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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 minutes ago
Biden Bets Big on Continuity at the FedJerome Powell and Lael Brainard are known quantities in a turbulent time. read more
Jerome Powell and Lael Brainard have done well.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics46 minutes ago
How Higher Prices This Holiday Season Could Cost Democrats, TooRising prices for gas and a holiday meal could come back to bite Democrats,
who fear that inflation may upend their electoral prospects in the 2022
midterms. read more
Prices are up. Wages are flat.
There is no inflation as yet.
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Court Urged to Let Jan. 6 Panel See Trump White House Files
In appellate briefs, lawyers for the House and the Justice Department
argued against the former president’s claim of executive privilege. read more
Trump has no executive privelege.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to the Obama FoundationThe gift was the largest yet for the Obama Foundation and was one in a
series of splashy donations by Mr. Bezos, one of the world’s richest men,
in recent months. read more
This money will not go to the general fund.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
$15 minimum wage for federal contractors will take effect Jan. 30.The Labor Department issued a final rule carrying out an April executive
order from President Biden. It could affect more than 300,000 workers. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States
Thirty years of negative wage growth is more than enough.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Who is Lael Brainard, President Biden’s pick for the Fed’s vice chair?She was in the mix to potentially replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair, but
Mr. Biden’s decision to elevate her to the Fed’s No. 2 role will still
place her in a powerful position. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lael_Brainard
"Lael Brainard, a Federal Reserve governor since 2014, was in the mix to
potentially replace Jerome H. Powell as Fed chair, but President Biden’s
decision to elevate her to the Fed’s No. 2 role will still place her in
a powerful position at the central bank."
Smart woman.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Who is Lael Brainard, President Biden’s pick for the Fed’s vice chair?She was in the mix to potentially replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair, but
Mr. Biden’s decision to elevate her to the Fed’s No. 2 role will still
place her in a powerful position. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lael_Brainard
"Lael Brainard, a Federal Reserve governor since 2014, was in the mix to
potentially replace Jerome H. Powell as Fed chair, but President Biden’s
decision to elevate her to the Fed’s No. 2 role will still place her in
a powerful position at the central bank."
Smart woman.
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Ian Welsh5 hours ago
The Ongoing Depression Which Started in 2008[image: Story 509203364]
Back in 2009, I said that the bailout and inadequate stimulus would cause a
depression which would last for at least a generation. I got a lot of the
details wrong (inflation happened only in areas of interest to the rich,
for example, till now) but that there would be a depression (ignored, by
and large), oh yes.
from @ArtShipman https://t.co/fjippIoHs8 pic.twitter.com/Fw2Bm5Ki2T
— Steve Randy Waldman (@interfluidity) November 21, 2021
How Bailing Out The Rich Caused a Depression
The Bailout Caused The Sucky “Recovery”
Bottom line is that in a capitalist... read more
Interesting chart.
I can blame Joe Mansion and his friends.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
As Hopes for Nuclear Deal Fade, Iran Rebuilds and Risks GrowWith Iran’s new administration preparing for its first international
nuclear negotiations, there are signs that there will be no going back to
the 2015 agreement. read more
Jerusalem may become a smoking crater.
Israel does not keep its bombs there.
Losing Iran would be sad. Saudi would have a holiday.
The Al Aqsa Mosque problem would be solved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Aqsa_Mosque
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Ian Welsh22 hours ago
Comment Moderation[image: Story 508911454]
Is back on for the time being. No ad-homs, no matter how justified you
think they are. No sexism/racism, etc… I’m also going to be reluctant to
let thru vaccine denial.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn
read more
https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-130/
It is there on the side-bar.
Anything starts with live negotiations
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean EnergyAmericans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial
investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is
controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing. read more
Tesla builds lithium ion cells without cobalt.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
What's in Build Back Better, Biden's Social Policy and Climate PlanThe package includes $400 billion to bolster support for children and
families, $555 billion for climate change programs and $166 billion in
housing aid. read more
More than Joe Mansion wants and less than there should be.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 21, 2021[image: Story 508883030]
by Tony Wikrent
*Conservative / Libertarian Drive to Civil War*
Notes on an Authoritarian Conspiracy: Inside the Claremont Institute’s “79
Days to Inauguration”
[The Bulwark, via The Big Picture 11-14-2021]
… report published in mid-October 2020 by the Claremont Institute and Texas
Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) called “79 Days to Inauguration,”
prepared by “Constitutional scholars, along with experts in election law,
foreign affairs, law enforcement, and media . . . coordinated by a retired
military officer experienced in running hundreds of wargames.... read more
The Republican party is certifiably insane.
Another civil war is conceivable.
The Democratic party must win another election before the congress can exert its power.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean EnergyAmericans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial
investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is
controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing. read more
Cobalt free lithium ion batteries exist and are superior.
Tesla knows how and will conditionally licence the technology.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean EnergyAmericans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial
investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is
controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing. read more
Cobalt free lithium ion batteries exist and are superior.
Tesla knows how and will conditionally licence the technology.
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean EnergyAmericans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial
investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is
controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing. read more
Cobalt free lithium ion batteries exist and are superior.
Tesla knows how and will conditionally licence the technology.
NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Manchin and Sinema Find Financial Support From G.O.P. DonorsThe two Democratic senators are attracting campaign contributions from
business interests and conservatives as progressives fume over their
efforts to pare back the president’s domestic policy bill. read more
Yes, they are conservatives.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
A.O.C. on Why Democrats’ ‘Talking Points Are Not Enough’The House progressive spoke about “demoralizing” congressional
negotiations, how she was told to stay away from Virginia’s elections, and
what it means to excite the Democratic base. read more
Log rolling continues as in other times.
A.O.C. should go to work on West Virginia and Kentucky.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
How Nancy Pelosi Got Biden's Build Back Better Bill Back on TrackThe House’s approval of a sweeping social policy bill after weeks of fits
and starts notched another win for the speaker in a career defined by them. read more
Politics is a game best played by women.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
G.O.P. Is Energized, but ‘Trump Cancel Culture’ Poses a ThreatThe former president, tightening his grip on the party as a haphazard
kingmaker, threatens Republican incumbents and endorses questionable
candidates. read more
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hard+loving+loser
"Drawing kind of slow"
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