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January 30th, 2017 - 12:05 am § in America, Donald Trump
THE NEW WORLD ORDER
It turns out we all should have taken Trump both seriously and literally. Monday, January 30, 2017 From the Washington Post Daily Newsletter Sign up here. BY ISHAAN THAROOR THE TAKEAWAY For more than a year, President Trump made it clear how he felt about refugees and other Muslim foreigners se[...]
June 14th, 2016 - 7:33 pm § in Misc.
MAKING IT SIMPLE
Hillary won DC. So by current count Hillary Clinton has won: 2214 pledged delegates (a majority), 15,796,181 votes (3,742,069 more than her closest competitor), 34 of 57 caucuses and primaries (a majority), and the support of 581 of 714 unpledged delegates (a majority). There are no more primaries [...]
April 7th, 2016 - 4:29 pm § in Misc.
How Bright Patricians Become Republicans
The left has made a huge mistake by assuming that liberal idea must be true because they come from bright people. Bright people can, and often do, have terrible ideas. The problem is not unique to the Republicans. The challenge of buying into climate denial, voodoo economics, creationism must be [...]
July 8th, 2015 - 9:42 am § in The Ave Scene
UPDATE: Seattle Housing Taskforce Proposes Dissing Single Family Home Neighborhoods
“Drop single-family zoning”, “Seattle’s zoning has roots in racial and class exclusion and remains among the largest obstacles to realizing the city’s goals for equity and affordability.” Sarajane Siegfriedt, Facebook I can’t imagine anything more divisive. D[...]
May 16th, 2015 - 7:53 am § in Misc.
So, the President now has the authority to … what?
Chad Lupkes (Facebook) CLICK IMAGE TO READMORE ABOUT TPP ON THE AVE So, the President now has the authority to … what? Negotiate without having to worry about Congressional review? Agree to a deal with our Pacific Rim trading partners with no regard to workers rights? I honestly don’t ha[...]
Commentary by Norm: Is Free Trade Good For Us? Pt. 3.
Continuing the thread about free trade Auto workers in Japan and Germany have been paid more than UAW workers in this country have for more than three decades. Your suspicions are flat out wrong. The problem with the cost of building US cars is primarily, tho not exclusively, the cost of worker [...]
Is Free Trade Good For US . part 2.
In response to Norm My point us the same. Protectionism raises cost on everything workers buy while encouraging capital flight. How do you feel about Japanese protectionism or french protectionism. Do you think THEIR workers benefit.from the absurd prices for rice and wheat? As for Korean and Ja[...]
NAFTA Is NOT The End of the World!
Norm., with all due respect, your post opposing free trade is way over the top. Free trade agreements SHOULD be a liberal cause. NAFTA, by every measure I have seen, has benefited all three countries. Workers in Canada..or Mexico are people too. Protectionism benefits only those wealthy enough to [...]
Trump kills TPP, giving China its first big win