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Interests: Website: <a href="http://www.socialchoiceandbeyond.com">Social Choice and Beyond,</a> Jazz, Art, Travel, Societal Architecture, Information Theory, my Grandchildren
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These Two Things Do Not Compute: Shutting Down the American Government and Lecturing the World About the Virtues of American Democracy by John Lawrence The US power structure dominates the world in terms of its military bases. The US controls... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at California Free Press
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'Truly Historic' Youth-Led Climate Case Arrives at European Human Rights Court
Young Portuguese citizens arrive at the European Court of Human Rights for a hearing in a climate change case involving themselves against 32 countries, in Strasbourg, France on September 27, 2023. (Photo: Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images) Six Portuguese young... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at California Free Press
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Is the World Engaged in “A Battle Between Democracy and Autocracy”? by John Lawrence Joe Biden thinks so. Here's what he said: "But we emerged anew in the great battle for freedom: a battle between democracy and autocracy, between liberty... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at California Free Press
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'A Watershed Moment': California Sues Big Oil Over Decades of Climate Destruction
A man runs past a fallen tree amid Tropical Storm Hilary on August 21, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) "California's move is an unmistakable sign that the wave of climate lawsuits against Big... Continue reading
Posted Sep 20, 2023 at California Free Press
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Summer of Deadly Climate Breakdown Spurs Mass Protests Worldwide
Children hold placards as they march with their parents during a climate protest in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 17, 2023. (Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images) by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, September 17, 2023 "We deserve a world free from... Continue reading
Posted Sep 17, 2023 at California Free Press
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500,000 Killed in Ukraine War. Is It Worth It Just To Insure That Ukraine Can Join NATO? by John Lawrence Putin's bottom line is that Ukraine should not join NATO. Biden insisted that it should be able to. That was... Continue reading
Posted Sep 17, 2023 at California Free Press
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Should the President Be Popularly Elected by Direct Vote of the People? by John Lawrence In the US the President is popularly elected by the people after having been filtered through the archaic electoral college. In a parliamentary democracy the... Continue reading
Posted Sep 13, 2023 at California Free Press
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No Labels, no fables, no third-party betrayals
All Americans who believe in democracy must unite behind Joe Biden. Robert Reich Sep 7, 2023 Good morning, friends, I couldn’t sleep last night. I made the mistake of looking at a lot of voting data before bedtime and then... Continue reading
Posted Sep 9, 2023 at California Free Press
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Why Have So Many Americans Succumbed to Trumpism?
Chapter 6 of The Common Good Robert Reich Sep 8, 2023 Friends, Today, in the sixth essay about the loss of America’s sense of common good, I want to summarize where we’ve come by focusing on one of the worst... Continue reading
Posted Sep 9, 2023 at California Free Press
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Climate Report Card Says Countries Are Trying, but Urgently Need Improvement
The global assessment, two years in the making, is the first official gauge of progress under the 2015 Paris Agreement. by Brad Plumer, September 8, 2023, from the New York Times While many of the worst outcomes feared in the... Continue reading
Posted Sep 9, 2023 at California Free Press
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Does China Have Some Version of Democracy and Capitalism? by John Lawrence The Chinese Communist Party in reality is just the Chinese Party. It is communist in name only. Kishore Mahbuboni in the book, Has China Won, says "...is America... Continue reading
Posted Sep 8, 2023 at California Free Press
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Fossil Fuel Kills, Asians in particular
New data that shocked even me Bill McKibben Sep 5, 2023 Cooling off in the rivers of Peshawar, Pakistan, during one of this summer’s brutal heatwaves. When we talk about “humanity,” we are, statistically, mostly talking about Asia—just under 60%... Continue reading
Posted Sep 6, 2023 at California Free Press
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UN Affirms Climate Crisis Threatens Children's Rights, Potentially Bolstering Youth-Led Lawsuits
Youth protesters put up their fists as they participate in a rally on the west steps of the Colorado Capitol Building on February 20, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo: Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images) "States should take... Continue reading
Posted Sep 4, 2023 at California Free Press
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More Banks to Fail? Not in North Dakota
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Posted on September 1, 2023 by Ellen Brown from Web of Debt Blog U.S. banks are again in the crosshairs. Standard and Poor’s has downgraded five new middle-tier banks and put three others on negative outlook. This follows sweeping downgrades... Continue reading
Posted Sep 3, 2023 at California Free Press
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Home Insurers Cut Natural Disasters From Policies as Climate Risks Grow
Some of the largest U.S. insurance companies say extreme weather has led them to end certain coverages, exclude natural disaster protections and raise premiums By Jacob Bogage September 3, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. EDT Hurricane Idalia caused flood and wind... Continue reading
Posted Sep 3, 2023 at California Free Press
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A Winning Strategy for Democrats in 2024 by John Lawrence Democrats should add one item to their already impressive list of campaign strategies such as reproductive freedom, lowering drug prices, the Inflation Reduction Act, the Chips Act and more! They... Continue reading
Posted Aug 30, 2023 at California Free Press
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Bernie's Take on Democratic Politics
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by Bernie Sanders The Republican Party, which wants more tax breaks for the rich and cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, opposes pro-union legislation, and denies the reality of climate change, now has more support from the working class... Continue reading
Posted Aug 30, 2023 at California Free Press
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The Worst People Run for Office. It’s Time for a Better Way.
Aug. 21, 2023, from the New York Times Credit...Photo illustration by Boris Zhitkov/Getty Images By Adam Grant Dr. Grant, a contributing Opinion writer, is an organizational psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, the author of “Think Again” and... Continue reading
Posted Aug 26, 2023 at California Free Press
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From Nixon to Trump: The Decline of the Common Good in American Politics
Chapter 5 of The Common Good Robert Reich Aug 25, 2023 Friends, America’s failure to hold Richard Nixon accountable for his attacks on democracy when he was president undermined the common good and paved the way for Donald Trump to... Continue reading
Posted Aug 25, 2023 at California Free Press
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It's Not Biden's Job to Reduce Inflation. That's Jerome Powell's Job. by John Lawrence Republicans are so stupid. They blame Joe Biden for not doing something that's not his job to do. Furthermore, the way Powell is going about his... Continue reading
Posted Aug 25, 2023 at California Free Press
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How Trump and All His Co-defendants Will Win by John Lawrence In a nutshell: get one Trump voter on the juries. You need all 12 jurors to agree that someone is guilty. You need only one Trump voter on the... Continue reading
Posted Aug 23, 2023 at California Free Press
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Rich Men North of Richmond
Republicans court cultural populism, while Democrats eschew economic populism. But economic populism is the key. Robert Reich Aug 21, 2023 Over the past week, Oliver Anthony’s video of his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” has gone viral, clocking more... Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2023 at California Free Press
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Ted Kaczynski and His Protest Against Technology by John Lawrence Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unibomber, wanted a revolution in which all technology would be removed from civilization and we would basically go back to the days of hunter gatherers, which... Continue reading
Posted Aug 21, 2023 at California Free Press
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The US and China must unite to fight the climate crisis, not each other
Cooperation is not only in the best interests of all countries, but is absolutely necessary for the survival of the planet from the Guardian, Mon 21 Aug 2023 06.11 EDT, Last modified on Mon 21 Aug 2023 12.45 EDT by... Continue reading
Posted Aug 21, 2023 at California Free Press
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EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’
Agency plans a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows for flexibility, but critics say ‘this is not a new definition – it is a lack of definition’ Tom Perkins Fri 18 Aug 2023 06.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 18 Aug 2023... Continue reading
Posted Aug 18, 2023 at California Free Press
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