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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Educator's Black Lives Matter Email Upends Her DistrictA Black superintendent’s email to parents after the killing of George Floyd
engulfed a small, predominantly white Maryland community in a yearlong
firestorm. read more
Republicans cannot understand "Black lives matter".
It is a simple declaritive sentance.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Iraqis’ Frustration Over Broken Promises Keeps Voter Turnout LowIraqis voted in parliamentary elections that were called a year early in
response to anti-government protests. read more
Iraq does not comprehend democracy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Child Care Has High Costs for Parents, Low Wages for StaffPresident Biden’s social policy legislation aims to address a problem that
weighs on many families — and the teachers and child care centers serving
them. read more
Child care is profitable for its management.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Sam Anthony, Facing Death, Found the Courage to Find His FatherAfter struggling with cancer for years, Sam Anthony was running out of
time. Before he died, he found the courage to mail a letter that he had
long been afraid to send. read more
A story.
I am lacking facts.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Benefits for All or Just the Needy? Manchin’s Demand Focuses DebateAs Democrats ponder cutting a $3.5 trillion social safety net bill down to
perhaps $2 trillion, a proposal to limit programs to the poor has rekindled
a debate on the meaning of government itself. read more
It would be better without a means test.
There will not be enough to make a difference to the wealthy.
The cost of testing will be avoided.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
A New Ideology[image: Story 489666008]
There is no reality which is not mediated by perception. This is not to
say that there is no reality; the famous “I refute you thus,” kicking a
rock, applies. It does not mean there are no natural laws, no physics,
chemistry, or even truth—or Truth. It means that we decide what reality
means through a thick lens of belief. This lens picks out what is
important, obscures the unimportant, and distorts *everything*, and most
people are hardly even aware that it exists.
Keynes once wrote that most politicians are slaves of some defunct
economist, generally who... read more
There is no unique solution.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Open Thread[image: Story 489663574]
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Live negotiations start any relationship.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
At Mexico-U.S. Security Talks, Migration Question Is Largely AvoidedAs diplomats from both countries began negotiating a new security agreement
on Friday, the focus was on stopping criminal activity while the border
crisis was conspicuously sidestepped. read more
Legalizing recreational drugs on the model of alcohol will solve most of these problems.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
With Biden Agenda at Stake, Activists Target Sinema, Dividing DemocratsProgressive activists have adopted more aggressive tactics against Senator
Kyrsten Sinema and other centrist holdouts as she declined to answer
questions and the stakes for President Biden’s agenda have risen. read more
Negotiations continue.
The Republicans seem to be winning.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
McConnell Warns Biden He Won’t Help Raise the Debt Ceiling Next TimeA day after agreeing to allow a short-term increase in the federal debt
limit to move forward, the Republican leader said Democrats should not
expect such cooperation in December. read more
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
McConnell lost a round.
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Biden Signs Bill to Compensate ‘Havana Syndrome’ VictimsThe bill leaves it up to the heads of the C.I.A. and State Department to
make their own determinations as to who is covered and how much
compensation they receive. read more
Detecting the method does not compensate the victims.
They have "in service" injuries.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Lurching From Crisis to Crisis, Congress Is Addicted to CliffsLawmakers almost never act until they absolutely must — and even then, they
usually punt. read more
Doing nothing is rarely a mistake until it is a crisis.
Congress people are averse to mistakes.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden’s Pick to Lead N.E.A. Sees Culture as a Community Building ToolMaria Rosario Jackson, a veteran arts administrator with a background in
urban planning, is recognized as an expert in using culture to spur
economic development. read more
Culture is society and community.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Jan. 6 Panel Threatens to Pursue Charges Against BannonA lawyer for Stephen K. Bannon said he was refusing to comply with a
subpoena from the committee on the directive of the former president. read more
Both of them should be in prison.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Global Tax Agreement Will Set 15% Minimum RateMore than 130 countries agreed to set a minimum tax rate of 15 percent as
governments look to end a race to the bottom on corporate taxation. read more
That is probably enough to pay for the five trillion Democratic program.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Indian Health Service Reverses Policy on Black NativesThe shift comes as the Biden administration pressures Native tribes in
Oklahoma to desegregate their constitutions to comply with treaty
obligations. read more
Racism is hard to supress.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
California Makes ‘Stealthing,’ or Removing Condom Without Consent, IllegalThe state became the first to outlaw the act, adding it to its civil
definition of sexual battery and giving victims the ability to sue their
assailants for damages. read more
Stealthing is a tort.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Bannon Rebuffs Subpoena from Jan. 6 InquiryThe refusal of the former adviser to President Donald J. Trump to comply
with a subpoena raises the prospect of a legal battle for evidence in the
inquiry. read more
Steve Bannon is adding contempt of congress to his other crimes.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Liberal Voters Hold Firm to Biden’s Stronger Safety NetIn the deep-blue Seattle district represented by Pramila Jayapal, a leading
progressive in Congress, voters see the Democrats’ left wing as ascendant
and want it to play hardball against moderates. read more
This is the best position.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
‘Long Overdue’: Liberal Voters Hold Firm to Biden’s Stronger Safety NetIn the deep-blue Seattle district represented by Pramila Jayapal, a leading
progressive in Congress, voters see the Democrats’ left wing as ascendant
and want it to play hardball against moderates. read more
The stronger safety net is not too strong.
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