With her announcement 13 months before the Iowa caucuses, Elizabeth Warren, who became a progressive star by taking on Wall Street after the 2007 financial crisis and, more recently, President Donald Trump, is the first Democrat with a national profile to take formal action towards a likely presidential campaign.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/31/politics/elizabeth-warren-exploratory-committee-2020/index.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Elizabeth_Warren
We need to challenge the logic of capital. Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act only further entrenches it.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/09/elizabeth-warren-accountable-capitalism-stakeholder
https://www.euronews.com/2018/12/31/watch-live-fireworks-and-festivities-as-europe-welcomes-in-2019
Let our New Year’s resolution be this: We will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity,
In the finest sense of the word. Happy 2019!
It has abundant supplies of oil, natural gas, timber and valuable minerals, such as copper, diamonds, lead, zinc, bauxite, nickel, tin, mercury, gold and silver. Most of those resources are located in Siberia and the Far East.
Russia’s mining industry, which is the country’s second largest after oil and gas, accounts for a significant share of its GDP and exports. The country is among the top three producers of mineral commodities such as platinum, gold and iron ore. It is also the world’s largest producer of diamonds and palladium. The Ural Mountains have vast amounts of minerals while most deposits of coal, oil, gas and timber are located in Siberia.
The Constitution has strangled American democracy for long enough. We need a constituent assembly.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/01/constitution-trump-democracy-electoral-college-senate
You could listen to the pundits, or you could listen to your heart. Bernie Sanders should run for president.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/12/bernie-sanders-2020-hamilton-nolan
When power is balanced as delicately as it is in the Middle East, minor changes can have major consequences. So while 2,000 troops may not sound like much, Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw them from eastern Syria has generated a rich list of winners and losers. Here’s a rundown:
Kurds negotiating with Syria to avoid war with Turkey:
https://popularresistance.org/kurds-negotiating-with-syria-to-avoid-war-with-turkey/
The inspiration you seek is already within you,
Be silent and listen ~ Rumi
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan
Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal said in a rare interview Sunday that he considers President Donald Trump “immoral” and wouldn’t take a job in the administration.
Gen. McChrystal: For a president, visiting troops is not ‘time to tout your politics’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/former-u-s-commander-mcchrystal-trump-is-immoral-and-dishonest/
Trump attacks McCrystal after retired general calls Trump immoral:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/01/politics/trump-tweet-mcchrystal/index.html
