Category Archives: Politics

Internal Critics

Posted on 2020 January 23 by anewc2

This is a response to an article from brainpickings, about how our internal critic holds us back from realizing our full potential, and becoming our true selves. This article was first published in the spring of 2016. It resonates with … Continue reading →

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New Party, Who Dis?

Posted on 2019 February 26 by anewc2

https://nypost.com/2019/02/26/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-will-star-as-superhero-in-new-comic-book/ “slated for release May 15”

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Libertarianism tried; failed

Posted on 2019 January 9 by anewc2

https://twitter.com/CorbinHiar/status/1082708005001547777

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AOC’s Green New Deal, as policy

Posted on 2019 January 7 by anewc2

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/01/aocs-green-new-deal-policy.html His take is generally positive, with some suggested improvements. He is impressed with AOC’s ability to generate this document in apparently a short time. It may mean she is not just flashy but also good.

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The New Chinese Empire

Posted on 2018 December 30 by anewc2

This story about Ecuador’s debts to China dropped on Christmas Eve. The LA Times provides more background. Both papers are paywalled past a monthly limit, but Wikipedia is not. Now we have a similar story from Kenya, with denials from … Continue reading →

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Trump, Puerto Rico, and debt

Posted on 2018 November 8 by anewc2

Trump is trumpeting where he is going with respect to Puerto Rico: privatizing the whole place because of their crushing debt. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/getting-ready-for-trumps-puerto-rico-shakedown Trump is responsible for some of that debt: will he pay it back? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-puerto-rico-owe-33-million-golf-club-bankrupt-coco-beach-golf-club-a7970201.html Note how the Independent … Continue reading →

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Kavanaugh’s lies

Posted on 2018 October 1 by anewc2

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/10/brett-kavanaughs-lies-perjury-nomination-killed.html

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Equifax finally talks the talk

Posted on 2017 September 29 by anewc2

Walking the walk? We’ll see. But now we have their own standards, and promises, to compare their actions to. Difficulty: interim CEO. https://withoutbullshit.com/blog/new-equifax-ceo-paulino-rego-barros-jr-finally-gets-right

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Tax cuts do not pay for themselves

Posted on 2017 September 29 by anewc2

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-tax-cuts-offsets_us_59cd664ce4b05f005d3327d5

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Republican budget hypocrisy

Posted on 2017 September 29 by anewc2

Everyone is Full of S***, Part 638

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