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https://www.ianwelsh.net/open-thread-129/
Live negotiations are the start.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Biden Signs $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Into LawBillions of dollars will now pour into American communities, although the
final package falls short of the president’s ambitions. read more
It is too small to save the economy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Biden Got His Bipartisan Win. Now, Reality Sets In.President Biden, who is facing low approval ratings, hopes the
infrastructure bill will help him project sustained progress in confronting
a surge in inflation and growing alarm about the midterm elections. read more
It looks like pork to congress.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Russian Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Debris Forces Astronauts to ShelterThe State Department said the cloud of debris from the missile strike added
more than 1,500 pieces of sizable space junk to Earth’s orbit. read more
A Russian power play.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Patrick Leahy Announces He Will Retire From the U.S. SenateAt age 81, the Vermont Democrat has served in the chamber for nearly half a
century. read more
Vermont Democrats are warned.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
U.S.-China Relations: What to KnowThe Biden administration has called managing America’s relationship with
Beijing “the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century.” read more
A necessary action.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Pentagon Chief Orders Briefing on 2019 Syria Airstrike That Killed DozensA Times investigation found that dozens of women and children were killed
in the bombing, which the military sought to conceal. read more
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/13/us/us-airstrikes-civilian-deaths.html
A much more self congratulatory recitation than I remember from the time.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Steve Bannon turns himself in on contempt of Congress charges.The former aide to President Donald J. Trump had refused to comply with a
demand from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. read more
Steve Bannon is contemptuous of congress.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Alex Jones Liable in Sandy Hook Defamation SuitsA Connecticut judge’s ruling against the Infowars host combines with
decisions in Texas to grant a clean sweep for the families of 10 shooting
victims. read more
Alex Jones should be a homeless pauper.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Beto O’Rourke Announces Run for Texas Governor, Testing Democrats’ StrengthMr. O’Rourke’s announcement on Monday set the stage for a pitched political
showdown over the future of the country’s largest Republican-led state. read more
It is always worth a try.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Biden Plans to Bar New Drilling Around Chaco Canyon in New MexicoAfter years of tribal requests, the president plans to block new oil and
gas leases within 10 miles of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. The move
generated strong pushback from industry groups. read more
The sooner carbon burning stops, the fewer people will die early.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
With Gas Prices High, Calls Grow to Tap Strategic Oil ReservePresident Biden is under pressure to release oil from the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve. Here’s how it works, and how it might lower prices
(modestly, and maybe not for long). read more
The world is out of politically cheap oil.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Here's What's in the Infrastructure Bill Biden Will Sign TodayIn total, the measure contains $550 billion in new funds to be spread
around different areas of need. read more
I know no more than I did.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Supreme Court Shows Impatience in Death Penalty CasesRecent rulings, including one turning down a death row inmate’s request
supported by the prosecution, offer telling glimpses of the state of
capital punishment. read more
Killing people does not help.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
How Revenue for Biden's Social Policy Bill Depends on the I.R.S.The head of the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday that beefed-up
tax enforcement would raise far less money than the White House projected. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Swagel
A Republican.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Blinken Heads to Africa as U.S. Tries to Avert Ethiopia DisasterThe conflict between rebels and the country’s government has already
featured numerous alleged atrocities, and experts say it threatens the
stability of all of East Africa. read more
Republican control.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
How Republicans Have an Edge in the Emerging 2022 Congressional MapsOn a highly distorted congressional map that is still taking shape, the
party has added enough safe House districts to capture control of the
chamber based on its redistricting edge alone. read more
Republican organizations have been concentrating on statehouses.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Biden and Xi to meet amid economic and military tensions.U.S. officials said the virtual summit on Monday was intended to reassure
both sides that misunderstandings would not lead to unintended clashes. read more
None of the major issues were resolved.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
How America’s Pandemic Economic Response Fought the Last WarA focus on the challenges of the Great Recession has fueled some of the
challenges of this crisis. read more
There is no inflation until wages chase prices up.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 14, 2021[image: Story 505660178]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – November 14, 2021
by Tony Wikrent
*Strategic Political Economy*
China files 2.5 times more patent applications than U.S. in 2020
[Xinhua, via Mike Norman Economics 11-8-2021]
China’s intellectual property (IP) office led the world in 2020 by
reporting 1.5 million patent applications, 2.5 times more than the United
States, which ranked second, the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said on Monday….Industrial design
is another area where China has taken the lead, followed by the EU, South
Korea, the United S... read more
Patent and Copyright law has been captured by monopolists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Selden#The_Selden_patent
Broken by Henry Ford and others.
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