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Donald Trump, like other manipulative narcissists, is a fan of the superlative. In fact, he is a bigly fan. Few people do questionable superlatives better than Trump! The fact that they are subsequently proven to be nothing but braggadocious empty words doesn’t matter to ‘The Donald’ as ... | ['Biden Transition', 'UK Politics', 'US Politics', 'Boris Johnson', 'Trump'] |
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State Pension payments provide retirees with important financial support once th... | ['Politics', 'UK Politics', 'Coronavirus', 'Education'] |
“The United Kingdom made a promise to care; to act; to lead.” Those are the words of former Prime Minister David Cameron, following the Government’s victory in a vote to slash its overseas development aid (ODA). Another former Conservative Prime Minister put it in stronger terms, Sir John Major remarked that “the Gover... | ['Global Britain', 'Foriegn Policy', 'Foreign Affairs', 'UK Politics', 'Foreign Aid'] |
Those who promoted ‘herd immunity’ should accept their share of the blame.
Structure of COVID-19 spike protein (light grey) in complex with its cell-surface receptor (Blue) from PDB7A97. Changes found in the new UK strain B.1.1.7 are highlighted as red spheres and labelled on one of the three copies of spike protein. ... | ['B117', 'UK Politics', 'Covid 19', 'Vaccines', 'Pandemic'] |
In the early 1950s, the Hooker Chemical Company was looking for a place to dump a variety of excitingly toxic chemical wastes, and settled upon a disused canal in Niagara Falls, NY called the Love Canal, which it promptly filled up with a touch under 20,000 tons of wastes and capped off with impermeable clay such that ... | ['UK Politics', 'David Cameron'] |
I’ve been experimenting with some short-thread-form articles on twitter, like this, to limited success. The most annoying part being typos as they’re a total pain to correct, that said, being objective about my own small place in the world, these long forms are hardly going viral.
We’ve been blighted since the start o... | ['UK Politics', 'Covid 19', 'Coronavirus', 'Statistics', 'Global'] |
Oh, am I done.
Here we are, in the middle of a second/third wave of this dreadful virus, one of the highest (the highest?) death rates per capita of any country in the entire world, and a ‘lockdown’ that isn’t worth the paper it isn’t even written on.
We have so many businesses that are not even slightly ‘essential’ ... | ['UK', 'UK Politics', 'Covid 19', 'Support Bubbles', 'Coronavirus'] |
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Maajid Nawaz, a native Briton of Pakistani background, tells a compelling personal story of his odyssey from extremist ... | ['UK Politics', 'Maajid Nawaz', 'Politics', 'News', 'Terrorism'] |
Dan Robinson’s new book, Natural and Necessary Unions, is a history for our time, and tells the story of how the quest for autonomy shaped the history of three communities: Scotland, Ireland, and Northumbria. This excerpt, from chapter 5 of the book, touches on the battle of the unions, and discusses the results of the... | ['Oxford University Press', 'European Union', 'British History', 'UK Politics', 'Public Policy'] |
Two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl: My friendship with Julian Assange Carley Tonoli Jan 5·13 min read
Julian Assange is my friend, confidant and inspiration. He was a friend to my husband Peter and I for more than 25 years. Regardless of time and distance, he always remained at the forefront of our minds and close ... | ['US Politics', 'UK Politics', 'Australian Politics', 'Wikileaks', 'Julian Assange'] |
Something I get asked a lot is how we can encourage young women to be involved with the Conservative Party. Of course I don’t have all the answers, but I think it is important to look at why young women may vote for the Party and want to get involved but not make the decision to join and be active.
I have always been ... | ['Conservative Party', 'Women', 'UK Politics', 'Politics', 'Women In Politics'] |
Austerity was supposed to be a mission with a definitive end. Or at least those of us who were part of the Liberal Democrats in the coalition-era believed as much. Following the 2008 crash and 2010 election the nation’s budget deficit and the plight of debt ridden countries around the world loomed large. In response th... | ['Austerity', 'UK Politics', 'Boris Johnson', 'Uk Budget', 'Budget'] |
After the Article 50 extension decision taken by the European Council on Wednesday evening, focus has shifted back to the impasse at Westminster. Cross-party talks are underway on attempting to find a signpost at least on the final relationship which could be negotiated between the UK and the EU. This could find its pl... | ['Northern Ireland', 'UK Politics', 'Trade', 'Europe', 'Brexit'] |
Trump still plans to nominate Herman Cain for Fed’s board of governors.
British Prime Minister May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held talks in parliament on Thursday aimed to break the Brexit deadlock.
Easter time
May’s government showed willingness to discuss a possible customs union with the EU as wel... | ['Forex', 'UK Politics', 'Forex Trading', 'Money', 'Federal Reserve'] |
The Brexit Party.
Today saw the brainchild of Nigel Farage come to fruition as the Brexit Party was officially launched. As a protest against the leading parties and an attempt to push through Brexit, Farage has launched a war against the elites from a factory in Coventry.
The group joining Farage include business pe... | ['Politics', 'UK Politics', 'Brexit', 'World'] |
As I am writing this, we are yet another day the UK was supposed to be leaving but didn't. This extension does nothing to resolve the insecurity and deeper existential issues that EU citizens like me have faced since June 2016.
To recall: we went from being scapegoats (during the Referendum campaign) to bargaining chi... | ['UK Politics', 'Brexit', 'USA'] |
On the brink of a second national lockdown in the UK, I think we should re-examine all the tools that can help us fight covid19. This article focuses on one such tool — face masks.
On YouGov, you can find a survey result titled “Personal measures taken to avoid COVID-19”. One of the questions is on mask-wearing. The c... | ['Masks4all', 'UK', 'UK Politics', 'Covid 19', 'Coronavirus'] |
In the UK, as in many Western Democracies, institutional trust has collapsed over recent decades. Whether it be the press, banks, the government, the EU, citizens have lost faith in many elements of British society, not without reason in some cases. The 2020 Trust Barometer reveals that Britain is the least trusting so... | ['Communitarianism', 'UK', 'UK Politics', 'Politics', 'Political Parties'] |
What’s remarkable about this story is that breakdowns of sanity occurred at so many distinct junctures:
The acceptance of the notion that a public institution should “investigate” political statements as potential violations of the law
The fallacious analyses of Bromley and Livingstone’s comments
The leap from publi... | ['Anti Semitism', 'UK Politics', 'Labour Party', 'Politics', 'Jeremy Corbyn'] |
On Excel-gate and the UK government’s “quantitative revolution”
Row 65,536 — the last row in an XLS file
What gets mended matters
In 2014 I was working at a service-design agency, doing discovery interviews at a big utility company — talking to stakeholders and finding out what could be done to make their billing sy... | ['UK Politics', 'Technology', 'Innovation'] |
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s flagship Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy has returned to the fore following its postponement at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Already social media is replete with advice, concerns and fears. In a series for The Times, defence correspondent L... | ['Security', 'UK Politics', 'Politics', 'Author Views', 'Military'] |
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Dear Jeremy,
I am a white, secular Brit. I have no background in any religion or religious identity. I consider myself left-wing and grew up in a town famous for its role against the Nazi attacks on the UK. I found your statement in response to the EHRC deeply troubling. Many of your su... | ['Anti Semitism', 'UK Politics', 'Labour Party', 'Politics', 'Jeremy Corbyn'] |
A “Your Country Needs You” for the Pandemic Moment
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We are in a war with an enemy that is ruthless, cruel and subtle. Casualties exceed those from the Battle of Britain in World War II. We are losing.
The enemy has no scruples. He attacks the old, the vulnerable, the poor. He is opportunistic. ... | ['UK Politics', 'Rhetoric', 'Covid 19', 'Coronavirus', 'Patriotism'] |
The Labour Party NEC Elections reach a critical point tomorrow as the ballots open, papers start to arrive and votes start being cast. After seeing the level of appeasition and not opposition within Labour, I hope members are aware of just how critical it is we have a robust, left-wing NEC and will be casting their vot... | ['UK', 'Luke Akehurst', 'UK Politics', 'Labour Party', 'Nec'] |
One thing should be made clear. This advert was not produced by the government as part of their recent suggestions for those in more precarious industries to “adapt” i.e. to consider more stable jobs. But it does have very unfortunate resonance with today’s climate. Since the images have been removed from the National ... | ['Twitter', 'Arts And Culture', 'UK Politics', 'Retraining', 'Advertising'] |
Unite’s new leader Sharon Graham is Hard Left but remains Sir Keir Starmer’s best chance of a New Labour bounce Last Brownite Standing Aug 27·5 min read
When Unite elected their first female General Secretary, Sharon Graham, this week it was seen as quite a shock.
Starmer’s favourite Trot? (Photo by Tatiana Rodriguez... | ['Labour Party', 'Keir Starmer', 'UK Politics'] |
Tony Blair has been re-animated by the British media to speak of our ‘moral duty’ to stay in Afghanistan. Curiously, he doesn’t mention his £1m a year advisorship role to the Mubadala Development Fund who plan to mine $1 trillion worth of resources in the country ForestWolf Aug 27·2 min read
Beware the moral plea of t... | ['Afghanistan', 'War', 'UK Politics', 'Taliban', 'Tony Blair'] |
Eurobsit: How will Brexit influence how British authorities tackle IP crimes?
Eddy Leviten, Director General of the UK’s Alliance for Intellectual Property
Eddy Leviten: There are two main issues; the first concerns checks on physical products and goods entering Britain, and the other around intelligence sharing. Som... | ['European Union', 'Law', 'UK Politics', 'Intellectual Property', 'Brexit'] |
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2019 is going to be an important year for Wales and its economy and I want you to hit the ground running’.
That was the clear message from the new First Minister Drakeford as I had the great privilege of being appointed as Minister for Economy and Transport in the new Welsh ... | ['Welsh Politics', 'UK Politics', 'Politics', 'Economics', 'Wales'] |
Brexit’s impact on universities: how is this being presented in the key overseas markets for UK higher education? Academic Minds Feb 7, 2019·5 min read
The venerable US magazine Foreign Policy recently published an article titled ‘The Brexit-Fueled Death of the British University’. It argued that while for centuries U... | ['Foreign Affairs', 'Students', 'UK Politics', 'University', 'Brexit'] |
Insurgency….
“We are all susceptible to the pull of viral ideas. Like mass hysteria. Or a tune that gets into your head that you keep humming all day until you spread it to someone else. Jokes. Urban legends. Crackpot religions. Marxism. No matter how smart we get, there is always this deep irrational part that makes ... | ['UK Politics', 'Snow Crash', 'Accelerationism', 'Deleuze', 'Brexit'] |
‘A Britain that works for everyone’, ‘For the many not the few’; these slogans used, respectively, by the Conservative and Labour parties in the UK have become almost wearily familiar to voters in recent years.
To those voters on low incomes they have taken on a hollow ring, for decades this section of the body politi... | ['Politics', 'Society Politics', 'UK Politics'] |
A painting in red and blue of many and various trans bodies, interspersed with words like “Peer Support”, “decentralised healthcare” and “end homelessness”. “TRANS JOY” is repeated and prominent. The painting was made by Jay Arthur Simpson in response to this article. www.jayarthursimpson.com, @JayArthurDraws
In UK tr... | ['Transphobia', 'UK Politics', 'Transgender', 'Liberation', 'Protest'] |
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Almost every type of interview — whether for a job, medical school, community service position, or other — will ask you to describe a time you dealt with an ethical dilemma or a time when your values wer... | ['Ethics', 'Job Interview', 'Communication Skills'] |
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Back in 2017, after a year of running my own start-up back in Chile and failing plus having worked in the start-up scene for over 4 years, I decided to look for opportunities outside my home country and get some international work experience, ideally in one of the big tech companies.
The proce... | ['Tech', 'Interviewing', 'Job Interview', 'Interview', 'Technology'] |
Data revealed that the final job interview stage can put female candidates at a disadvantage compared to male candidates. This was how we addressed it.
Studies have shown that companies with an equal balance of genders in their senior leadership enjoy higher levels of productivity and innovation. They also find it eas... | ['Executive Search', 'Job Interview', 'Diversity', 'Hiring', 'Diversity And Inclusion'] |
Interviewing is a wide subject, there are different styles and formats of interviews. Unnanu’s last article explained different styles of interviews. Having an understanding of different interview formats is also essential to both interviewers and interviewees.
Here are some common interview formats and everything you... | ['Job Hunting', 'Job Interview', 'Interview Preparation', 'Interview', 'Interview Tips'] |
Job searching can get pretty stressful at times, searching for new jobs or not being satisfied with where you are at. Don’t worry, you are not alone.
Finding the perfect job is not rocket science, though. It requires two things: 1. You to know what you are looking for and 2. Where to find it. Once you find it, and aft... | ['Job Hunting', 'Job Interview', 'Job Search', 'Jobs', 'Money'] |
There are some films and tv-shows that get as relevent and relatable as we age. From “Friends” to the film above, We are gradually transitioning from a Casual to a Professional Phase in our lives.
The Ever-changing cues of technology ,coupled with COVID-19,have brought us into a situation ,where we need to stay consci... | ['Job Interview', 'Resume', 'HR', 'Interview', 'Jobs'] |
Mastering awkward interview situations..
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Here I have listed down few questions that are frequently asked during job interviews, and probably not with the best intentions..
Q: Did you complete your PhD? Why not?
After spending few years in IT industry, I started to find this question total... | ['Communication Skills', 'Career Advice', 'Job Interview', 'Soft Skills'] |
As someone who has sat in your shoes as a senior candidate many times, looking for a job, and as a former ‘Head of Talent Acquisition’ for an international company; I felt it my duty to paint an honest picture of what happens to your job application behind the scenes from the moment you hit the ‘Send’ button…
You have... | ['Job Hunting', 'Job Interview', 'Recruitment', 'Job Search', 'Apply For Jobs Online'] |
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Clarification
System design interviews, like coding interviews, do not only test candidates’ technical skills, but also validate if candidates can solve a problem that’s not well defined. Questions are asked vaguely and generally. It’s cand... | ['Job Interview', 'System Design Interview', 'Technology', 'Programming', 'Computer Science'] |
Each company has a different process. The order and the number of steps are different and the hiring process is usually quite different between a start-up and a big company. Nonetheless we can differentiate 3 types of interview: the first contact, the behavioural interview and the technical interview. It doesn’t necess... | ['Job Hunting', 'AndroidDev', 'Job Interview', 'Android', 'First Job'] |
9 Things I Tell Myself Before I Go To A Job Interview — A Successful Job Hunter’s Mentality Toby Tuckerman Mar 6, 2020·9 min read
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Over the years, I have learned, that my previous job experience, the skills I possess and the references I carry with me — none of that matters, if I do... | ['Job Hunting', 'Job Interview', 'Resume', 'Hiring', 'Job Search'] |
Tailored approach to data science interviews, step by step — How I entered the data science field (with an arts degree)
Full guide on recruiter calls, hiring manager technical interviews, and how to spend just a little time to tailor your answers to each company. Susan Shu Mar 29, 2020·10 min read
Photo by Simon Abra... | ['Job Hunting', 'Data Science Career', 'Job Interview', 'Data Science Interview', 'Machine Learning'] |
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One of the best questions you can be asked in an interview is the “Why should we hire you question?” because the interviewer is basically giving you a chance to pitch yourself to them. If you are unprepared and stammer through an answer, the chances you’ll get the job are low. However, if ... | ['Job Hunting', 'Job Interview', 'College', 'Careers', 'Jobs'] |
During a job interview process, you may at some point be given the opportunity to be indicating your salary expectation.
The word « opportunity » is carefully chosen here because when you join a company this is the moment where you will be able to negotiate your salary the most.
At the particular moment you will be i... | ['Job Interview', 'Salary', 'Salary Negotiations', 'Negotiation', 'Interview Tips'] |
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Who am I?
I’m a senior developer with over 10 years of experience. First, I applied for jobs and went to interviews, and later I started working as a tech lead and began interviewing people myself. I’ve been on both sides of the table. Since I’ve been fortunate enough to work with man... | ['Cv', 'Job Interview', 'Company', 'Job Search', 'Write'] |
Interview tips to find your employer of choice
My parents spent their entire career of over 35 years working for the government. My uncle, on the other hand, worked for a private organisation for more than 3 decades. They used to crib about work not going well but continued to work for the same organisation throughout... | ['Job Interview', 'Interview Preparation', 'Organisational Culture', 'Find A Job', 'Interview Tips'] |
In my first job, one of my seniors used to say, I would give a job to a needy male candidate than female candidate, since most of the time female candidate buys the costly luxurious items for them.
I agreed to him on that day, since I also saw many of my female friends spending unnecessary on them like costly spectacl... | ['Simple Living', 'Jobs', 'Mindfulness', 'Job Interview'] |
5 Best Job Search Website To Keep A Check Upon In 2019!
Best Job Search Sites
The Internet has a come a long way for the job seekers, careers websites offered simple job search engines with few options for targeted inquiries. You get a lot of filters to apply based on your search preference in today’s sites to tailor... | ['Job Search Tips', 'Job Hunting', 'Job Interview', 'Hiring', 'Job Search'] |
Some of the coding problems, like ones from the interviews, took me months to solve. I was wondering why does that happen? Why wasn’t I able to do it so much faster? It happened to me to find a hint — on the pages of the book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman.
That cursed interview day
As you probably alre... | ['Job Interview', 'Psychology', 'Coding', 'Learning', 'Wellbeing'] |
Welcome back! If you read last week’s post, then you probably already know where we’re headed in this week's blog. For everyone else, I will be sharing some advice and personal situations regarding my experience with professional interviews, obtaining internships, and changing your mind after making a significant life ... | ['Job Interview', 'Engineering', 'Interview', 'Internships', 'College'] |
In my experience, during the interview, the candidate is evaluated on the four aspects:
Professional expertise
Teamwork skills and work attitude
Character
Determination to the long-term engagement with the product
The first two are to be left to the technical specialists and HRs. It is the last two where a product... | ['Product Management', 'Job Interview', 'Leadership', 'Product Development', 'Software Development'] |
A Perfect Way to Test New UI/UX Designer Out
“How will I understand, that this guy will turn into the great UI/UX designer?”, — all HRs and owners of design studios asked themselves this one question. We’ve found out a perfect formula to test your newbie. The Room Follow Jun 22 · 4 min read
We always look for new des... | ['Design', 'Job Interview', 'Ui Ux Design', 'Junior Designer', 'Ui Ux'] |
The 4 biggest mistakes of data science job applicants
I’ve interviewed over 90 candidates for data job positions. Here are the most common mistakes of those how didn’t succeed Paulo Vasconcellos Feb 2·4 min read
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In the past 12 months, we’ve hired about 10 new data professionals fo... | ['Office Hours', 'Careers', 'Job Interview', 'Data Science'] |
LESSON #24: Be strategic about case studies both in your portfolio & in interviews.
I struggled for a LONG time with portfolio reviews during interviews. I knew how UX hiring managers like to understand the how & why behind the what, but the problem I struggled with is how to take a 6–9 month project and summarize the... | ['Job Hunting', 'Job Interview', 'UX', 'Portfolio', 'Careers'] |
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The Ultimate Interview Prep Guide for Your Next Dream Data Job
What helped me interview successfully with FANG and unicorns for jobs ranging from product manager to data scientist Tessa Xie Feb 21·9 min read
After rounds and rounds of resume editing and hundreds of applications, you ... | ['Data', 'Job Interview', 'Data Science', 'Interview', 'Careers'] |
January 20th might have been Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day, but Bernie Sanders giving zero fucks and wearing mittens to the event won the internet.
You’re welcome.
UPDATE: 1/21/21 I tried to keep up, but there were just too many #BernieMittens memes. The internet remains undefeated.
Nothing shocking
Bernie Road
Dar... | ['Memes', 'Joe Biden', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Inauguration'] |
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Here are the words we have longed to say for four years: Donald Trump is gone.
After four dark, disconcerting years of anxiety and despondency, things are finally beginning to look brighter.
Not only is Joe Biden now the 46th President of the Uni... | ['Senate Budget Commitee', 'Senate', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Democrats', 'Progressive'] |
Now a lot of mean, bitter people with frankly too much time on their hands — have been tweeting this account, an account whose owner has dared to suggest that Biden is rather boring and frankly, it should have been Bernie.
Now white supremacists do not get booted out of the White House every day — I get it people are ... | ['US Politics', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Trump', 'Biden', 'Inauguration'] |
Like the string attached to Bernie’s mittens, this week things started connecting together.
Me, taking a break from my desk to warm up my hands
I climbed out of the water with puckered fingers and chattering teeth, and longed to slip on a pair of warm woolen mittens. It was Blue Monday, and instead of diving into my ... | ['Surveillance Capitalism', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Weeknotes', 'Digital Transformation'] |
Censorship Supports Corruption
Warning — -This is not a news report. This is opinion developed from many sources, some of which are included for clarity, transparency and rebuttal, which is the Free Speech that shares ideas.
Censorship Supports Corruption….
Does one actually hear state-run/corporate-owned MSM talkin... | ['Howie Hawkins', 'Government', 'Health', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Work'] |
As I watch Biden win the majority of states in March with the help of the over 50 crowd, I have to wonder, do Boomer’s even care about how much they are hurting themselves and their children in this election or do they hate all of us?
Their generation is about 5–8 years away from needing more robust medical care, pres... | ['Elections', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Politics', 'Democrats', 'Joe Biden'] |
“Social distancing” as a prescription in our times is like prescribing HIV to a cancer patient.
We’ve been told by medical authorities that everyone needs to take important steps to slow and stop the growth of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve been told to prioritize washing our hands, to avoid touching our faces, and t... | ['Inclusion', 'Mental Health', '2020 Presidential Race', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Politics'] |
This little analogy is so good as I wipe my coffee up that spewed forth from my laughing mouth, and gather my thoughts again. Sometimes I’ve felt the voting machines suffer the same fate as little bro. It is time to wake to the fact that we are managed by powers outside normal control(and elections) to contain the mass... | ['Revolution', 'Progressive', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Politics', 'Joe Biden'] |
Why IfNotNow is endorsing Bernie Sanders for President.
This fight is not over. As much of the American Jewish and political establishment is uniting to stop his campaign and protect the status quo, we are called to get off the sidelines. IfNotNow Follow Mar 11, 2020 · 7 min read
This fight is not over. As a movement... | ['Israel', 'Palestine', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Jewish'] |
Rejecting Scorched-Earth Politics:
What Bernie Sanders Must Address to Get Past Trump
On April 30, 2015, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave his inaugural speech as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. Around a makeshift stage set up on a shaded stone plaza outside Capitol Hill, campaign signage w... | ['2020 Presidential Race', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Reflections', 'Scorched Earth', 'Narrative'] |
Can a self-proclaimed socialist be a millionaire?
Apparently so.
And the same socialist claims that label while officially being registered as an independent (who’s entering the 2020 Presidential Election as a Democrat).
Regardless of politics, Senator Sanders should make people stop and take stock of our current sy... | ['Bernie Sanders'] |
NY State Of Emergency
Disclaimer — The following isn’t a news report. This is opinion developed from many sources, some of which are included for clarity, transparency, and rebuttal, and is the Free Speech that shares ideas.
NY State Of Emergency….
States of emergency in 2019 appear to be largely man made.
https://... | ['Jill Stein', 'Elections', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Politics', 'Money'] |
The problem as I see it, isn’t so much the progressive circular firing squad because the base can be counted on to vote for their nominee. The challenge is winning swing voters and some of the opposition’s faithful. Trump did a masterful job with Bernie Sanders’ supporters and other coalitions. He started by not callin... | ['Rural', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Rural Healthcare', 'Deplorables', 'Trump'] |
The term “socialism” has been thrown around quite a bit by politicians in recent times. Left for dead after the Cold War, it has seemingly been revived by Bernie Sander’s 2016 and 2020 presidential bids, and been made mainstream by new politicians like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Paraded as a “polit... | ['Capitalism', 'United States', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Politics', 'Socialism'] |
Senator Sanders is talking to Republican voters in Iowa and Indiana. Good.
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It’s no secret that I was one of his biggest supporters of the 2020 primary campaign. One of the things that attracted me to him was that he spoke from the heart and talked about policies, and talk to... | ['Infrastructure', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Politics', 'Education', 'Policy'] |
What is socialism? Well, the classical definition is ‘a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state.’ Based on this definition, not one elected Democrat in either chamber of Congress is a socialist, not even the junior senator from Vermont and self-described dem... | ['American Politics', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Social Democracy', 'Socialism', 'Democratic Party'] |
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden on stage for the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Charleston Gaillard Center on February 25, 2020
Could Ohio’s 11th congressional district be the bellwether of Democratic politics? On August 3, Shontel Brown, a local chair of the Democratic Party in Ohio’s 11th, won the Democr... | ['Democratic Socialism', 'Social Democracy', 'Joe Biden', 'Bernie Sanders'] |
On September 24, 2019, Senator Bernie Sanders retweeted an article from The New York Times on the idea of a wealth tax with a simple comment:
“Billionaires should not exist”
While Sanders is certainty one of the more radical members of the Senate, he is not alone in this sentiment regarding billionaires. On October 1... | ['Aoc', 'Fundamentals', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Economics', 'Billionaires'] |
About six months ago I wrote HERE how President Joe Biden could, at the stroke of a pen invoke Section 1881A of the Social Security act to instantly expand Medicare to cover every single American. My argument is sound, but admittedly lacked a few details that would have strengthened my overall case.
Since my work was ... | ['Aoc', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Nina Turner', 'Medicare For All', 'Joe Biden'] |
Could Trump beat Brown in Ohio?
How do we measure confirmation bias in the belief that Sherrod Brown is better attracting mid-western white voters than President Trump.
Are we getting a little over our ski’s in our hope that Donald Trump’s high negatives would guarantee a Brown victory in Ohio, much less in the elect... | ['Sherrod Brown', 'Donald Trump', '2020 Presidential Race', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Polling'] |
Tyler S. Farley
As much as I disagree with Bernie Sanders on most everything, I think I’m about to almost feel a little sorry for the guy.
In 2016 Sanders got shafted — There is really no other way to put it. The entire DNC, led by Hillary Clinton and her installed cronies at the DNC conspired to undermine Sanders’ c... | ['2020 Presidential Race', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Politics', 'Maga', 'Trump'] |
Reality In The Age Of Hierarchy
Disclaimer — -The following isn’t a news report. It is opinion developed from many sources, some of which are included for clarity, transparency, and rebuttal, and is the Free Speech of ideas.
Reality In The Age Of Hierarchy….
Reality In the Age Of hierarchy is nothing more nor less t... | ['Jill Stein', 'Climate Change', 'Health', 'Law', 'Bernie Sanders'] |
May 26th, 2015, the day America’s Dad, Bernie Sanders first announced his intent to run for president gave new life to an ongoing political revolution that continues on today. His entire political career has been largely based on the same message since at least 1972 when he penned an opinion piece months before Roe v W... | ['Medicare For All', 'Rise Up', 'Bernie Sanders'] |
Multiracial Working Class Stands Up
Disclaimer — -The following isn’t a news report. This is opinion developed from many sources, some of which are included for clarity, transparency, and rebuttal, and is the Free Speech that shares ideas.
Multiracial Working Class Stands Up…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsvCqfUV... | ['Free', 'War', 'Bernie Sanders', 'News', 'Feminist'] |
On Tuesday October 15th, 2019 the top 12 Democratic presidential candidates faced off for the 4th time. It was by far Andrew Yang’s strongest performance and there were some key moments during which he differentiated himself from the other candidates.
DISCLAIMER — I am a biased human being, and here are my biases:
a)... | ['Andrew Yang', 'Elizabeth Warren', 'Basic Income', 'Bernie Sanders'] |
Something Americans Should Seriously Chew On!
3/26/20 Update:
2/28/20 Example of What Not To Buy, and Why!
38% of Americans wouldn’t buy Corona beer “under any circumstances” because of the coronavirus, according to a recent survey.
11/8/19 Example of Genius Addition:
Hall of Shame for America:
Statistics are lik... | ['Bernie Sanders', 'Usa World Ranking', 'Politics', 'Education', 'Dumbing Of America'] |
The Democratic Party primary can largely be seen as a contest between two wings of the party: the progressives and the neoliberals. Up until very recently, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been attempting to keep a foot in each camp — his rhetoric was often quite progressive, but his policies mostly fell into the centrist/neol... | ['Elizabeth Warren', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Politics', 'Democratic Party', 'Pete Buttigieg'] |
Photo Credit: The Denver Post
Coming off the enthusiasm and disappointment from the 2016 presidential election, I feel compelled and energized to do my part, however small, to advocate for the political leader I’m most aligned with and inspired by.
More than two weeks ago, I created this campaign ad addressing the ‘B... | ['Bernie2020', 'Diversity', 'Our Revolution', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Nina Turner'] |
The Numbers Don’t Lie — Why Single-Payer Universal Health Care Should Be Adopted in the United States Kristen Proctor Mar 25·24 min read
Health care coverage and costs have become a hot button political issue in the United States recently, and with good reason. In 2019, nearly 23 million people in American were uninsu... | ['Bernie Sanders', 'Politics', 'Medicare For All', 'Healthcare', 'Public Policy'] |
The picture that launched a BILLION memes
FIRST PLACE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. SECOND PLACE? THE BIGGEST MEME IN THE WORLD!
I don’t know man…if I had the choice of being the leader of the free world or the most popular meme of all time, it would be hard to choose. I mean as the most popular meme you bring joy... | ['Amanda Gorman', 'Pop Culture', 'Bernie Sanders', 'Jojo Siwa', 'Inauguration'] |
Business during the pandemic and building back green
Nearly 8 months ago, I came to you with an update about how we got ready and planned to face the coming months. In a nutshell here is what we did:
Contacted all our promoters to learn about their expectations and financial condition for the following months.
Offer... | ['Ethical Business', 'Startup', 'Sustainability', 'Covid 19', 'Impact Investing'] |
Gapponshugi: A Shibusawa neologism referring to the ‘pooling of monetary capital, managerial talent, and labor to serve the public interest.’
As the world’s third largest economy, Japan’s actions have a significant impact on global challenges. In recent years, Japan’s inherently sustainable agenda has attracted substa... | ['Impact Investing', 'Capitalism', 'Japan', 'Social Impact'] |
In order to support the community for our annual All-in Impact Gathering, SVX has prepared a three -part blog series to build engagement and understanding amongst active and interested impact investors in Canada, particularly individuals, families, foundations, and faith-based organizations. This post includes five mus... | ['Impact Investing', 'Social Innovation', 'Place Based Change', 'Community Development'] |
Regeneration is not a method, not a model, not a set of tools. It’s a commitment to a new Life Paradigm in order to realize the evolutionary potential of Life.
Image by Curioso Photography @Curioso.Photography — stock.adobe.com
“Regeneration is a process that only happens in Living Systems. It requires us to learn to... | ['Business Development', 'Regenerative Business', 'Regenerative Economy', 'Impact Investing', 'Business Intelligence'] |
As Cicero said, money is “the sinews of war”. For several decades, it has been the sinews of the war against climate change as a consequence of environmental degradation and against all forms of social inequalities throughout the world. The annual financing gap is currently estimated at around 2.5 trillion USD. Yet the... | ['Sdgs', 'Venture Philanthropy', 'Impact Investing', 'Esg Investing', 'Sustainable Finance'] |
As Eka Ventures announces the close of its fund, we are delighted to share background on why we invested earlier this year.
Our mission is to grow the social investment market to improve people’s lives in the UK. One of the ways we do this is through our venture investments, supporting an ecosystem that nurtures and s... | ['Investment', 'Startup', 'Venture Capital', 'Impact Investing', 'Tech For Good'] |
On Sunday morning, Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE, profiled above) CEO Richard Branson touched the edge of space, beating Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos’s own escapade into suborbital space by nine days.
The journeys cap a race between billionaires Branson and Bezos to prove their companies are safe for commercial travel, pav... | ['Sustainability', 'Impact Investing', 'Green Investment', 'Esg'] |
This article is the first part of an impact investment series, which dives into different topics including impact venture capital, impact reporting, impact evaluation, best practice examples and pitfalls.
From Shareholders to Stakeholders
Headlines like “Will the rich keep getting richer” or “unemployed face bleak ch... | ['Sustainability', 'Venture Capital', 'Impact', 'Investing', 'Impact Investing'] |
Having seen these problems first-hand while working at ICICI Bank, the founding team of Arya decided to solve both problems, bringing efficiency and transparency to the post-harvest value chain. The three founders — Prasanna Rao, Anand Chandra and Chattanathan Devrajan — together share decades of experience across agri... | ['Venture Capital', 'Agritech', 'India', 'Impact Investing', 'Fintech'] |
The year 2020 has been one plagued by economic and social uncertainty. Individuals facing the threats of the novel coronavirus and other calamities of our world have caused many to sit back and reflect on what is most important in life. Those willing and able to help in their communities have felt a heightened responsi... | ['Philanthropy', 'Donor Advised Funds', 'Financial Advisor', 'Impact Investing', 'Family'] |
Frederik Fonte — Full Stack Developer at Cooler Future
As the Cooler Future app is launching soon, it won’t be long until you’ll be able to invest your money in solving the climate crisis with a tap of a button, directly from your phone.
But who are the faces behind the Cooler Future app?
It is time to shed some lig... | ['Culture', 'Cooler Future', 'Meet The Team', 'Impact Investing', 'Sustainable Finance'] |
A Field customer in Abuja Nigeria. Source: Blue Haven Initiative due diligence
2019 was a year to remember, but not because we achieved any particularly heady milestones. No new companies closed, no IPOs. Everything was overvalued and few businesses had a focus on profitability AND scale. It was a year of doing the wo... | ['Venture Capital', 'Investing In Africa', 'Impact Investing', 'Logistics', 'Supplychainfinance'] |
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