Bernie says he is supporting Clinton as a nominee: ‘Totally dependent’ on her platform This sounds s if Mr. Sanders is morphing from candidate to leader of a movement. As leader of the Democratic Party, Bernie can bring change ..real change that builds on the good things the Par[...]
Archive for April, 2016
April 27th, 2016 - 9:05 am § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 116: Why can’t my brother understand why I want to share my Dad’s pictures of the camp with the survivors he met there?
We are still in court. I share the pain of these children. I am not a survivor, nor was my father. My Dad, Robert, however, was one of the first Americans to see the camps; he entered Buchenwald as commanding officer of a small medical company and made pictures. Robert Schwartz would wake [...]
April 27th, 2016 - 8:16 am § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 114: A Gathering
Return From Kinderblock 66: Sunday, May 1, 7:30 PM at Young Israel of Plainview, NY.[...]
April 26th, 2016 - 10:40 pm § in Misc.
Tax The Middle Class
David Brewster Ross Douthat puts his finger on the critical issue in Bernie’s programs: high tax increases on the middle class. The media rarely mention this, but it is political dynamite for the delicate Democratic coalition of donor-class, social liberals, ethnics, and the middle class. Dout[...]
Why Obamacare IS working
Whatever our future may be, big government healthcare or big corporate healthcare seem to be the only viable choices. United Health Group, the largest health insurer in the U.S. announced lat April that it is pulling out of most states’ Obamacare exchanges. The company said it has lost [...]
Do Hedge Investments Harm the UW Endowment?
“Endangered Endowments: How Hedge Funds Are Bankrupting Higher Education” Wednesday, April 27th, 6pm, Smith 102 https://www.facebook.com/events/1749224105306609/ The University of Washington invests over $500 million dollars of its endowment in hedge funds—largely unregulated, high-cos[...]
April 26th, 2016 - 7:55 am § in Misc.
TRUMP: The choice of a MAJORITY
Poll: Trump Reaches 50 Percent Support Nationally for the First Time[...]
Black Lives Matter: Guilt vs Responsibility
BLM totters on the edge of two bad things … white guilt and self pity. Guilt is a lousy replacement for responsibility. White guilt remains a source of racism not only among Southern red necks but among condescending whites, especially in communities like Seattle where the white majority has r[...]