From the archives: In praise of slow bikes – by Lloyd Alter Carbon UpFront Carlo Petrini, the founder of the Slow Food movement, has died. He inspired many other slow movements over the years. I wrote about many of them and believe I was the first to call for a slow-car movement, somewhat in jest. But I […]
Having been exposed to the prison system over a period of time, I can vouch for what the author is proposing and the state is establishing. People do make mistakes. However, if society continues the punishment during and after parole, it becomes harder for a parolee to reestablish themselves in society. As it stands today, […]
I added a report by “News Hound Ellen” at Crooks and Liars. It has been a while since Angry Bear has featured a commentary from Crooks and Liars. Using the Washington Post, Ellen does an excellent job portraying how this administration is developing its presidential slush fund. Not for the public’s eyes! Short read and […]
Just Some thoughts . . . NPR: “The latest executive order, issued March 31, calls for the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Social Security Administration to create lists of adult U.S. citizens in each state, and to send those lists to state election officials. It also calls for the U.S. Postal Service — […]
Rather than build upon a program or programs, Trump and fellow Republicans decided to change, make more difficult, or destroy a number of initiatives as listed below. Think back to the expansion of ACA healthcare so many citizens were covered during Covid. Our brazen overweight president eliminated the subsidies for millions of citizens. In many […]
Partial of a report by Oil Price is dated May 17 as written by Irina Slav. As expected, the United States is headed for a shortage while our president fiddles away with attacking Iran. He started something which is going to be difficult to end and has put the US as well as other countries […]
1 trillion dollars cut from healthcare for tax cuts and CMS Trump causes 3 or more million people to lose healthcare insurance. Snatching government assistance away from them is just a start. In case you did not know, the 3 million consisted of children. More cuts will come as healthcare is unsubsidized. Medicaid Cuts: The […]
President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy . . . with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to pressure over how to fix America’s escalating inflation rate. I would be curious as to what the Chinese thought of the […]
That Trump went, he altered the balance of negotiation. He nows plays a secondary role and dragged us into it. In an earlier commentary, it was said no other president would meet with Chinese leaders as it was too much of a give away, Former China director on the National Security Council Julian Gewirtz, who […]
Individual economic circumstances will influence political beliefs and behavior. Such can be said about homeowners and potential homeowners who desire to be homeowners. For example. higher mortgage interest rates will restrict those who have lower incomes. In the end, the inability to afford a home will have an influence in American politics. Home ownership and […]