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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
What if Public Funds Were Controlled by the Public?Through the dry-sounding Participatory Budgeting Project, Shari Davis is
pushing a quietly radical idea: Democracy shouldn’t be confined to voting. read more
Individuals are not good at spending their tax money on the public good.
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Ian Welsh19 hours ago
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 17, 2022[image: Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 17, 2022]
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – April 17, 2022
by Tony Wikrent
*Strategic Political Economy*
*“The policy of the USA has always been to prevent Germany and Russia from
cooperating more closely” *
[Swiss Standpoint, via Naked Capitalism 4-12-2022]
We forget that Crimea was independent, even before Ukraine became
independent. In January 1991, while the Soviet Union still existed, Crimea
held a referendum to be managed from Moscow and not from Kiev. It thus
became an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Ukraine did not ... read more
Socialists believe what they were taught as children. So do capitalists.
"Its not what you don't know. Its what you do know that just aint so."
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Trump’s Focus on 2020 Election Splits Michigan RepublicansThe former president is trying to reshape the battleground state in his
image. But his false claims about the 2020 election are driving a wedge
between loyalists and those who are eager to move on. read more
Trump's treason is clear.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
Disney, Built on Fairy Tales and Fantasy, Confronts the Real WorldThe entertainment behemoth spent decades avoiding even the whiff of
controversy. But it has increasingly been drawn into the partisan political
fray. read more
Disney's wall is not tall enough,
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Mar-a-Lago Machine: Trump as a Modern-Day Party BossHoarding cash, doling out favors and seeking to crush rivals, the former
president is dominating the G.O.P., preparing for another race and helping
loyalists oust officials who thwarted his attempted subversion of the 2020
election. read more
The fit is not good.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago
Mar-a-Lago Machine: Trump as a Modern-Day Party BossHoarding cash, doling out favors and seeking to crush rivals, the former
president is dominating the G.O.P., preparing for another race and helping
loyalists oust officials who thwarted his attempted subversion of the 2020
election. read more
Trump is more of an autocrat than that.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Biden’s Tax Forms Show He and the First Lady Earned $610,702 in 2021The president and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, also reported donations of
$17,394 to 10 charities. read more
A tidy sum.
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Ian Welsh2 days ago
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There are lifetimes of incident.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread CarefullyIn several states, Republican candidates are contending with allegations of
domestic violence and sexual assault. Few of their primary rivals want to
talk about it. read more
There is enough dirt to bury all.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Moskva, Russia’s Prized Ship, Was Hit by Missiles, U.S. Officials SayThe sinking of the Moskva was a major blow to the Russian fleet and the
most significant combat loss for any navy in decades. read more
Ukraine sank it.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Russian Ship Was Hit by Missiles, U.S. Officials SayThe sinking of the Moskva was a major blow to the Russian fleet and the
most significant combat loss for any navy in decades. read more
Ukraine sank it.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Trump Endorses J.D. Vance in Republican Primary for Senate in OhioThe move amounts to a major bet on Mr. Vance’s ability to prevail over a
crowded field, and on the former president’s power to alter the course of
key congressional races. read more
Trump is treasonous.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Oh, Brother: The Not-Quite-Tell-All Books by Presidential SistersValerie Biden Owens is one of a handful of presidential sisters who have
taken the opportunity to dish on their brothers. read more
Siblings often speak hard truths.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
The War in Ukraine Is Upending Biden’s Agenda at HomePresident Biden’s domestic ambitions have gotten smaller as the war diverts
the attention of the White House and contributes to rising prices. read more
The Republican senate did that.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Mike Lee’s Texts Show Encouragement, Then Alarm, Before Jan. 6Senator Mike Lee and Representative Chip Roy, once backers of President
Donald J. Trump’s claims of a stolen election, eventually urged his top
aide to change course. read more
Some recognized Trump's treason.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
U.S. Offers Protection to People Who Fled War in CameroonTemporary protected status will allow an estimated 40,000 Cameroonians to
legally live and work in the United States. read more
The English Language is important to the I.N.S.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 days ago
Biden to Nominate Michael Barr as Fed Vice Chair for SupervisionMr. Barr faced pushback from progressives when his name was floated for a
different position. read more
He is of the wrong party.
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Ian Welsh3 days ago
Official Inflation vs. Real Inflation (Rent Edition)[image: Official Inflation vs. Real Inflation (Rent Edition)]
So, rent increases:
n the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, median rent rose an astounding 19.3
percent from December 2020 to December 2021, according to a Realtor.com
analysis of properties with two or fewer bedrooms. And nowhere was the jump
bigger than in the Miami metro area, where the median rent exploded to
$2,850, 49.8 percent higher than the previous year.
Other cities across Florida — Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville — and the Sun
Belt destinations of San Diego, Las Vegas, Austin, Texas, and Memphis,
Tennessee, all s... read more
It looks like inflation.
It is not a spiral as yet.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor MysteryThe U.S. Space Command seemed to confirm a claim that a meteor from outside
the solar system had entered Earth’s atmosphere, but other scientists and
NASA are still not convinced. read more
Real-time analysis of flashes on the ground.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 days ago
Jan. 6 Panel Presses Stephen Miller on Whether Trump Sought to Incite CrowdIn about eight hours of questioning, investigators pressed the former White
House aide on former President Donald J. Trump’s use of “we” in his speech
to supporters before the riot. read more
The case for Trump's treachery is stronger.
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