Category Archives: Guest Post
About This Election Week….
Was it a change election after all?
Read more...Many Voters Backed Abortion Rights and Donald Trump, a Challenge for Democrats
Abortion rights were a winning issue for Democrats in the midterms. Many voters gave it high priority in 2024 but not enough to stop a Trump win.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/8/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics;
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DNC Doubles Down on Failure, Rejecting Sanders’ Calling Out Party for Abandoning Workers and Economic Justice
Quelle surprise! Some Democratic party leaders double down, denying Sanders was right and kicking workers and the poors is not a good strategy
Read more...Links 11/8/2024
After Weeks of Political Chaos and Uncertainty, Mexico’s Judicial Coup Fizzles to Nothing
President Claudia Sheinbaum, her governing party, Morena, and arguably Mexico as a whole just dodged a rather large bullet.
Read more...A New Age of Presidential Unilaterism?
A historical look at Presidential power grabs, um, authority expansion, with an eye to what that means under Trump 2.0.
Read more...How Local and Federal Institutions Are (and Aren’t) Taking Care of North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Survivors—and What Mutual Aid Groups Are Doing to Help
Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene. And how about FEMA?
Read more...How the Trump Presidency Might Change the Global Economy
Trump tariffs are coming! What does that mean?
Read more...Links 11/7/2024
“An Honest Discussion of Covid Vaccine Side Effects Is Overdue”
Even with more willingness to discuss Covid side effects, most medical professionals still seem reluctant to admit to the probably frequency
Read more...How to Protect Your Pet from Climate Change
Your pet more vulnerable to climate change than you might think. Some helpful suggestions.
Read more...Longer-Term Treasury Yields & Mortgage Rates Explode, Yield Curve Un-Inverts Further as Bond Market Gets Spooked
Stock jockeys love Trump and bond vigilantes do not. What do their diverging views say about the prospects for the US economy?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/6/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Election 2024 roundup; Gram Parson’s birthday; Welding ~
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