government spokespeople have a crucial role to play in facilitating
I have been teaching a week-long course on government communications and leadership at Rhodes University’s Sol Plaatje Media Leadership Institute for a decade. ..…
study: medicare for all would require huge tax hikes on the middle
he has been forced, to admit that the middle class would face tax increases as result of Medicare for All. ... Of course, some Americans — generally those who earn more as Haskins notes in his analysis. ..…
parliament prorogation argued at british supreme court
The highest court is sitting to resolve case that pits the powers of elected lawmakers against those of the in struggle to control the course of Brexit.. ..…
elizabeth warren wins working families party endorsement in democratic
Together, we’ll build a movement across the country to transform our economy to finally work for the working class of this country.” . ..…
identity fusion may fuel followers to engage in political violence,
The seven studies spanned from 2016 to 2019 order to test their theories over the course of the 2016 and in its aftermath.. ..…
idf troops in afghanistan? what a us-israel mutual defense treaty
Whether a “Mutual Defense Treaty,” as Trump termed the ostensible future deal in a tweet Saturday, would be good for the Jewish state depends, of course, on the fine print. . ... “But of course that would be too good to be true.” . . . . ..…
us empire is failing, time to change course
US Empire Is Failing, Time To Change Course . By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance . ... We’ll be working to clarify the connections between these “evils” with the goal of building the mass movement necessary to change the current course. . ..…
the southern strategy and donald trump
Donald Trump's electoral base is of course not limited to South, except it's true that Southern and border states constitute the bedrock of GOP today.. ... Among other publications, he's the author of Race and Class in Southwest. ..…
is trump ‘locked and loaded’ for war with iran?
And, indeed, direct assault on Saudi Arabia by Iran, Pearl Harbor-type surprise attack on Saudis crucial oil facility, would be act of war requiring Saudi retaliation, leading to Persian Gulf. ..…
how the us empire will collapse according to science
Galtung predicted the tensions between Soviet working class and the wealthier bourgeoisie with nothing to buy would lead to stagnation, and those economic forces combined with the push for more freedom of expression, autonomy and freedom of movement would, pull down Soviet Union.. ..…
rose wilder lane, give me liberty (1936)
Plenty of crimes were reported in brief paragraphs of small type in every paper. ... It is the only country I know where each person does not feel an essential, permanent solidarity with a certain class, and with a certain group within that class. ..…
center for american progress
journalCode=ilra Dukhong Kim, Labor Unions and Minority Group Members Voter Turnout, Social Science Quarterly 97 , available at https onlinelibrary wiley com doi abs 10.1111 ssqu.12314 Jan Leighley and Jonathan Nagler, Unions, Voter Turnout, and Class Bias in U.S. ..…
imran does ala modi act
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as the u.s. population grows increasingly diverse, census race
Middle Eastern-North African was proposed by the Census Bureau but not adopted as a 9th racial/ethnic category in the 2020 Census. . ..…
the future of political philosophy
By moving analyses of work beyond the factory to the school, Many social theorists were trying to address the collapse of Marxist and grand narratives — by rethinking the subject of the working class, and, prison, clinic, and bedroom. ..…
who limited fbi kavanaugh investigation & is he fit for supreme court?
Of course, Trump’s pledge didn’t stand up for long. Then and now, the faux claims about “due process” for Kavanaugh (which only applies when someone is charged with a crime) ignore the lopsided and unfair process accorded his accusers and the millions of women who feel silenced once..…
politicalbetting.com » blog archive » once again political gamblers
That, of course, is what Corbyn did not do two weeks ago and it's arguable that he is the one. ..…
wcsd sex ed: what you need to know about the district's new curriculum
The sex ed curriculum is opt-in program, meaning every parent or guardian must sign permission for their son or daughter to attend the course. ..…
retired professor’s gift to accelerate research in dementia care at
TORONTO, Sept 17, 2019 Retired York University Allan Carswell and his Helen have supported many philanthropic causes over the course of their 68 years together, both at York University and elsewhere. Her Allan is passionate about the need for research into the value of the type of dementia..…
nyt reporter behind kavanaugh article knew him in college and was 'in
Mornings on Mall to discuss the omitted details Tuesday morning, and she acknowledged that she and Kavanaugh were both Yale University's class of 1987... ..…
school choice can bust government’s education monopoly
Of course, he offers little evidence to support this audacious claim. . ... Study: Medicare For All Would Require Huge Tax Hikes On The Middle Class . ..…
film review: "one cut of the dead" - meta gonzo zombie horror
The artist says she's studying self defense and demonstrates her moves of course, this comes handy. ..…
thomas piketty on capital and ideology: ten infographics to understand
The revolution happened in the century, with the emergence of middle class the richest 10% lost out to the 40% just under them. ... By the falling value of the assets belonging to the wealthiest, The emergence of middle class in the century can be explained. ..…
abakua martyrs, havana, cuba - photo of the day
Indicate where it was taken, type of camera or cell phone you used and description of it.. ..…
the communist international in spain: origins of the spanish communist
The victory of the Russian proletariat gave a stimulus to the class struggle on a global scale. ... The increase in the class struggle of 1917-20 had receded in Spain and much of Europe. ..…
the harvest of american racism
The celebrated growth of the middle class during the century was not the result of private capital investment except specifically of policy through government-sponsored programs such as Federal Housing Administration loans and GI Bill. ..…
why war? is there any way of delivering humanity from the menace of
By members of the ruling class to set themselves above the Thenceforward there exist within the state two factors making for instability, and evolution, too first, the attempts's restrictions and, secondly, the struggle of the ruled to extend their rights and see each gain embodied in the code,..…
south korea and japan trade dispute threatens 'alliance' -
He narrowly avoided prosecution as a class A war criminal. Kishi, also a post-war premier, was a formative influence on Abe. ... The present president of the ROK, Moon Jae-In, is a political representative of the “liberal” wing of the South Korean ruling class. ..…
a third conservative victim is on the way
He also likes to be liked, which is why he promises contradictory things to different people. ... And ultimately of course, sooner or later, it's the public who will judge. . ..…
obesity stigma and yo-yo dieting, not bmi, are behind chronic health
Endocrine Society scientific statement, for example, looked across many studies of overweight and obesity, concluding that the two contribute to type 2 diabetes mellitus, disease, some cancers, disease, obstructive sleep apnea, gout, osteoarthritis, and hepatobiliary disease, among others... ... ..…
ayatollah khamenei: no negotiations with u.s. at any level
“Of course, I do not mean that we should cut relations with other governments around the world. ..…
auckland.scoop.co.nz » parliament: oral questions – 17 september
CHRIS BISHOP to Minister of Transport Is Government considering reallocating money from the rapid transit activity class in National Land Transport Programme to State improvement activity class if so, why. 9. ..…
federal judge denies relief for epstein victims in florida legal
“And rulings which were rendered during the course of this litigation likely played some role, however small it may have been, in the initiation of criminal charges against Mr. ... “Of course, this is not the ending we had hoped for, but the enormous progression of victims’ rights..…
globaledge blog: economic and security effects of hurricane season >>
Hurricane Dorian began its course of destruction with severe flooding and winds the week of September. ..…
don’t let the law become an enemy of the people
It's time for UK's political class to recognise that the accusation that law has become enemy of the people has kernels of truth. In the wake of Scottish ruling, Kwasi Kwarteng tried to alert his political class to the dangerous territory that law has started to occupy. ..…
uk: the push to end free speech
The report defines 'Islamophobia' as a form of racism, conflating religion with ethnic origin or nationality: 'Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness ... The UK government is right, of course. Islam represents..…
john bolton's dream: saudi oil and the casus belli for war with iran
After all, despite humanity’s long history of vicious warfare, interstate combat often requires a government distant from its working class to motivate its people to kill and die for distant institutions and esoteric ideologies. ... Few Americans know or care much for their own history, of..…
tuesday forum: september 17, 2019
Of course you would. You’re younger than I am. . . . . Armadillo . . Tony Windsor giving you trouble again? ..…
auckland.scoop.co.nz » youth climate groups receivie ambassador of
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has awarded three New Zealand youth groups with its Ambassador of Conscience award, its highest recognition for human rights work, given to the likes of Nelson Mandela, Ai Weiwei and Malala Yousafzai.. ..…
law library exhibit opens on the queen caroline affair
Today these sources serve as a lens for studying gender roles, class divisions, publishing, political satire, and British politics. . ..…
600 cops defend 24 white supremacists from 200 anti-racists –
But they failed to deter the multinational protesters from delivering their message of class solidarity. ... ..…
why medically caused deaths continue to be ignored
And of course, blaming the medical system for million deaths per decade well, you're going to incur considerable heat.. ..…
role reversal: government searches google
no companies were named, it's not hard to guess which corporations will be in Amazon, Facebook, and, of course, the mother of all technology titans, Google.. ..…
your illinois news radar » it’s just a bill
Megan Blair has been hospitalized multiple times in the 10 years since she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 18... ..…
kentucky education leaders work to preserve federal funding
Any school with a student group — for instance, African American students — performing as low as the bottom 5% of all students received the label. . ... A 'very small' number of schools will continue to have the label when new accountability marks are shared soon, Lewis said. . ..…
study: kentucky, ohio are some of the least diverse states
Study Kentucky, s. ..…
usa gymnastics bankruptcy: ex-gymnast ok to press late larry nassar
That could make it difficult for new claimants to be added, despite a class action complaint filed by Little on April 29. ..…