Post Cold War Liberalism
Fear of diversity and fear of change, inflamed by the utopian project of remaking whole societies along western lines, are thus important contributors to eastern and central European populism.
Reversing Mass Incarceration
Ames Grawert, Bryan Furst, and Cameron Kimble of the Brennan Center for Justice outline a presidential agenda for ending mass incarceration. Chief among their proposal includes executive orders and policy proposals which aim to incentivize less incarceration in tandem with reduced crime, fortify presidential clemency through the departments relocation, fueling the FIRST STEP Act, undermining mandatory minimums, and federally reversing the '94 crime bill.
The faults with the whistle-blower system - Mike Giglio
The whistle-blower system leaves government employees little choice in sharing their grievances. Remedies and transparency should be sought through laws which create a safe path for whistle-blowers to consult directly with congress.
The fascist Ustasa movement bleeding into diaspora
The Ustasa movement and the Croatian nationalist far right movement has resided below the surface since WWII. Pavelic sympathizers and war crime deniers hide behind the mirage of patriotism.
Deepfakes - Dealing with fake manufactured news
The deepfake phenomenon is on our doorstep. Our ability to analyze, process, critically question news will have never been imperative.
True Democracy lies in fairer, freer elections.
Americans do not vote or live in a democratic society. The founders of these United States had no intention of giving power to the people, and many political leaders have no intention of doing so today. With intrepid vetting processes, impossible paths to citizenship, crooked redistricting and gerrymandering, state altered voter rolls evident, and PAC money dictating politics, our already meager democracy is weakened by political elites looking to maintain political establishment power. The Brennan Center lays out the foundation the next president must take to build a foundation that moves us towards true democracy.
Brazil's electoral mess
Chaos with elections in Brazil. Tensions have risen, political candidates have found themselves in precarious, life threatening situations, and tensions are exacerbated with migration from Venezuela and the rise right winged populism.
The Battle for Idlib
Treating civilians lives as if they were pawns in a chess match, Russia, Syria, and Iran plan an attack on the last rebel held city in Syria. Turkey looks to mediate with Russia as refugees plague Turkey's struggling economy, and what awaits is the worst humanitarian crisis yet. The economist reports.
Innovative Strategies for Immigration
Unfortunately, it does not look as if the issue of immigration is going to cease with the proxy wars continuing in the Middle East. The Economist reports on interesting alternative policies to curb recent immigrant backlash that has fueled right wing populism and support and looks at how, in some cases, immigrants in Sweden are deterred from working, contributing to society, and learning the language.
The Economist weighs in on the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis
It looks like we should expect more financial crises in years to come based on the economists analysis of the housing market and lackluster performances of banks. Read about it here.
Syria, here we go again
Here we go again may do a disservice to the complexities of the proxy wars in Middle East or the fact that many feel the civil war is largely at an end. Regardless it seems Washington will continue to be busied. www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21735604-clash-america-possible-turkeys-offensive-syria-complicates-already
Shinzo Abe and Japan's historical roots in feudal revolution
How Shinzo Abe looks to his heritage to shape his policy. The Meiji restoration led to modernization, growth, militarization, and a seat at the table with the western powers. www.economist.com/news/asia/21734404-meiji-restoration-initiated-not-just-modernisation-also-militarism-why-modern-japans
Environmental Policy Change
Though times may seem bleak, its important to note the vast achievements we have seen in light of the latest Montreal Protocol signings to limit the production of HRCs around the world. The attached article goes more in depth.
The Progressive Left Endorses Hillary
The progressive left has found a voice behind Hillary Clinton, not only believing in her progressive policy proposal, but also believing that she will follow through. Progressives like Robert Reich and other big names produced a document this week reflecting their trust in Hillary and the Democratic party to move left and forward.
Dealing with the 1%
How does Hillary's tax plan match up against Trump? Well... it Trumps it
look at assessment attached
look at assessment attached
Assessing Terrorism Today
This article from the Council of Foreign Relations take a practical realist view when assessing terrorism. He defines three types of terrorist threats, that is the traditional, the grand, and the mundane. See my blog for my thoughts.
Violent Crime in America
Systematic racism explained here, or justice system disproportionately targets colored people in society while simultaneously blaming them for their own incarceration. With more colored people in jail on average than whites, longer sentences for similar crimes than whites, more arrests per year than whites, and more reported fear of police than whites, our system takes the very squelches the opportunity that millions of Americans diserve by systematically repressing them and punishing them for things outide of their control.
The Public Option for Healthcare
Jacob Hacker advocates for the public option, encouraging the transormation to come from Obamacare
Donald Trump's “new" tax plan: a giveaway to the rich that he pretends helps the middle class
The republicans mainstream tax system relieves the rich and erodes the middle class. Trumps tax plan follows the same guideline.
DNC emails- Wikileaks
The DNC email wikileaks are concerning, but show nothing of corruption around Hillary Clinton. The more concerning thing is what this leak could mean for national security regarding Russia.
The DNC Hack Is Watergate, but Worse
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A Roosevelt And An Eisenhower Weigh In On the Future
of the Republican Party
A Roosevelt And An Eisenhower Weigh In On the Future of the PartyBy Farai Chideya
Filed under GOP Convention
We’ll be reporting from Cleveland all week and live blogging each night. Check out all our dispatches from the GOP convention here.
CLEVELAND — “The Republicans have to decide what direction they are going into — whether it’s the demagoguery, or whether it’s positive,” Tweed Roosevelt said on Monday. “In my view, the Republican Party has spent several years complaining and being obstructionist. If they become the party of forward motion, we’ll all benefit from it.”
Tweed, the chairman of Boston-based Roosevelt China Investments, is the great-grandson of former President Theodore Roosevelt. He joined the descendent of another prominent U.S. president, historian David Eisenhower, to discuss with me how their ancestors helped redefine party leadership and what lay ahead for today’s GOP. (These are the kind of political constellations that happen at party conventions. I talked to them after they participated in a Bloomberg panel for students from the University of Pennsylvania, where Eisenhower teaches, and the University of Southern California.)
Today, “progressives” is used to mean roughly Bernie Sanders-adjacent. But a century ago, Progressives referred to a reform-minded faction of the Republican Party — people, like Theodore Roosevelt, who supported labor laws, trust busting and food and drug regulation.
Eisenhower said that in 1912, when Roosevelt ran (and lost) as a Progressive in a multiparty race against both Republican and Democratic candidates, he saw that “we were entering an era of free trade, not protectionist trade, and so he opposed the establishment, protectionist, pro-business wing of the Republican Party.” Today, said Eisenhower, “this question of trade and where we fit in an international system is an issue that Republicans can’t ignore. This is something that will set a direction for at least 20 years.”
Roosevelt added, “We can’t become an isolationist country and expect to continue our growth. The Republicans are going to have to find a way to deal with the problems people face, the job uncertainty and flat income; if they deal with those problems, then nobody cares about internationalization and these various trade deals. They’re just symbols.”
Filed under GOP Convention
We’ll be reporting from Cleveland all week and live blogging each night. Check out all our dispatches from the GOP convention here.
CLEVELAND — “The Republicans have to decide what direction they are going into — whether it’s the demagoguery, or whether it’s positive,” Tweed Roosevelt said on Monday. “In my view, the Republican Party has spent several years complaining and being obstructionist. If they become the party of forward motion, we’ll all benefit from it.”
Tweed, the chairman of Boston-based Roosevelt China Investments, is the great-grandson of former President Theodore Roosevelt. He joined the descendent of another prominent U.S. president, historian David Eisenhower, to discuss with me how their ancestors helped redefine party leadership and what lay ahead for today’s GOP. (These are the kind of political constellations that happen at party conventions. I talked to them after they participated in a Bloomberg panel for students from the University of Pennsylvania, where Eisenhower teaches, and the University of Southern California.)
Today, “progressives” is used to mean roughly Bernie Sanders-adjacent. But a century ago, Progressives referred to a reform-minded faction of the Republican Party — people, like Theodore Roosevelt, who supported labor laws, trust busting and food and drug regulation.
Eisenhower said that in 1912, when Roosevelt ran (and lost) as a Progressive in a multiparty race against both Republican and Democratic candidates, he saw that “we were entering an era of free trade, not protectionist trade, and so he opposed the establishment, protectionist, pro-business wing of the Republican Party.” Today, said Eisenhower, “this question of trade and where we fit in an international system is an issue that Republicans can’t ignore. This is something that will set a direction for at least 20 years.”
Roosevelt added, “We can’t become an isolationist country and expect to continue our growth. The Republicans are going to have to find a way to deal with the problems people face, the job uncertainty and flat income; if they deal with those problems, then nobody cares about internationalization and these various trade deals. They’re just symbols.”
We all frame our world, and good communicators know how to frame debates in ways that favor their views and disadvantage their opponents
-Converging Media, John Pavlik & Shawn McIntosh,
-Converging Media, John Pavlik & Shawn McIntosh,
The Obama Doctrine
Obama becomes one of the most consequential presidents in US history
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Hillary's Politics Uncovered
Little did we know, the largely ignored gap between the media and population that despise Hillary and her colleagues that absolutely adore her with the highest of respect is brought to light:
http://www.vox.com/a/hillary-clinton-interview/the-gap-listener-leadership-quality
http://www.vox.com/a/hillary-clinton-interview/the-gap-listener-leadership-quality
Fighting Poverty, How can we do it?
Robert Greenstein, a leading expert in the resistance against poverty, offers solutions to todays growing poverty and gaps in inequality. Among these, Greenstein makes the case against a Universal basic income, explaining that while it is important, it misses a large population that is out of work. Furthermore, Greenstein puts up two remedies for inequality: subsidizing jobs/ child allowance & addressing housing affordability. Check out the article here:
http://www.vox.com/2016/7/16/11948800/robert-greenstein-basic-income
Check out my blog section to see my thoughts and highlighted points.
http://www.vox.com/2016/7/16/11948800/robert-greenstein-basic-income
Check out my blog section to see my thoughts and highlighted points.
