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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 minutes ago
Nine House Democrats Test Positive for Covid After Late-Night Voting and RetreatThree representatives reported positive coronavirus tests on Tuesday
morning. Several others tested positive after a party gathering last week
in Philadelphia. read more
The floors of the capital chambers are a Covid-19 hot spot.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics28 minutes ago
Biden Withdraws Sarah Bloom Raskin as Nominee for Fed’s Top Bank CopSarah Bloom Raskin did not appear to have the votes for Senate confirmation
as Fed vice chair for supervision after a key Democrat withheld his support. read more
The Federal Reserve does not fit with Republican economics.
Fiscal policy does not exist for Republicans.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics40 minutes ago
Ukraine War Shifts the Agenda in Congress, Empowering the CenterWith a crisis rocking Europe, the left is shelving demands for defense cuts
and a swift end to fossil fuels, while on the right, Trump-era foreign
policy and criticism of Ukraine are fading. read more
There is no center in congress.
It is called the left and the Democratic party.
The true left does not exist.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
As Fed Prepares to Raise Rates, Global Economy Sinks Deeper Into Turmoil Federal Reserve officials are set to raise interest rates to control
inflation, but the return to normal they had hoped to see remains painfully
elusive. read more
Most corporations collect rent.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Biden Will Travel to Europe Next Week for NATO MeetingThe president will travel to Brussels for the NATO session, and will also
attend a European Union summit meeting. read more
A world war must not happen.
Europe needs to know that.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Global Economy Sinks Deeper into Turmoil as Fed Prepares to Raise RatesFederal Reserve officials are set to raise interest rates to control
inflation, but the return to normal they had hoped to see remains painfully
elusive. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynesian_economics
Arbitrage should not exist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrage
Retail, an aspect of arbitrage, is dependent on it.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Sept. 11 Prosecutors Are in Plea Talks That Could Avert a Death-Penalty TrialPentagon prosecutors have struggled for more than a decade to hold the
trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his accused accomplices in the attacks. read more
The prison at Guantánamo Bay is a war crime.
Bring the prisoners held there into the U.S. justice system or send them home.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Bernard W. Nussbaum, Clinton Counsel and Defender, Dies at 84The president’s first White House lawyer, Mr. Nussbaum had a turbulent 14
months in the job weathering a rash of controversies. read more
Natural Causes is the best exit.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago
How a Murdoch Hopes to Save American DemocracyKathryn Murdoch is trying to change how elections are run. It’s a work in
progress. read more
Voting is slow and cumbersome.
It is the essence of democratic decision.
Smoothly functioning government is always wrong.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Three House Democrats Test Positive for Covid After RetreatAll four House members attributed their lack of severe symptoms to
protection from vaccines. read more
Everyone infected is infectious.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
The T.S.A. has issued hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for mask mandate violations.NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago
Document in Jan. 6 Case Shows Plan to Storm Government BuildingsNew details from evidence cited in the indictment of Enrique Tarrio, the
former head of the far-right Proud Boys, reveal a plan with similarities to
what unfolded at the Capitol. read more
There were plans
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Ginni Thomas Says She Attended Jan. 6 RallyThe disclosure by the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas is likely to raise
new questions about her support of efforts to overturn the 2020 election
results. read more
An end to Clarence Thomas would please me.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Could Inflation Prompt Powell to Act Like Volcker?The Federal Reserve is facing the fastest inflation most Americans have
ever seen. Its chair says policymakers will do what it takes to tame prices. read more
Fiscal policy would be a better choice.
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Ian Welsh1 day ago
Three Lessons From The Melian Dialogue Which Apply Today[image: Three Lessons From The Melian Dialogue Which Apply Today]
In the Melian dialogue, the Athenians have sent a military force to the
city of Meleus. The Athenians urge the Melians to submit. If they don’t,
the men will be killed, the children and women taken for slaves. The
Athenians say, “the strong do as they will, and the weak suffer what they
must.”
AKA. “Take the deal, or you’ll get even worse.”
This is, in essence, what Putin said to Ukraine, and Ukraine, like the
Melians, refused. It is at the heart of most of America’s interactions
with “enemy” nations since WWII, a... read more
Ian Welsh needs to learn from Thucydides rather than learning Thucydides.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides
Reports are that the Russian expeditionary force is being destroyed.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
USPS Truck Contract Prompts Cries for InvestigationA plan to purchase up to 165,000 gasoline-powered mail trucks instead of
electric models has angered Democrats and the Biden administration. read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_DeJoy
Dejoy was appointed by Trump to destroy the U.S,P.S.
He is succeeding.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Democratic Group Says Trump Is Breaking Campaign Law by Not Declaring for 2024The complaint to the Federal Election Commission accuses Donald Trump of
improperly using his existing political committees to advance a
presidential run. read more
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone
Here is a nail to hang Trump on.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Which Coronavirus Vaccine Will Work in the Youngest Children?Moderna is going head-to-head with Pfizer-BioNTech for the opportunity to
vaccinate the youngest children, the only Americans still not eligible for
shots. read more
Moderna has been rushing the science.
They will not win that way.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 13, 2022[image: Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 13, 2022]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – March 13, 2022
by Tony Wikrent
*Strategic Political Economy*
*Eric Helleiner ─ The Neomercantilists: A Global Intellectual History*
Eric Helleiner interviewed by Mark Blythe [Rhodes Center for International
Economics and Finance, Watson Institute for International and Public
Affairs, Brown University]
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*How the World Works*
James Fallows [The Atlantic, December 1993]
Americans persist in thinking that Adam Smith’s rules for free trade are
the only legitimate ones. But today’s fastest... read more
Partial credit.
Tony Wikrent Understands his goal without understanding economics.
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Ian Welsh3 days ago
Open Thread[image: Open Thread]
Use to discuss topic unrelated to recent posts. Nothing about
Ukraine/Russia/Covid will be approved.
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There are matters to be decided.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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