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Kay Bradley

Opinion | Running Out the Clock on Trump Is Cowardly and Dangerous - The New York Times - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...-capitol-riot-impeachment.html

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  • Kay Bradley on 09 Jan 21
     
    "This particular mob successfully breached the Capitol in an effort, however inchoate, to install Donald Trump as president for a second time, against the will of the majority of voters and their electors. The mob failed to change the outcome of the election, but it showed the world what was possible. If the mob and its enablers - the president and his allies - walk away unpunished, then the mob will return." Jamelle Bouie Comparison to white redemption in New Orleans in the 1870s
Matt Harband

BBC News- Libya Controversy in Vice-Presidential Debate - 1 views

www.bbc.com/...world-us-canada-19932310

election Paul Ryan Mitt Romney Joe Biden Barack Obama Libya embassy

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  • Matt Harband on 13 Oct 12
     
    Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are tying to do whatever they can to avert the attention from Ryan losing the Vice Presidential debate. The main area of contention is whether or not the US Embassy in Benghazi asked the American government for extra security before the attacks on September 11th that killed 4 Americans. Biden claims that he and the president were not asked to enhance security measures, while sworn testimony from the staff of the embassy said that they asked for more protection. In my opinion, there is a lot of ad-libbing in the debates, therefore to put a candidates word choice under so much scrutiny is pointless. Mitt Romney's camp seems to be jumping on biden's every word to make up for the insufficiencies in his own platform.
  • Rory Chipman on 14 Oct 12
     
    Its unfortunate that the campaign race has become something of a food fight of gossip and rumors. It has gotten to the point where no one can tell who is telling the truth or not. Romney seems determined to portray the President as incompetent especially his comparison between Joe Bidden and Paul Ryan.
  • Alexander Luckmann on 14 Oct 12
     
    Although I agree with both Matt and Rory, I would like to point out that the criticism of the campaign is very much focused on the Republican party. I think it's important to note that perhaps Biden did, in fact, distort the truth in the debate; saying that he didn't know about something if he did is not a simple slip of the tongue. factcheck.org put Ryan's falsehoods at 6 and Biden's at 3. Although it is clear who lied more, this is a disgusting statistic: the candidates lied NINE TIMES during their debate. Although there is a lot of information they have to cover, I think that one must hold Biden as responsible for his lies as one does Ryan.
gtgomes17

United States vs China vs Brazil - Country Facts Comparison - 0 views

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economy government demographics education health technology environment military

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  • gtgomes17 on 19 Jan 17
     
    Uncover and compare facts about different countries (the link I put up compares 3, and you can change them to whatever countries you want). Discover in-depth information about the government, the state of the economy, and much more.
alisimons

How Australia and Britain Tackled Gun Violence - 0 views

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  • alisimons on 02 Oct 15
     
    In light of the recent shooting in Oregon, I think it's important to reflect on our gun control policies in comparison to those of other developed countries.
Curtis Serrano

In graphics: Eurozone in crisis - 4 views

www.bbc.co.uk/10150007

EU

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  • Curtis Serrano on 14 Oct 10
     
    very cool infographics on the effect of the recession on EU nations
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  • Samantha Bishop on 16 Oct 10
     
    This summer I was living in Spain with two people from Germany, two from Holland, and one person from Turkey. They were constantly talking about how they felt that Greece was ruining the Euro and was causing a lot of the debt of the EU. The people from Germany were particularly hostile and angry towards Greece. It is interesting to now see these statistics, which tend to back up what they were saying.
  • Matthew Schweitzer on 17 Oct 10
     
    This article/graphic poses an interesting but subliminal question about the future of the European Union, or t least its fiscal stability. Started as the unifier of Europe, the EU rests on shaky ground; lacking a powerful central authority with which it can enforce its rules, the ability for the EU to maintain itself is through the combined cooperation of European nations. This article points out that these countries have "failed to follow their own [economic] laws," with "Greece as the biggest offender." If the trend continues towards a disrespect for the EU's laws by the member countries, there could be far more Greece-like economic situations in Europe, it seems, thus jeopardizing the future of the organization.
  • Kay Bradley on 17 Oct 10
     
    I love graphic representations of Information! Nice find, Curtis! As a point of comparison, The United States has a national debt of 8.68 trillion. In the U.S., this is 60.8 percent of the American GDP. Source: www.visualeconomics.com › All Infographics
Catherine Binder

Say hi to the Crazy - 3 views

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  • Catherine Binder on 04 Oct 10
     
    This article is a few weeks old, but the writer brings up interesting points about Islam, the NY mosque debate, and the United States' international relations. His mention of Hiroshima's Peace Park in comparison to the US' plans for Ground Zero is intriguing. Heather's article about the syphilis experiment in Guatemala is just one recent example of why the US is perceived as domineering. I never thought to question our plans for the former site of the World Trade Center, but I completely agree with the writer - why are we building a gaudy shiny tower instead of something more inviting that could facilitate discussions between countries? He states that "It would be nice if our ground zero could become an international home of reconciliation. Instead of continuing the hatred, defuse it."
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  • anonymous on 04 Oct 10
     
    I like how Jon talks about "the Crazy." I sometimes get caught up in trying to figure out how and why some people have seemingly immoral opinions about things. I first have to remind myself that I'm not always right myself, and if after that I think the issue really is a simple difference between right and wrong, I try to think of the reasons as to why people would think differently from me. It's one thing to think that all of those people are just stupid, all of them have to be evil to think such a thing, all of them don't know what they're talking about. Truth is, it's a mix. I wish I knew more about the mosque issue to be able to have a solid opinion on whether or not it should be built, but I do think the people on each side of the matter need to stop generalizing about the other. The anti-mosque-ians should recognize that terrorists are part of every religion. The pro-mosque-ians should recognize that some of their opposers know what they're talking about, but a lot of them are just caught up in "the Crazy." Both sides should try to understand the other as to dispel any false notions they have about each other (or themselves) and to try and come to a rational, peaceful decision.
  • Heather Anderson on 04 Oct 10
     
    I never thought of comparing 9/11 to the bombing of Hiroshima. Although what happened on 9/11 was absolutely terrible, the scale of the tragedies is really different: 2,000 vs 100,000, a few crazies vs a nation's decision to use extreme power. I don't want to sound insensitive, but I feel as though 9/11 is sometimes blown out of proportion; there have been worse tragedies in the world, at least statistically speaking. However, the emotional and symbolic significance definitely hit the U.S. hard: so many people killed, so much fear, being attacked so close to home, over different religious beliefs. I get the feeling that the author is comparing 9/11 to Hiroshima partially to appeal to people who view it on that scale. I never thought much about the plans for the new towers, but when I did, I suppose I thought it was good we were picking ourselves up and moving forward. But perhaps we would be moving forward in the wrong direction. I really like the idea of a peace garden or a building dedicated to world peace. I think that would be a very inspired way to address the tensions that caused 9/11. I hope parts of the new building will be dedicated to working for peace. Although I doubt anyone will suddenly change the plans for the tower, I think it is actually quite possible that some parts of the building will serve this purpose.
  • Gregory Freiberg on 04 Oct 10
     
    I agree with Alison. All to often we get caught up in our own opinions which sometimes means that we contend every other opinion is wrong. For example, I think that the mosque should be built near ground zero. I think this because to generalize against a whole religion because of a small part of one of the largest religions in the world seems dumb; however, after thinking about this I do realize that the other side to this argument is valid. Why a mosque? Can't we accomplish something similar in terms of fostering peace by building something else? As heather said, this still could be moving forward in the wrong direction. I do not know. But I am trying to be open about the other side to this very multidimensional issue. It is wrong of us to think it is an ethical issue with two side of right and wrong, there is in fact a lot of grey areas.
  • Rick Rodgers on 04 Oct 10
     
    Hey all, I'd just like to remind everyone that the "mosque" is not being built at ground zero (in fact it's in a Burlington Coat Factory blocks away: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-sledge/just-how-far-is-the-groun_b_660585.html. I think the ethical debate surrounding the issue is just further testament to the fact that many Americans unconsciously subscribe to media hype, regardless of their positions on issues. While I agree with what has been said about the ethics of a hypothetical mosque at ground zero, we should realize that this ethical dilemma is a fallacy and exists only as a headline. Also, I think the we/the press/everyone should be more careful who we label as "crazy irrational terrorists". We should realize that those guys didn't get on the planes on 9/11 because they were born without enough of X hormone, they were there because of a long history of western intervention etc. in their home countries. We shouldn't be so quick to dismiss terrorism as an irrational act by sick people, it only allows us to forget the underlying complicity that we have with the issue.
Rachel Katzoff

U.S. Leadership Ratings Suffer in Latin America; Approval still up from Bush era. - 1 views

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Venezuela

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  • Rachel Katzoff on 03 Jan 11
     
    This article cites a few surveys taken since President Obama took office. It is interesting to look at this in comparison to the article we read from 2006 about Chavez and his disapproval of the Bush administration.
miriambachman

Health > Drinking Water Availability %: Countries Compared - 0 views

www.nationmaster.com/...rinking-water-availability-%25

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  • miriambachman on 14 Nov 14
     
    Provides comparison of drinking water availability percentages across several countries (Includes graphics)
ntarkoff

U.N. Panel Faults Syria's Military for Chemical Attack - The New York Times - 7 views

www.nytimes.com/...syria-chemical-weapons.html

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  • ntarkoff on 11 Sep 17
     
    The U.N. has officially made the first authoritative statement that the Syrian Government is responsible for a recent Chemical attack that killed 83 people and injured close to 300. Coincidentally, this statement was made in the midst of international community loosening and removing all opposition to the Syrian government.
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  • maxmouse on 21 Sep 17
     
    The use of satalite and drone images was really interesting to me, being able to make comparisons so easily pokes some serious holes in the Syrian/Russian story.
  • caroliner0che on 21 Sep 17
     
    Yet another example of airstrikes causing unprecedented civilian casualties. Interesting that it can be this difficult to pinpoint the perpetrators of such a violent attack.
  • annazhu on 21 Sep 17
     
    This is so sad that there are chemical attacks on rebel-held towns, but they are also having drastic effects on the people that live there, and so many people are dying! This really brings into question if chemicals should still be used for warfare.
Kay Bradley

Police Reform Is Necessary. But How Do We Do It? - The New York Times - 0 views

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  • The United States spends more on public safety than almost all its peer countries and much less, relatively speaking, on social services
  • Now we’re having a conversation that’s not just about how black communities are policed, and what reforms are required, but also about why we’ve invested exclusively in a criminalization model for public safety, instead of investing in housing, jobs, health care, education for black communities and fighting structural inequality.
  • Budgets are moral documents, reflecting priorities and values.
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  • Garza: In 2018 and 2019, my organization, Black Futures Lab, did what we believe is the largest survey of black communities in America. It’s called the Black Census Project. We asked more than 30,000 black people across America what we experience, what we want to see happen instead and what we long for, for our futures.
  • the No.1 issue facing them, and keeping them up at night, is that their wages are too low to support a family.
  • Imagine that you have a tool chest for solving social problems. It gives you options. Then you lose the tool of mental-health resources. You lose the tool of public education. They take out the tool of job placement. And then all you’ve got left is this one rusty hammer. That’s policing.
  • Simply defunding the police cannot be a legacy of this moment. I want to hear about investing in black communities more than I want to hear about defunding.
  • There has been such a massive disinvestment in the social safety net that should exist to give black communities an opportunity to thrive, whether it’s access to health care or housing or education or jobs.
  • They cause others to be armed, out of fear, who shouldn’t have to worry about defending themselves
  • The dispatcher would route calls that aren’t about crimes or a risk of harm to social workers, mediators and others.
  • In many cities, the police spend a lot of time “on traffic and motor-vehicle issues, on false burglar alarms, on noise complaints and on problems with animals,”
  • When a police report leads to criminal charges — only a subset of the whole — about 80 percent of them are for misdemeanors. Friedman argues that we should hand off some of what the police do to people who are better trained for it.
  • A tiny percentage of people are the ones destabilizing communities
  • There are a host of things that the police are currently responding to that they have no business responding to.
  • If you have a car accident, why is somebody with a gun coming to the scene?
  • Or answering a complaint about someone like George Floyd, who the store clerk said bought a pack of cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill?
  • Similarly, if you have a homeless man panhandling at a red light and you say to a cop, “Go fix it,” he’ll arrest the man. And now he has a $250 ticket. And how does he pay that? And what does any of this accomplish?
  • domestic disputes. They’re the subject of 15 to more than 50 percent of calls to the police
  • But might we get further in the long run if someone with other skills — in social work or mediation — actually handled the incident?
  • The women were deeply wary of the police in general, but 33 of them had called them at least once, often for help with a teenager. “Calling the police on family members deepens the reach of penal control,” Bell wrote. But the mothers in her study have scant options.
  • hey knew that if they called the police that real harm could come, and they didn’t want that.
  • When I did investigations for the Justice Department, I would hear police officers say: “I didn’t sign up to the police force to be a social worker. I don’t have that training.” They know they’re stuck handling things because there is a complete lack of investment in other approaches and responses.
  • In Eugene, Ore., some 911 calls are routed to a crisis-intervention service called Cahoots, which responds to things like homelessness, substance abuse and mental illness. Houston routes some mental-health calls to a counselor if they’re not emergencies. New Orleans is hiring people who are not police officers to go to traffic collisions and write reports, as long as there are no injuries or concerns about drunken driving. I’m borrowing these examples from Barry Friedman’s article. The point is that some cities are beginning to reduce the traditional scope of police work.
  • One of the most interesting studies about policing is a randomized comparison of different strategies for dealing with areas of Lowell, Mass., that were hot spots for crime. One was aggressive patrols, which included stop-and-frisk encounters and arrests on misdemeanor charges, like drug possession. A second was social-service interventions, like mental-health help or taking homeless people to shelters. A third involved physical upkeep: knocking down vacant buildings, cleaning vacant lots, putting in streetlights and video cameras. The most effective in reducing crime was the third strategy.
amalieg2021

Global Coronavirus Deaths Surpass One Million - WSJ - 1 views

www.wsj.com/...st-news-09-28-2020-11601279640

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  • amalieg2021 on 29 Sep 20
     
    The total deaths from the Coronavirus hit one million on Monday. Health experts warn that the opening of schools and failure to mandate mask-wearing will worsen the situation.
  • mayas2021 on 08 Oct 20
     
    I think it's extremely irresponsible for schools to open back up without mandatory masks, especially in the U.S., which is already doing poorly in comparison to other countries.
  • sashajlu on 09 Oct 20
     
    It is awful that we have reached 1 million and continue to push for reopening, disregarding the fact that it will harm so many people.
anyak2021

Why a New Abortion Ban in Poland is Causing a Furor - The New York Times - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...-abortion-ruling-protests.html

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  • anyak2021 on 27 Oct 20
     
    Polish citizens have violently protested in response to new restrictions on abortion. These restrictions will further Poland's already strict abortion policy by outlawing them even in cases of rape or fetal abnormalities. The government in Poland is heavily influenced by Christianity, which has also prompted them to condemn immigration (except for Christian immigrants) and gay rights.
  • cooperg2021 on 28 Oct 20
     
    This reminds me of the many new abortion laws in the south last year, which were also founded out of the christian idea that life begins at conception. Some of the more egregious laws even proposed punishing women for miscarriages if an investigation found that they had some responsibility with the fetus' poor health. It didn't say in this article, but I wonder if a similar process occurs under this new law? How extreme is it in comparison to the US and the countries around it?
  • Kay Bradley on 15 Nov 20
     
    What type of Christianity is dominant in Poland? All Christians are not necessarily anti-abortion. There are Christians of every political identity. . . . I just looked it up: "The overwhelming majority (around 87%) of the population are Roman-Catholic if the number of the baptised is taken as the criterion (33 million of baptised people in 2013)" source: Euruopean Commission Report: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/
alexandrac22

Coronavirus live updates: European Union says 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinated... - 1 views

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  • tobiasc2022 on 31 Aug 21
     
    Interesting seeing this vs the US
  • anonymous on 31 Aug 21
     
    A little sad to see that in comparison, only 55% of California adults are full vaccinated
audreybandel

Mexico's Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion : NPR - 0 views

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  • audreybandel on 20 Oct 21
     
    This is a bit of an older story, but this is a fascinating look at the effect of religion on reproductive policy in comparison to the United States. Why is Mexico, a heavily Catholic country, moving forward with its abortion access while the US is taking a step backwards?
sidc2022

In World's 'Happiest' Countries, Signs of a Happiness Gap - 4 views

www.nytimes.com/...ordic-countries-happiness.html

NYTimes

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  • anays2023 on 31 Aug 21
     
    This makes it feel like world happiness levels could eventually take the place of money/ or other social inequality creators
  • lauran5556555 on 01 Sep 21
     
    Hmm, this article does not compare those "happy" countries with other parts of the world, so I wonder what the statistics show. Also, I wonder if social media has had a bigger effect on these Nordic countries than other parts of the world.
  • agnesg22 on 01 Sep 21
     
    I'd be interested to see how more of how the "happiness gap" intersects with the wealth gap. Also, I wonder if other countries experience the same problem with younger generations being more unhappy. It would have been helpful to have a comparison between these Nordic countries and countries in other parts of the world.
nicksandford

Welcome to Britaly | The Economist - 0 views

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  • nicksandford on 21 Oct 22
     
    Economist, a very reputable British news source, discusses how Britain's recent political and economic instability has begun to mirror a political pariah of Europe, Italy. Both have seen political turmoil in the form of political resignations and 4 prime ministers in the past 7 years, as well as the standstill in British politics are all examples of this close comparison. It will be interesting to see whether the UK will be able to dig themselves out of this hole.
  • Kay Bradley on 25 Oct 22
     
    funny-ironic-sad. And on point. But now Rishi Sunak is the UK's new Prime Minister, former Finance Minister, first PM of color in UK history. Background: Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister on 25 October 2022. He was previously appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government from 9 January 2018 to 24 July 2019. source: https://www.gov.uk/government/people/rishi-sunak Fun fact: Sunak and his partner might be wealthier than the royal family.
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