Last week, New York City voters said yes on instituting ranked choice voting (RCV) by roughly a 3-1 margin. This new system of voting will take hold in 2021, and will be the method used for city elections, special elections, and primaries. The vote of NYC residents on the 5th of November showcases the need …
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Max Blumenthal’s Arrest, Media Hypocrisy, Freedom of the Press
On 25 October, American journalist and author Max Blumenthal was arrested in Washington DC. Blumenthal is the founder and the current editor of the Grayzone, an independent news website that challenges the narratives of media outlets that call for endless war and the continuation of American empire. He has written extensively about events in Venezuela, …
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The Rise of Public Banks?
On 2 October, California signed the Public Banking Act, which will allow city and county governments to create public banks. This event might seem insignificant, a mere technicality. Public banks, however, are a powerful tool to increase communities’ control over their own economic livelihood and finances. California’s Public Banking Act could set the stage for …
It’s the Food (Says John McDougall) Part II: Corruption
Are you ready for a whopper of a blog, or, given the subject, an Impossible Whopper of a blog? Let’s get started then, shall we? Last week we cut through the muddy waters of human nutrition and discussed the optimal diet for human health. This week we will come to understand why it seems like …
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Thalidomide, Corporate Criminality, & Corruption
You might have heard of the pharmaceutical thalidomide before, along with the terrible birth defects it caused. But how was this drug developed? How did its teratogenic (causing birth defects and abnormalities) effects go unnoticed? How did the 100,000 pregnancies affected by this drug and 10,000 infants born live with birth defects go unnoticed by …
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Bernie’s Ultimate Anti-Corruption Plan!
On Monday, 7 October, Bernie Sanders unveiled his comprehensive plan to combat political corruption and get money out of politics. Funnily enough CNN and MSNBC haven’t picked it up yet, at least of the time of writing. But, I’m sure the mainstream media has a good, honest reason for not covering this story. No ulterior …
Frustrating Media, United Auto Workers Strike
The mainstream media has been frustrating this week. Granted, they are always at the very least frustrating and more often excruciatingly corrupt in their coverage, but this week had me shaking my head a little more than usual. First of all, as you might have heard, Bernie Sanders suffered a heart complication last week and …
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181 CEOs Promise to Put People Over Profit: Altruism or Alarm?
25 August 2019 – Last week an organization known as the Business Roundtable met. This group is composed of the top CEOs in the United States, and is composed of almost 200 individuals. On 19 August the organization released a press release that highlighted their new determination to put people over profits. This document mentioned …
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Let’s Abolish All Collegiate & High School Varsity Sports
11 August 2019 – With a controversial title like that, I’d better have some good arguments to back up my call for action. Fear not, I do. If you live in the United States, then it is possible that college sports are an important part of your life. Perhaps you follow March Madness or have …
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Analyzing Societal Divisions: Double and Triple Movements
4 August 2019 – Democrat-Republican. Left-right. Liberal-conservative. If you listen to the mainstream media, these are the lines which divide our society and are reinforced every day on many news channels. You are also probably sick to death of hearing about the polarizing arguments that dominate the major media stations. Turn on any particular news …
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