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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 4: Money of the Few Can Be Balanced By the Will of the Many

Posted on April 5, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am back here with the title that started this series (March 15); this time, I’ll attempt to emphasize the second part of the phrase: how to reverse direction from the constant march toward oligarchy back to a constitutional democracy … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 3: Who Shows Up?

Posted on March 29, 2016 by climatechangefork

(March 22, 2016): Close to half of the country – mostly that in the low income end of the financial spectrum – does not participate in choosing our government. The courts have amplified this inequality by allowing an unlimited use … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 2: Which People Vote?

Posted on March 22, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week (March 15) we looked at three key findings: From the Pew Research survey of voters cast in OECD countries, the United States (ranked 4th from the bottom in the voters participation survey (2012 presidential elections) records about 55% … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 1: The Money of the Few Can Be Balanced by the Will of the Many

Posted on March 15, 2016 by climatechangefork

I have mentioned before that according to the Democracy Index compiled by The Economist, the US comes in last (#20) among the “full democracies.” Its score on this index is 8.05, compared to Norway (#1) which gets 9.93. One of … Continue reading →

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Decision Time: What Will the Election Mean For the US and Abroad?

Posted on March 8, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am starting to write this blog two days after Super Tuesday. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump came out way ahead of their competition as the leading candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party nominations for November’s election of the … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Cuba – Hello Trump!

Posted on March 1, 2016 by climatechangefork

This blog is being posted on Tuesday, March 1st (Super Tuesday). Eleven states (and American Samoa) will select about 25% of the delegates that will choose the two party’s nominees to be elected President of the United States in November. … Continue reading →

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Cuba and Miami: The Importance of Friendly Neighbors

Posted on February 23, 2016 by climatechangefork

Synagogue Beth Shalom – Havana, Cuba A JDC marked car in front of the synagogue Above, you see the beautiful Beth Shalom (House of Peace) synagogue we visited in Havana, as well as a car that belongs to the synagogue … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog by Jake Levin: Study Abroad in Havana, Cuba

Posted on February 16, 2016 by climatechangefork

Hello! This is guest blogger Jake Levin. By way of background, I’m a senior Macaulay Honors College student studying political science and philosophy at Brooklyn College, and I recently returned from a month spent studying abroad in Havana, Cuba. I … Continue reading →

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The Holocaust, Nuclear Winter, and the Cuban Embargo

Posted on February 2, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am starting to write this blog on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Wednesday, January 27th. Today marks 71 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. The end of the week will also mean the beginning of a new semester and back … Continue reading →

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Regulating Subsidies

Posted on January 19, 2016 by climatechangefork

The figure above shows the price of Brent crude oil as recorded at the end 2014, along with predictions by two respected financial organizations and the futures market for this past year. The real price today (December 30, 2015) is … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 3: Who Shows Up?

Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 2: Which People Vote?

Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 1: The Money of the Few Can Be Balanced by the Will of the Many

Decision Time: What Will the Election Mean For the US and Abroad?

Goodbye Cuba – Hello Trump!

Cuba and Miami: The Importance of Friendly Neighbors

The Holocaust, Nuclear Winter, and the Cuban Embargo

Regulating Subsidies

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