Want to help free trade’s ‘losers’? Make ‘adjustment assistance’ more than just burial insurance Marina v. N. Whitman, University of Michigan Trade adjustment assistance, dubbed ‘burial insurance’ by those it’s supposed to help, needs to be significantly reformed so that fut[...]
Archive for October 24th, 2016
October 24th, 2016 - 2:04 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: GA may go blue!
Extremely long lines form at Atlanta-area polling locations on the first day of early voting in Georgia. Over 1 million people across the country have voted early in the 2016 presidential election so far. abcnews.com/politics[...]
October 24th, 2016 - 1:36 pm § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: Whosit?
A. Bardot B. Monroe C. Loren D. Madonna E. Princess Leia[...]
October 24th, 2016 - 11:01 am § in Misc.
Tom Hayden RIP
Tom Hayden, famous anti-Vietnam war activist, dies aged 76 – BBC News Tom Hayden, progressive activist and a prominent figure in the US anti-Vietnam war movement, dies after a lengthy illness. BBC.COM[...]
October 24th, 2016 - 10:52 am § in Misc.
The Battle For Mosul
A Precarious Alliance Takes on Islamic State The battle for Mosul, a key city for Islamic State, has begun. On one side, a fragile alliance with conflicting political goals, and on the other, a ruthless enemy who might go to extreme lengths to defend the Iraqi metropolis — incluing chemical w[...]
October 24th, 2016 - 10:03 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
Black Hero Endorses Trump
Brother of late civil rights activist Medgar Evers endorses Trump Charles Evers, the brother of slain civil rights icon Medgar Evers, came out Friday in support of Donald Trump for president. Himself a civil rights activist who in 1969… NYPOST.COM[...]