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Monthly Archives: December 2016
The Error of Trump’s Weapons-Chasing Ways
Wassup with President-elect Donald Trump’s fixation with the 80s and ramping up military spending? Even if you cast aside the confusing media cycle of Trump tweeting about how the US needs new nukes (as an aside, President Obama proposed spending $1 trillion … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, War
Tagged arms race, donald trump, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, trumpland
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Unpacking Trumpland: The Unmentioned Way Hillary Clinton Played Herself
After losing the Presidential election, Hillary Clinton and her merry band of campaign planners have blamed nearly EVERYONE for why she missed her November coronation. They blamed Huma Abedin, one of Clinton’s insiders. They blamed so-called “fake news.” The F.B.I. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2016 elections, donald trump, hillary clinton, pied piper, trumpland, wikileaks
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Unpacking Trumpland: Will He Avoid the Economic Storm Ahead?
I want to continue my thoughts from yesterday about the possibility of another economic crisis ahead and what President-elect Donald Trump could do for the poor and middle class. For starters, I’m going to state two things that will make Conservatives and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics
Tagged donald trump, Economy, Federal Reserve, main street, quantitative easing, trumpland
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Unpacking Trumpland: The Economic Storm Ahead
“And now Yellen raised the rates.” I’ll get back to the importance of Yellen in a moment. There’s so much to unpack with this blog, given the panic of fake news, the Trumpocalypse and Evil Muva Russia 2.0 — I’ll … Continue reading
mentalunrest’s 2016 Person of the Year
I’ve decided to riff on Time Magazine and name my own Person of the Year, plus four entries for the short list. Needless to say that my take will differ a bit. 1. Vladimir Putin The Russia President changed the decades-long Neoliberal … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Race, Society, War
Tagged bernie sanders, deplorables, donald trump, person of the year, time magazine, Vladimir Putin, wikileaks
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WordCraft: The Performance of Becoming Human by Daniel Borzutzky
The 2016 National Book Award-winning poetry book, The Performance of Becoming Human by Daniel Borzutzky, describes a depressing and violent world of wars, societal dismemberment from the assault of free trade agreements, migrant crises, inequality, xenophobia, and dictatorial oligarchs. Borzutzky’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Society
Tagged book review, daniel borzutzky, immigration, inequality, national book award, poetry, social justice
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