George Eliot

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June 26, 2016

Richardson advises HRC to focus on inequality and jobs.

“There are some warning signs,” said former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who supports Clinton’s campaign. “There was an economic populism dimension to the vote, which means Secretary Clinton should focus more and more on economic wage, income inequality, jobs issues, domestically rather than trade and global economics. There’s an economic anxiety in this country that we’ve got to address.”

The Democratic candidate who prides herself on being a wonk — one who embraces policy details, compared to her opponent whom she paints as a self-congratulating empty suit — notably steered clear Friday of the gritty details of what Britain’s stunning exit from the European Union means for the economy, or for her centrist, establishment campaign.

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Clinton campaign operatives distanced the problems abroad from those at home, noting that a vote on whether the U.K. left the European Union was "profoundly" different from a vote on who should serve as commander in chief of the United States.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/hillary-clinton-brexit-leadership-test-224798#ixzz4Ce47jzG8
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June 11, 2016

Best countries for Business - 2015 Forbes

This will shock people. We keep going down. Social democracies are doing pretty well Check it out.
http://www.forbes.com/best-countries-for-business/list/#tab verall
1 Denmark
2 New Zealand
3 Norway
4 Ireland
5 Sweden
6 Finland
7 Canada
8 Singapore
9 Netherlands
10 United Kingdom
11 Hong Kong
12 Switzerland
13 Iceland
14 Australia
15 Belgium
16 Portugal
17 Lithuania
18 Germany
19 Estonia
20 Slsovenia
21 Taiwan
22. US

It goes through 144 countries the worst being Chad.
http://www.forbes.com/best-countries-for-business/ This site give more context.

June 10, 2016

Sanders surrogates missing from media - seems like.

Sanders' voters represent almost half the country but now they are missing from the conversation? I guess the media and political elites don't want to hear anymore about economic justice, environmental justice social justice, or racial justice. It began in my mind with the extreme bullying of Jeff Weaver by Matthews and Frank a week or two ago. It was blistering. The AP capped it with their anointment of Clinton. It was a clearly manipulated effort.

Even Al Franken was rather uncle-like when asked how Bernie would be received now in Congress. Some reports have said he would be elevated and highly respected. Franken responded in an avuncular way by not saying anything at all except to humor his return. Franken was a favorite of mine but that's over.

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