. read more
The game is not over.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Democrats Move to Avert Fiscal Crisis, Separating Debt and Spending BillsThe House was set to move on Wednesday on a bill to increase the debt
limit, while the Senate prepared a separate spending bill to keep the
government funded past a Thursday deadline. read more
The political game is in two minuet drill.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Milley, Austin Testify to a House Panel on AfghanistanThe three top U.S. defense officials have a second day of congressional
testimony on Wednesday, this time in front of the House Armed Services
Committee. read more
None want to admit the intelligence failure.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
For Al Franken, a Comeback Attempt Goes Through Comedy ClubsOnstage, the ex-senator and “S.N.L.” star doesn’t exactly address his fall
from grace. But he doesn’t not address it either. Asked if he’ll run again,
he is noncommittal. read more
The senate needs someone who understands senatorial debate.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Biden Presses Democrats to Embrace His Economic AgendaThe president canceled a trip to Chicago in an attempt to salvage a pair of
bills containing trillions of dollars in spending on infrastructure,
education, climate change and more. read more
Biden must be seen to care.
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Ian Welsh3 hours ago
What App Stores Have Cost All Of US[image: Story 485094221]
There’s a very old Canadian joke. A farmer is angry at the weather, so he
raises his fist to the sky, and yells, “Goddamn you, CP Rail!”
Back in the age of rail if you were a farmer the only way to get your
product to market unless you lived very close to a city, was by rail. There
were few railroad companies, probably only one near you, and whatever they
charged, you had to pay.
Rail company freight prices were based on maximizing profit for them, and
that price drove a lot of farmers out of businesses, and left many others
working for poverty wages.
App... read more
App stores abuse us.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
How the Debt Ceiling Came to Be a Political CudgelThe current fight over raising the debt limit is proving to be another
lesson in American political dysfunction. read more
The debt ceiling was conceived as a political cudgel.
It has never been anything else.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_United_States_debt_ceiling
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
‘This Was a Failure’: Biden’s A.T.F. Pick Says White House Left Him Open to AttackDavid Chipman’s defeat was a loss for gun control groups, which saw the
appointment of a strong director as the most important move the president
could make on guns. read more
Gun control will fail while there is a racist in the senate.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago
Gen. Milley Says He Warned Biden Against Afghanistan WithdrawalDuring a heated Senate hearing, Gen. Mark Milley also defended his actions
in the final months of the Trump administration. read more
Human memory is fallible.
There should be a record.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
How to Build a Paid Family Leave Plan That Doesn’t BackfireCongress is designing a policy as part of Democrats’ safety net spending
plan. Evidence from around the world suggests what works and what doesn’t. read more
The budget is not an executable plan.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
How the Huawei Case Raised Fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ by ChinaCritics of the Justice Department deal to free the Huawei executive Meng
Wanzhou say it could blunt tools like sanctions and prosecutions. read more
Trump took Meng Wanzhou hostage to start this pass.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Elizabeth Warren Calls Jerome Powell a ‘Dangerous Man’Other Democrats fretted about diversity at the Federal Reserve as Chair
Jerome H. Powell testified ahead of an imminent personnel shake-up. read more
Elizabeth Warren is paying attention to finance. Biden is paying attention to the country.
Biden is mostly correct.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Huawei Case Raises Fears of 'Hostage Diplomacy' by ChinaCritics of the Justice Department deal to free Huawei executive Meng
Wanzhou say it could blunt tools like sanctions and prosecutions. read more
China did not start this pass of hostage diplomacy.
Let the Diplomats do their work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Navient Asks to Stop Servicing Federal Student LoansNavient is the second major federal student loan servicer to ask to get out
of the business. FedLoan said in July that it wanted out. read more
The student loan business has been abusive from its beginning.
Navient should give back its ill gotten gains.
Bankruptcy courts must decide.the how and where.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Data on Vaccine for Kids 5 to 11The companies said that their vaccine was safe and effective in that age
group, and that they would submit a formal request in the coming weeks to
U.S. regulators to allow a pediatric dose. read more
The data is now in.
The wait for analysis should not be long.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Milley reassured a top Chinese general that Trump would not attack, a recent book says.“Things may look unsteady,” Gen. Mark A. Milley reportedly told the Chinese
general two days after President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol.
“But that’s the nature of democracy.” read more
Gen. Mark A. Milley Had good reason to tell Gen. Li Zuocheng what he should believe.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Al Qaeda or ISIS Could Rebuild in Afghanistan, Officials WarnGen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the head of the military’s Central Command,
was somewhat more pessimistic than other top Pentagon officials testifying
before a Senate panel. read more
Only Afghans control Afghanistan.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
The Advantage of Permission & The Fall Of Oligarchies[image: Story 484495461]
One of the main advantages of capitalism is “permission.” It gives more
people permission to do things than oligarchical or state capitalism. This
was, actually, a lot of what Adam Smith was complaining about in “The
Wealth of Nations”: that state monopolies and controls were limiting who
could effectively participate in the economy: you might have a great idea,
but you couldn’t do anything with it.
Capitalism, as a Western system, also has other features, of course,
including wide-scale theft of capital from the majority of the population,
of which the en... read more
Billions will die.
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