He plans to tear down all four pillars of the “American Century,” according to a Politico article here. The phrase was coined by Henry Luce, publisher of Time and Life magazines, in 1941 and refers to America’s postwar dominance. The concept, Politico says, has “guided the th[...]
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December 8th, 2024 - 3:23 pm § in Donald Trump, Economics, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Health, Politics, Republicans
Why Trump’s 2024 election victory is different
CEO’s murder becomes a cultural moment
When Brian Thompson was shot dead on a New York street this week he became a cultural symbol. Thompson (photo, left), 50, was the youngish-looking, $10 million-a-year CEO of the health insurance division of UnitedHealth Group, the world’s 9th largest corporation by revenue. He had personal bag[...]
These 3 things unmask Trump’s brutal fiscal policy plans
The Trump 2.0 economy is starting to come into focus. Three key factors paint a picture of where he intends to go. They are: (1) Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, is a deficit hawk. (2) A key Trump legislative priority is extending, even expanding, his tax cuts. (3) Trump rec[...]
November 16th, 2024 - 12:42 am § in Health
Human bird flu now in Washington, Oregon
Human avian flu has been detected in 8 states as of November 15, 2024, including Washington last month and Oregon this week (see stories here and here). The CDC says (here), “Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses have been detected in U.S. wild aquatic birds, commercial poultr[...]
Their grievances aren’t your problem
Whatever Republicans were in the past, MAGA isn’t about individual freedom, or live and let live. Frank Bruni (photo, left; profile here) is a journalist, book author, and professor. In his latest book, The Age of Grievance, published in April 2024 (get it here), he describes (at pages 17-18) [...]
Why Vance is an enemy of people with pre-existing health conditions
With Obamacare, you know what you’re getting. Trump plans to replace it with an ill-defined “concept.” Prior to Obamacare, the attitude of Republicans was that health care was a luxury of the well-off; tens of millions of Americans couldn’t afford, or couldn’t get, heal[...]
How food makers deceive health conscious shoppers
What they want you to see when you’re shopping: 90 calories and 650 mg of sodium per serving. What they don’t want you to notice: “About 2.5 servings per container”. Who carefully measures 40% of the contents of a soup can into a saucepan or microwave dish? Nobody. If you eat[...]
GOPer demands Biden take drug test before debate
This is political theater, nothing more. It’s in the category of “believing something makes it true.” For example, “if Republicans believe elections are unfair, that makes them unfair.” The polite term for this is “logical fallacy;” the impolite term starts [...]
June 15th, 2024 - 9:51 pm § in Health, Republicans
Dr. Fauci didn’t kill puppies
In 2021, a Republican advocacy group accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding “cruel” drug and vaccine testing on beagles. Rightwing media ran with the story, which became known as “Beaglegate,” and Don Trump Jr. even sold “Fauci kills puppies” t-shirts (photo below).[...]
June 1st, 2024 - 1:21 am § in Health
Is a herpes cure coming?
An experimental gene therapy developed at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center “eliminated 90% of facial infection and 97% of genital infection in lab mice who were infected with herpes simplex 1,” U.S. News reported on May 15, 2024 (read story here to find out how it works). Wa[...]