Category Archives: Politics

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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Let’s stay safe out there. Outrage is a drug.

Posted on 2017 September 22 by anewc2

https://medium.com/the-mission/the-enemy-in-our-feeds-e86511488de

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New Glass Steagall: Repeal & Replace for Dodd-Frank?

Posted on 2017 April 7 by anewc2

New Glass Steagall: Repeal & Replace for Dodd-Frank ?

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Who was Machiavelli and why is Florence such a wonderful town?

Posted on 2016 September 18 by anewc2

Machiavelli I – S.P.Q.F. (Begins Machiavelli Series)

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How did Trump make his money?

Posted on 2016 March 24 by anewc2

an acquired company that doesn’t end in bankruptcy is money left on the table. … Romney and Trump … are in the same business of financial value extraction. http://jwmason.org/slackwire/brazil-in-drag-hyman-minsky-on-donald-trump/

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What History Teaches us about The Concentration of Wealth

Posted on 2016 March 8 by anewc2

https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2016/03/history-concentration-of-wealth/

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