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Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, a professor at Columbia University, and wealth and "inequality expert" Thomas Piketty were advisers to losing British Labor Party candidate Jeremy Corbyn. Before we get to Stiglitz, take a look at the British Labor Party's affiliations with "socialist societies." One link goes to the Fabian Society. It is affiliated with the EU think tank the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, one of whose American contributors is Joseph Stiglitz, an advocate of nationalizing U.S. banks and a member of the Socialist International Commission on Global Financial Issues. Stiglitz, a former Clinton official and financial contributor to the Democratic Party and its candidates, wrote the book, Making Globalization Work, in which he argues for a variety of global tax schemes that would cost American taxpayers billions of dollars. He calls it "progressive capitalism." Back in 2016, Corbyn reported: I met with Joseph Stiglitz earlier today with Labour's Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell who published this a short time ago: "Had a great meeting this morning discussing Labour's new economics and tackling inequality with Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and Jeremy Corbyn. I am very grateful to have the advice and input of Professor Stiglitz when it comes to formulating Labour’s plan to create an economy that works for all." After the historic loss, Corbyn is stepping down as head of the Labor Party. For America's Survival, Ciff Kincaid
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An AP story about the British election results quoted Mathew Goodwin, a professor of politics at the University of Kent, as sayng Boris Johnson matched a bit of leaning to the left on the economy with a similar lean to the right on Brexit, migration and crime. Johnson “appears to have grasped one of the new unwritten laws in politics: It is easier for the right to move left on economics than it is for the left to move right on identity and culture,″ he wrote on his blog. Which means that the "conservatives" move left to pick up votes. Johnson, for example, wanted to pump more money into the failing national health care system. A true conservative would want to reform and eventually abolish it. You can see that Goodwin blog post here. I think he's right. Unfortunately, that helps explain Trump's move to the left on matters like gay rights and paid family and medical leave. Overall, he tends to capitulate to the left on spending. Trump's conservative base has to put pressure on him from the right. Otherwise, he will take conservatives for granted. For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid Dear Friend of America's Survival,
Trump's deal with the Dems incudes paid parental leave for 2.1 million federal workers. The cost is estimated to be about $3.3 billion over five to 10 years. It was pushed by Democrats and Ivanka Trump. Now the push is on for a national paid family and medical leave program with a cost that can easily run into hundreds of billions of dollars. President Trump is already backing the proposal. “I am also proud to be the first president to include in my budget a plan for nationwide paid family leave, so that every new parent has the chance to bond with their newborn child,” Trump said in his State of the Union address in 2019. A CNBC story notes that research from the Heritage Foundation indicates nationwide paid family leave could cost $231 billion over 10 years. The Heritage study adds: "Those estimates understate the true costs of a federal paid leave program because they do not take into account the behavioral responses of workers and employers. Workers would almost certainly take more paid family leave than before, because it would have no direct monetary cost to them, and employers and states that provide paid family leave would likely drop their existing programs and simply let their workers use the federal program instead." For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid Dear Friend of America's Survival,
The British Conservatives won a commanding majority and this means the demise of the Soviet-style European Union. Britain will finally leave. But these "conservatives" pledged to "strengthen" the country's failing socialist national health care system by "giving the NHS [National Health Service] its biggest cash boost in history..." Other promises:
At the same time, they say "We will not raise the rate of income tax, VAT or National Insurance." The latter is the welfare state subsidy. For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid Dear Friend of America's Survival,
For the second night in a row, Friday night, December 13, Tucker Carlson has been missing from his show. Strangely, tonight, guest host Brian Kilmeade simply said Tucker would be back "soon." But no mention of him being on vacation or on assignment. What's going on? For many Americans, Tucker is the only reason to watch Fox News. Speculation mounts that Fox News management is trying to control or tone down his hard-hitting editorial commentary, and that he is taking off in protest. Socialist Rep. AOC has been attacking Carlson, calling him a "white supremacist sympathizer." This is because Tucker dares to cover the point of view of Americans who want to preserve traditional American values and our nation's heritage. Meanwhile, expensive litigation continues over the alleged activities of other hosts. From the lawsuit filed by Fox Nation personality Britt McHenry against Fox News and George Murdoch, also known as Tyrus: Since its inception and continuing to today, Fox News has had a sexual harassment problem. Roger Ailes, arguably the most powerful man in American media during his 1996-2016 run as CEO of Fox News, set workplace precedent and spawned a hostile environment of rampant sexual harassment, sexual assault, overt misogyny, and retaliation among Fox News’ organizations. Mr. Ailes normalized the practice of senior male executives and anchors preying on subordinate female employees. Fox News and Fox News host George Murdoch's attorney, Tom Clare, denied the allegations. No such charges have ever been lodged against Tucker Carlson, a married father of four children. His interview with Chronicles magazine is an insight into his understanding of the effect of immigration on America. The magazine notes: If we are living through an “America First” moment following Donald Trump’s election as President, Carlson has emerged as one of its leading media voices. He has taken over Bill O’Reilly’s time slot on the country’s top cable news network and, according to Nielsen, held on to his predecessor’s ratings while offering a much smarter and more principled conservative populism. This is true. O'Reilly now appears on the little-watched Newsmax channel and appears in ads about getting rich quick. For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid Dear Friend of America's Survival,
Phyllis Schlafly supported Donald J. Trump for president but she would NOT support his daughter's paid parental leave campaign. Phyllis Schlafly's daughter, Anne Schlafly Cori, Chairman of Eagle Forum, wrote an article under the headline, "Baby-Sitting Is Not a Job of Government." She writes: The concept of taxpayer-paid family leave for newborn children is a misplaced understanding of who is responsible for the care of children. Children want and need their parents, not a nanny state, to look after them. Government welfare programs encourage the disintegration of the family because mothers look to government-money rather than father-money for the support of their children. Throwing more money at babies will not stabilize families. Paid family leave can undermine the family unit by diminishing the role of the provider in the home. She adds: "Unfortunately, some of our friends in Congress have signed on to a taxpayer-paid family leave for six weeks that is promoted by the Trump Administration in the mistaken notion that Americans actually want the federal government to baby-sit their children." For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid Dear Friend of America's Survival,
The USMCA, or U.S.-Mexico-CanadaTrade Agreement, is a big capitulation to BIG LABOR, the base of the Democratic Party, and is based on a report calling for a global Parliamentary Group to supervise the global economy. The description of a key section is titled, "Key Achievement: Labor Rights Recognized by the International Labor Organization," which means hat it effectively gives Big Labor and their global allies the power to demand compliance with United Nations labor standards. It says: The Labor chapter requires the Parties to adopt and maintain in law and practice labor rights as recognized by the International Labor Organization, to effectively enforce their labor laws, and not to waive or derogate from their labor laws. Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania says, under negotiations with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Big Labor, the USMCA "clearly moved way to the left..." The International Labor Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency. The agreement states: "The Parties affirm their obligations as members of the ILO, including those stated in the ILO Declaration on Rights at Work and the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization (2008)." The latter is described as "a powerful reaffirmation of ILO values. It is the outcome of tripartite consultations that started in the wake of the [2004] Report of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization." The synopsis of this report states: "Sustainable development. The quest for a fair globalization must be underpinned by the interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of economic development, social development and environmental protection at the local, national, regional and global levels." Sustainable development is government control of the economy -- socialism. It adds: "An effective United Nations. A stronger and more efficient multilateral system is the key instrument to create a democratic, legitimate and coherent framework for globalization." The report goes on: "The implementation of reforms in international economic and social policy will require worldwide political support, the commitment of key global actors, and the strengthening of global institutions. The UN multilateral system constitutes the core of global governance and is uniquely equipped to spearhead the process of reform." Another section declares: "Parliamentary oversight of the multilateral system at the global level should be progressively expanded. We propose the creation of a Parliamentary Group concerned with the coherence and consistency between global economic, social and environmental policies, which should develop an integrated oversight of major international organizations." This is nothing less than a World Government. For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid Dear Friend of America's Survival,
Clint Eastwood's new movie “Richard Jewell” exposes FBI and media misconduct. From the AIM Report 2002: Richard Jewell, a security guard, had discovered the pipe bomb minutes before it exploded and cleared people from the area, avoiding more injuries. But he then found himself under suspicion and falsely accused in the media of being the perpetrator. The FBI orchestrated the campaign against him. Jewell was never charged with a crime, but for nearly three months he was unable to leave his home without being followed by police, FBI agents and camera crews. After being cleared, Jewell filed suit, receiving a reported $2 million from media organizations, including $500,000 from NBC as compensation for the damage to his reputation and an undisclosed settlement from CNN. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution refused to settle. Eventually, Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty to the Olympic Park bombing. For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid Dear Friend of America's Survival,
The USMCA, or US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, still contains a provision that can be interpreted as approving the use of "gender identity" for special rights in the workplace. That provision, Article 23.9: Discrimination in the Workplace, says, "The Parties recognize the goal of eliminating discrimination in employment and occupation, and support the goal of promoting equality of women in the workplace. Accordingly, each Party shall implement policies that it considers appropriate to protect workers against employment discrimination on the basis of sex (including with regard to sexual harassment), pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and caregiving responsibilities; provide job protected leave for birth or adoption of a child and care of family members; and protect against wage discrimination." A footnote to this provison claims: The United States’ existing federal agency policies regarding the hiring of federal workers are sufficient to fulfill the obligations set forth in this Article. The Article thus requires no additional action on the part of the United States, including any amendments to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in order for the United States to be in compliance with the obligations set forth in this Article. For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid Dear Friend of America's Survival,
It looks like we need a Muslim ban on travel to America by Saudis eager to kill Americans. President Trump speaks in broad-brush terms about global Islam being America's enemy. Yet, he has a cozy relationship with Saudi Arabia. Incredibly, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Nayef was presented with the George Tenet medal by then-CIA director Mike Pompeo in 2017. Rather than fire anybody over the 9/11 massive intelligence failure, President Bush gave George Tenet, CIA director at the time of 9/11, a presidential Medal of Freedom. Insane! Absolutely crazy. And the CIA named an award after him! Bizarre. Today, Tenet is on the board of In-Q-Tel, the CIA-backed "strategic investor that accelerates the development and delivery of cutting-edge technologies to national security agencies." The company claims: "From the dot-com boom to the age of AI, IQT has been scouting revolutionary tech tools to help the intelligence and defense communities keep our nation safe." How about keeping Jihadists away from U.S. military bases on American soil. Consider this: the taxpayers are being asked to spend $62.8 billion on the FY 2020 National Intelligence Program (NIP), which includes funding requested to support Overseas Contingency Operations, and yet we can't stop a Saudi terror cell from being formed on a Pensacola, Fla., naval base.Three people were killed and eight others injured in the attack on Friday. Naval Air Station Pensacola employs more than 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel. The killer was Mohammed Alshamrani, 21, a second lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force and student naval flight officer at the Naval Aviation Schools Command. He had Tweeted out comments calling the United States a “nation of evil,” criticizing U.S. support for Israel, and quoting Osama bin Laden, the former Qaeda leader. Six other Saudi nationals were detained. Apparently, however, nobody in our $62 billion intelligence community noticed it. USA Today reported that Mohammed Alshamrani "was one of 852 Saudi nationals in the United States training under the Pentagon’s security cooperation agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to a Defense official." In total, it said 5,180 foreign students from 153 countries in the United States for military training. The New York Times claims, "The gunman did not have any apparent ties to international terrorist groups, according to a senior American official who was also not authorized to speak publicly." CNN said, "Investigators haven't found links between Pensacola gunman and terror groups, sources say." Nonsense. You don't need $62 BILLION worth of paper pushers and newspaper readers to know that he's from a terrorist-supporting state. Fifteen of the 19 terrorist hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks came from Saudi Arabia, and the role of the Saudi government and its top officials and citizens in the massacre of nearly 3.000 Americans on that day has been a matter of controversy ever since. 9/11’s so-called 20th hijacker, Zacarias Moussaoui, speaking from behind federal prison walls, had told attorneys suing Saudi Arabia over its role in 9/11 that three major Saudi figures, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Prince Bandar bin Sultan and Prince Turki al-Faisal, were on a list of donors to al-Qaeda prior to 9/11. After the 9/11 attacks, the Saudi regime launched a public relations strategy in the U.S. that was analyzed in the academic paper, “Message strategies of Saudi Arabia’s image restoration campaign after 9/11.” The analysis notes that Saudi Prince Alwaleed’s donation of $10 million to a fund for 9/11 victims and their families was part of this campaign. But the donation was rejected by then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani after Alwaleed blamed the attacks on U.S. foreign policy. In 2002, it was revealed that Alwaleed had contributed $500,000 to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim Brotherhood front. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is now calling for vetting procedures for these foreigners training in the U.S. Esper refused to call Pensacola terrorism. What a fool! Too late. It's time for the Saudi role in funding the Global Jihad Movement to be investigated and relations with Saudi Arabia terminated. Put Saudi Arabia on the State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism. Arrest and detain all Saudis on American soil. Act, Mr. President, NOW. This is a major scandal and intelligence failure on YOUR watch. Go back to 9/11, an attack that was foreseeable and preventable. As journalist Peter Lance has documented, there was a spectacular “failure of accountability” for those who could and should have stopped the 9/11 attacks. Lance said the 9/11 commission, officially known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, was a whitewash and that commission members had political agendas designed to protect people and agencies from scrutiny. Lance's book, Triple Cross, traces the history of some of the perpetrators of these terrorist acts going back to 1981. His book goes into substantial detail about the TWA 800 and Oklahoma City bombing cases and how government officials covered up the nature of these crimes, too. The Deep State protects itself, not the American people. For America's Survival, Cliff Kincaid |