Stuff I’m reading- 'I'm not fatalistic': Naomi Klein on Puerto Rico, austerity and the left | World news | The Guardian"Where you have overwhelmingly black and brown communities, an economic crisis or natural disaster becomes the pretext to just do away with any pretense of self-government, of democracy, and impose austerity measures. So-called “structural adjustment programs” are often done in the aftermath of a shock, to take advantage of people’s state of emergency; […]
- Happy, Healthy EconomyHappiness is difficult to measure. But it has a direct impact on health. What we COULD potentially measure is how many people are living *comfortably* -- a secure job, day care for their kids, health insurance, etc. Tags: trump economics sunday […]
- Inflation hits 6-year high, wiping out wage gains for the average American - Chicago TribuneTags: trump economics sunday
- US mid-terms: Can we tell now if Democrats will win? - BBC NewsOne funny way to look at this -- GDP growth this year is the highest in any midterm of any REPUBLICAN president. Clinton's was highers, Kennedy's and Johnson's were higher ... CARTER'S was higher. And they weren't coming in on the coattails of eight years of slow prep work. Tags: sunday trump economics […]
- Julien Baker Believes in God | The New YorkerFound this compelling singer-songwriter in an NPR roundup of the best music made by women in the 21st century so far. Her song "Sprained Ankle" has a brilliant metaphor for dealing with life and persevering -- "A marathon runner, my ankles are sprained." And her parents' reaction to her coming out is beautiful. Good for them. Tags: s […]
- Almost 80% of US workers live from paycheck to paycheck. Here's why | Robert Reich | Opinion | The GuardianTags: trump sunday economics
- Trump Christianity and the Abandonment of Jesus – Red Letter Christians"“The Bible says, ‘If you do this to the least of these, you do it to me,’” one woman said, quoting Jesus. “But the least of these are Americans, not the ones crossing the border.”" Tags: trump sunday bullshit christianity […]
- Trump could teach Ocasio-Cortez a thing or two about socialism - The Washington PostTags: trump sunday bullshit socialism
- 'Like a Soviet-type economy': GOP free traders unload on Trump - POLITICOTags: trump bullshit farmers trade gop cowardice sunday
- Without the Russians, Trump wouldn’t have won - The Washington PostTags: trump sunday russia bullshit
- 'I'm not fatalistic': Naomi Klein on Puerto Rico, austerity and the left | World news | The Guardian
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