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‘Populism’: Bailouts, Brexit and battling rapid climate change | CBC Radio

Posted on February 11, 2020 by

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/global-trumpism-bailouts-brexit-and-battling-climate-change-1.5321199 — Populism, Bailouts, Brexit and optimism about battling rapid climate change. “How did the middle class end up in perpetual debt? Why is there “no money” for infrastructure or social programs, but there is for waging war? And what … Continue reading →

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Does the economy affect elections any more? – Can’t buy me love

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Robots may have swung the 2016 presidential election in America Print edition | Finance and economics Nov 28 2019 – The Economist https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/11/28/does-the-economy-affect-elections-any-more — Interesting article about some of what researches are learning about voter behavior. Several interesting points including … Continue reading →

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Rapid Climate change discussion needs to get back to unbiased science and facts

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

The global news article below is better than most but is still somewhat biased and makes several assumptions. Sadly both sides of the rapid climate change and many other current and important discussions use exaggeration, propaganda and rely on false … Continue reading →

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Ranking current and previous US presidents impact on economy

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

Doin’ OK. – Photographer: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Ranking the Trump Economy The current president boasts about the U.S. prosperity. But conditions improved more under his predecessors. (Even Carter.) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-01-28/trump-economy-lags-clinton-s-obama-s-reagan-s-and-even-carter-s — Commentary and related Interesting comparisons of many economic indicators under … Continue reading →

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Trump fuel economy rollback is based on misleading and shoddy calculations, study finds

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

Collection of several articles and scientific research analysis. — The Trump Administration on August 2, 2018, released a proposal to freeze model year vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) and fuel economy standards at model year 2020 levels through model year 2026, … Continue reading →

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Concerns and impacts of a rapid rate of climate change

Posted on November 17, 2018 by

NASA graphic shows record global heat anomalies — Collection of information from multiple listed sources and added commentary. Kevin Yaworski – Canadian and Concerned Citizen Posted: Nov 16 2018 Updated: May 5 2019 : Update on environmental cleanup by industry, … Continue reading →

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