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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 19, 2020
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 19, 2020 by Tony Wikrent
Economics Action Group, North Carolina Democratic Party Progressive Caucus
Strategic Political Economy Is America Going to Have a Covid-19 Apocalypse?
Ian Welsh, April 17, 2020 In the US, we have predictions of a 30 percent
unemployment rate. I just saw that less than […]
This is shrill. First get rid of Trump and his coterie.
The details Can come later.
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Coronavirus Turns School Cafeterias into Soup Kitchens
Many school cafeterias are now operating more like community soup kitchens,
even though the federal school meals program won’t reimburse districts for
meals served to struggling adults.
I will contribute if asked.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Face the Challenge of the Coronavirus Outbreak
The pandemic has put a stop to the activities of one of the nation’s most
visible religious groups, Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Religion is the management of spirituality?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirituality
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For Charlie Kirk, Conservative Activist, the Coronavirus Is a Cudgel
Mixing, matching and twisting facts about the coronavirus online, Mr. Kirk
has created a template for a new kind of political agitator.
Just noise.
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April 18th US Covid Data
Our benefactor writes: New format. Significant percentage increases in
cases in lots of states. In terms of new cases, one-third from NY.
Significant increase in deaths again, possibly a restating of deaths at
home in NY, not sure. Over half came from NY. The long tail persists. I’m
having a hard time not seeing us […]
The benefactor gets the numbers somewhere.
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Open Thread
Feel free to use the comments to this post to discuss topics unrelated to
recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Paul O’Neill, Treasury Secretary Who Clashed With Bush, Dies at 84
He was “fearless,” a former colleague said, in pressing ideas based on
facts and evidence. His independence cost him his job.
Speaking truth to power leads to quick exits.
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A Key G.O.P. Strategy: Blame China. But Trump Goes Off Message.
Republicans increasingly believe that elevating China’s culpability for
spreading the coronavirus may be the best way to improve their difficult
election chances. The president is muddying the message.
Trump does not learn.
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‘All of It Is Happening All at Once’: When Congress Works From Home
With the Capitol shuttered for the foreseeable future, senators and
representatives are struggling, with the rest of the country, to adapt to
virtual working.
Home life has little peace of mind.
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Vote for Biden? Sanders Supporters Say It’s ‘Up in the Air’
In interviews, some of Bernie Sanders’s primary voters saw Joe Biden as a
weaker candidate than Hillary Clinton. Others didn’t think he could win.
Nearly all were unenthusiastic.
Biden is about safety.
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Gretchen Whitmer Isn’t Backing Down
Right-wing protesters, Republican lawmakers and President Trump are
attacking the Michigan governor, a possible vice-presidential pick. “I’m
not thinking about politics,” she says.
Michigan has real and immediate problems.
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U.S. Military Cutting Medevac Flights for Troops in West Africa
As Army Green Berets move to confront new threats in the Sahel, the
Pentagon is reducing the number of helicopters available for casualty
evacuation flights.
Trump fears casualties.
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Bridging Divides, Most Agree on Economic Outlook: It’s Bleak
Even if not directly hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, Americans largely
expect unemployment and depression to prevail over the next five years.
Donald Trump and the Republicans own this depression.
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Trump Encourages Protest Against Governors Who Have Imposed Virus Restrictions
The president’s stark departure from his message on Thursday night, when he
announced guidelines for governors to reopen their states and said they
would “call your own shots,” suggested he was ceding any semblance of
national leadership on the pandemic.
The deaths keep rising.
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House Republicans Take Aim at Thomas Massie After Stimulus Vote
Republicans are eager to be rid of Mr. Massie, but he is trying to turn the
donations into a political weapon of his own.
Walk home.
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Republicans Fret as Mnuchin Bargains With Democrats to Break Funding Impasse
Unhappy with the Treasury secretary’s willingness to offer concessions to
Democrats in previous stimulus negotiations, Republicans are warily
watching the talks over replenishing a small-business loan program.
He is still talking.
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The 9/11 Trial: Why Is It Taking So Long?
The trial of five men accused of plotting the attacks had been scheduled
for early next year — almost 20 years after the hijackings. Now even that
schedule won’t be met. Here are the reasons.
The trial is a war crime.
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Surprising Poll Results: People Are Now Happy to Pick Up the Phone
Pollsters are used to having their calls screened. But when everyone is
stuck at home, a stranger with some survey questions can be a lifeline.
People need to talk.
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Is America Going to Have a Covid-19 Apocalypse?
Covid is one of those disasters which tests whomever it happens to.
Countries like Vietnam and Taiwan and even Germany stayed on top of it, or
got ahead of it, and are doing fine. Those who mishandled it are taking
some hard hits. This isn’t primarily about deaths, though those are awful,
it is about […]
maybe.
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April 17th US Covid Data
https://www.ianwelsh.net/april-20th-us-covid-numbers/
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