politics
Political figures, histories, and current events in the whole scope of modern and past politics. Work place politics.
The WSJ is NOT Journalism - Here's why.
This article is in reply to [some of] the WSJ documentary on the future of global trade and the global supply chain. To reply to the entire thing will take more than one article because I couldn't get two minutes into it without already identifying a slew of propaganda, and claims that were either incorrect, dangerous, or terrifying.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 years ago in Journal
Is America Ready for a Third Major Political Party?
“We need a third party in this country!” is an ever-growing narrative in America. This occurs for a few reasons. First of all, we have an extremely dysfunctional two-party system. There used to be the left and right, and between both sides, there was a middle ground in which compromises could be made and deals could be struck.
By Monica Leigh French4 years ago in Journal
Salman Rushdie, New Yorker. Top Story - August 2022.
Horrifying news is all the more shocking if you yourself were only just talking and laughing with the victim of a terrible attack. Just a few days before Sir Salman Rushdie was gravely injured onstage in Chautauqua, in western New York, I was chatting with him in the lounge of a private members’ club in lower Manhattan, the city that, for the past 23 years, has been the writer’s adopted home. We were a gathering of three — Salman and I and Jeremy Frommer, Executive Chairman of Creatd, Vocal’s parent company and one of my oldest friends. Turns out that Rushdie and Frommer were members of the same club — when I’d discovered that the two of them hung out there, I felt I had to bring these unique people together.
By Erica Wagner4 years ago in Journal
Fed Prepares Another Rate Increase as Wall Street Wonders What’s Next
Central banks around the world have spent recent weeks speeding up their interest rate increases, an approach they’ve referred to as “front-loading.” That group includes the Fed, which raised interest rates by a quarter-point in March, a half-point in May and three-quarters of a point in June, its biggest move since 1994. Policymakers have signaled that another three-quarter-point move is likely on Wednesday.
By The News Times4 years ago in Journal
What are your thoughts on Sara Duterte’s pledge of mandatory military service in the Philippines?
The Davao city Mayor, Sara Duterte – Carpio and now the new Vice President of the republic of the Philippines, her inauguration was held on last Friday June 19, 2022. During her term as Vice President, Sara Duterte has stated that she will use her position to urge the Senate, the upper house, to pass legislation to implement her pledge to push for mandatory military service for all 18 years old and above, males and females.
By Opinaldo Kaela4 years ago in Journal
Taliban Target Minorities.
One remembers the awful images of Afghan civilians running after Allied planes as they flew out of Kabul. The terrible image of a man falling from an Allied plane as it took off. Of Afghan civilians flinging their babies over walls to American and British soldiers. Of Afghans hoping they had the right papers so they could leave with the Allied forces. Many did get out and many are still waiting to get out. Afghans that worked for the former regime and/or the Allies are now in fear of their lives. They are being systematically hunted down by the Taliban.
By Nicholas Bishop4 years ago in Journal
School District Bond Elections – Reflections From a Successful Campaign in a Difficult Year for Bonds
In the May 2022 Texas uniform election, 124 school districts across the state asked voters to approve bond elections for various capital projects. Of the 124 districts that called for bond elections, there were a total of 205 ballot propositions. Despite the varying needs presented by school districts, a record low number of ballot propositions were approved by voters in this election. Statewide, 50.7% of the bond ballot propositions were approved in May, compared to the 65.2% average approval of bond ballot propositions since 2017.
By Heath Morrison4 years ago in Journal
Am I Trapped in a Simulation?
This is too good to be true I write this as I'm sitting on the patio of our corner lot, gazing out at the linden trees and honey locusts that reach from opposite edges of the street to touch their leafy tips, shading the sidewalks. Neighbors wave greetings as they walk their dogs or ride their bikes past our house.
By Jan M Flynn4 years ago in Journal
Breath into Her
They tell me to breath life into her, but that's what I'm afraid of. They say "Maybe you're not healing from the past, because you're trying to be who you once were, and that person is gone. There is a new, strong being, trying to be born. Breath life into her, and let her come forth."
By Josie Del Valle4 years ago in Journal
