Come in! Is America’s Last Third Marching Into Power or Oblivion? | US politics
After the 2020 election, Americans were clear: they wanted a viable third political party. In modern American history, the country has been dominated by the Republican and Democratic parties almost to the exclusion of all others, effectively creating a quasi-bipartisan monopoly of power in the White House, Congress, and state. Other parties, such as the Reform party, the Greens or the Libertarians have never really broken. In 2021, while the aftermath of the 2020 election continued, the polls shown widespread support among Americans for a third party that offers something different from the status quo. Even a majority of self-identified…
Read More »John Kennedy went to Iowa to make a political speech. What does it mean? | State policy
US Sen. John N. Kennedy traveled to Iowa on Friday to spearhead a fundraising campaign for the re-election of Gov. Kim Reynolds. Kennedy, R-Madisonville, was invited by Reynolds to speak at an event known as Northeast Iowa Prime in the city of Arlington. Tickets cost between $150 and $500 per person. Most of the politicians who go to Iowa to speak seem to have presidential ambitions. Could this be the case for Kennedy? It doesn’t say. “He fully supports Governor Reynolds in his re-election and is happy to support him in any way he can,” a Kennedy spokesman said when…
Read More »Courting the Kikuyu: Kenyan Politicians Divide Biggest Voting Bloc | Features News
Since Kenya secured independence from British colonialists in 1963 after a protracted conflict, three things have been true in the East African country: death, taxes and the Kikuyus voted primarily as a force indivisible linked to each presidential election. Bye now. This Tuesday, when 22 million registered voters decide who becomes the country’s fifth president, there is a split among the Kikuyus, the country’s largest voting bloc by virtue of being the country’s 47 officially recognized ethnic groups. Often known as the Mount Kenya area, the block is arguably the region that passes the presidency to former Prime Minister Raila…
Read More »Southington man identified as victim of fatal shooting in East Haven – Hartford Courant
East Haven police have identified a Southington man as the victim of Saturday’s fatal shooting at Bullseye Billiards. Julius Bolden-Lowe, 26, died at Yale New Haven Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound on Saturday, Aug. 6, police said. Officers arrived at Bullseye Billiards at 655 Main St. in East Haven early Saturday morning after receiving a report of a shooting. East Haven Fire Department personnel treated Bolden-Lowe and a second person for injuries at the scene before they were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital. Police say the shooting happened after an altercation inside the bar turned physical. The East…
Read More »What is neoliberalism? A political scientist explains the use and evolution of the term
(THE CONVERSATION) Neoliberalism is a complex concept that many people use – and abuse – in different and often conflicting ways. So what is it, really? When I talk about neoliberalism with my students at the University of Southern California, I explain the phenomenon’s origins in political thought, its ambitious claims to promote freedom, and its troubled global trajectory. ‘Markets work; governments don’t” Neoliberalism defends that markets allocate scarce resources, promote efficient growth, and ensure individual freedom better than governments. According to the progressive journalist Robert Kuttner“the core argument of neoliberalism can fit on a bumper sticker. Markets work; governments…
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Chaos and violence threaten Iraq due to political deadlock
Chaos and violence threaten Iraq due to political deadlock Supporters of Muqtada Al-Sadr walk past his poster outside the Iraqi parliament, Baghdad, August 6, 2022. (AP Photo) The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, appears adamant about charting a new political road map for Iraq, even if doing so requires him to rely on his broad popular base to lead his supporters who are sitting in and around Iraq. Parliament within the Green Zone.Media-carried scenes of Sadr supporters dancing and roaming the halls of Parliament showed the fragility of the political and security situation, as well as the fragility…
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McFeely: Mund’s announcement brings needed shake-up to North Dakota politics – InForum
FARGO – The 2022 political season in North Dakota just got nice. Maybe not so much for Kelly Armstrong. But for the rest of the state’s residents and those in politics? oh yeah Former Miss America Cara Mund announced on social media that she will run as an independent for North Dakota’s sole seat in the US House of Representatives, joining incumbent Republican Armstrong and his Democratic challenger Mark Haugen. The election is three months away and until Mund dropped the bomb on Saturday, the state was headed for another election cycle. North Dakota is a bright red state, the…
Read More »Firefighters: Boy, 4, ‘breathing and conscious’ after CPR | breaking up
Glynn County Fire Department medics responded Saturday afternoon to a possible drowning at the Neptune Park public pool on the island of St. Simons, where they arrived and found a 4-year-old boy conscious and breathing after receiving CPR from a first responder and possibly a bystander, said Fire Rescue Division Chief Scott Cook. The boy was conscious and breathing when he was transported by county fire-rescue ambulance to Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick Hospital, Cook said. Firefighters received a call at 4:52 p.m. of a possible drowning at Neptune Park, 550 Beachview Drive, Cook said. Firefighters said the boy was…
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