Category: Politics
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Connert Media’s Recommendations for Progressive News and Information
Slate One of the great advantages of being an electronic publication is that Slate can publish stories very quickly. When the president makes an important speech, our political correspondent’s analysis can be live before the janitors have cleaned the auditorium. When the stock market rallies after the tragic death of a senator, our financial writer…
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Evangelical Christians Endorse Trump Despite Lies and Corruption
Tillerson Affirms His Moral Compass Is Straight The Washington Post, Anne Gearan and Morello, May 16, 2018 – “Former secretary of state Rex Tillerson warned Wednesday that deceptive leaders and “alternative realities” are a threat to democracy, an implicit critique of his former boss, President Trump.” [1] Tillerson appeared to say that his own integrity…
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Arming Teachers – A Very Bad Idea!
According to most Americans and those opposing Donald Trump, arming teachers is a very bad idea. References: Statista, March 20, 2018, Martin Armstrong – Arming Teachers: What Do the Teachers Think? Gallup, March 16, 2018, Megan Brenan – Most U.S. Teachers Oppose Carrying Guns in Schools
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Sure, Let’s Have More Guns in Schools
Dennis Alexander also teaches, is a reserve police officer and a Seaside city councilman, pointed his gun and was “providing instruction related to public safety” as reported by the police. [1] References: The Washington Post, March 14, 2018, Fred Barbash – Gun-trained teacher accidentally discharges firearm in Calif. classroom, injuring student The Californian, March 13, 2018,…
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States Most Reliant On Steel Imports
According to statistics from the Brookings Institute and Census Bureau data, many states will be impacted especially in the center of the United States. [1,2] The states that rely most on steel and aluminum imports as a share of their total import base cut an interesting economic geography. In Missouri, Louisiana, Connecticut, and Maryland, aluminum…