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Saudi company draws unlimited Arizona ground water to grow alfalfa amid droughtForeign-owned farms are shipping the crop to Saudi Arabia, where it's illegal to grow because it takes too much water. #Arizona #Saudi Arabia 2023-04-20T07:39:00-0700 CBS News Ben Tracy 500 words Rated 2023-06-20T07:16:59-0700 - sethherr |
Moneyball Broke BaseballBut now the whiz kids who nearly ruined the national pastime have returned to save it. #New York 2023-06-06T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Mark Leibovich ($) 8,000 words Rated 2023-06-19T23:34:55-0700 - sethherr |
The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good ProductA one-hit wonder is never enough. #United States 2023-06-14T15:30:00-0700 The Atlantic Amanda Mull ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-16T22:21:09-0700 - sethherr |
What Does ‘Buying American’ Even Mean?In a globalized economy, the definition of “buying American” is becoming quite cloudy—and so are the consequences of policies designed to encourage it. #Buy American 2019-07-03T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Tim Heffernan 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-11T10:03:39-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-06-07T19:58:34-0700 - sethherr |
Perspective | History shows moving manufacturing to North America isn’t a cure-allThe initial promise of Mexican factories in the 1960s gave way to impoverished communities and capital flight in search of higher profits. #Buy American 2023-03-06T03:00:09-0800 The Washington Post Sean Harvey ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-11T09:44:37-0700 - Jaog |
Biden’s ‘Buy America’ bid runs into manufacturing woes it aims to fixThe “Buy America” initiative that President Biden says will promote domestic manufacturing has hit a snag: The United States no longer makes many of the items needed to modernize roads, bridges and ports. #Buy American 2023-02-18T04:00:00-0800 The Washington Post David J. Lynch ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-11T09:40:30-0700 - Jaog |
Biden's 'Buy American' plan won't significantly impact Canadian industries: U.S. ambassadorThe U.S. Ambassador to Canada says U.S. President Joe Biden was referring to exclusively American — not North American — construction materials when he announced new Buy American rules for infrastructure projects in his State of the Union speech last week. But David Cohen insists the impacts on Canadian industries won't be as significant as some fear. #Buy American 2023-02-12T00:00:00-0800 CTV News Spencer Van Dyk 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-10T13:14:45-0700 - Jaog |
What ‘Buy America’ means for your businessUnderstanding Buy American versus Buy America: These acts impact mainly Canadian exporters operating in the U.S. construction and infrastructure sectors. They’re easily confused because of their similar names, but their effects can be very different. Read this article to discover how we can help. #Buy American 2022-01-26T13:52:25-0800 Export Development Canada 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-10T13:12:37-0700 - Jaog |
Shot at, electrocuted, exhausted, exhilarated: What it’s like to kayak from Tulare Lake to San Francisco BayWith torrents of snowmelt flowing through California, two men kayaked an improbable 200-mile route from Tulare Lake to San Francisco Bay. #Los Angeles 2023-06-10T04:00:00-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Gregory Thomas 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-10T08:46:36-0700 - sethherr |
Made in USAMade in the USA Claims Do you promote your products as “Made in the USA”? Under the law, some products must disclose U.S. content. #Buy American 2018-10-31T12:22:30-0700 Federal Trade Commission 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-10T06:37:44-0700 - &e |
US bid to cut China dependence by bringing jobs home and shifting supply chains ineffective: analystsRated 2023-06-10T06:34:29-0700 - &e |
Made in AmericaIn its special report #Buy American #Cars #Money Consumer Reports 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-08T08:00:11-0700 - sethherr |
Vox and the Undertow of Corporate DemocratsToday on TAP: Dylan Matthews’s screed attacking Biden’s industrial policies got an assist from former Treasury official Kimberly Clausing. #Buy American #China #Joe Biden #Media #Politics 2023-05-10T15:00:00-0700 The American Prospect Robert Kuttner 1,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T20:06:08-0700 - sethherr |
How ‘Buy American’ provisions hurt AmericaThese types of rules were costly in the 20th century, but they are self-evidently backwards in the 21st. #Buy American 2023-06-06T12:00:00-0700 The Hill Scott Wallsten, opinion contributor 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T18:51:33-0700 - sethherr |
A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. BoomIn Silicon Valley’s hacker houses, the latest crop of young entrepreneurs is partying, innovating — and hoping not to get crushed by the big guys. #Artificial Intelligence #Silicon Valley 2023-05-31T01:57:13-0700 The New York Times Yiren Lu ($) 5,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T17:46:59-0700 - cindy |
They Fled San Francisco. The A.I. Boom Pulled Them Back.Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding, hackathons and networking of the artificial intelligence frenzy. #Artificial Intelligence #San Francisco 2023-06-07T02:01:22-0700 The New York Times Erin Griffith ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-07T16:37:36-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-07T14:53:46-0700 - cindy |
Opinion | The Climate Solution That’s Horrible for the ClimateCorn ethanol and soy biodiesel accelerate food inflation and global hunger, but they’re also a disaster for the climate and the environment. #Agriculture #Climate Change #Global Warming #Iowa 2023-06-06T02:01:07-0700 The New York Times Michael Grunwald ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-06T20:26:41-0700 - elll |
Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back. #California #Cars #Florida 2023-05-30T01:50:08-0700 The New York Times Conor Dougherty ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-30T14:37:29-0700 - cindy |
California Builds the Future, for Good and Bad. What’s Next?From reparations to tax revolts, the Golden State tries out new ideas all the time. What roads will its latest experiments send us down? #Artificial Intelligence #California #Immigration #Politics 2023-05-30T01:55:07-0700 The New York Times Laila Lalami ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-05-30T09:15:50-0700 - sethherr |
US elections 2024: Who is the Republican contender Ron DeSantis?A look at rise of Florida governor, who is seen as Trump’s most serious challenger for party’s presidential nomination. #Donald Trump #Elections #Government #Joe Biden #United States 2023-05-24T14:09:32-0700 Al Jazeera Ali Harb 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-29T11:56:29-0700 - sethherr |
Where Living With Friends Is Still Technically IllegalAcross America, some places still outlaw living with people who aren’t your relatives. #Domestic Violence #Family #High School #Law #New Hampshire 2023-05-22T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Michael Waters ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-05-22T14:23:21-0700 - sethherr |
Writing Is My Main Freedom. One Day My Work Disappeared.A software change in my prison-issued electronic tablet ate up my drafts and eliminated basic writing tools. That may sound minor, but try sending a poem to your kid without line breaks. #Michigan 2021-12-16T19:00:00-0800 The Marshall Project Demetrius Buckley 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-19T11:44:44-0700 - sethherr |
Vice Files for Chapter 11 in Shift of Fortune for Media UpstartVice Media LLC filed for bankruptcy protection and struck a deal to sell itself to creditors, a precipitous fall for the company that once boasted a $5.7 billion valuation. #Media #New York 2023-05-14T22:50:37-0700 Bloomberg Amelia Pollard, Graham Starr 1,000 words Rated 2023-05-15T07:28:40-0700 - sethherr |
A Plan to Save Downtown San Francisco, Break the Doom LoopRated 2023-04-10T13:25:35-0700 - alexandradancing |
Why Can’t California Solve Its Housing Crisis?Rated 2023-04-09T21:14:03-0700 - sethherr |
Why Congress — and Biden — killed DC’s crime billRated 2023-03-29T17:25:01-0700 - jim Rated 2023-03-26T07:40:16-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-03-28T16:38:57-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-03-29T17:11:59-0700 - alexandradancing |
The Constitution isn’t the obstacle to D.C. statehood.Rated 2023-03-29T17:20:44-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-03-29T13:50:03-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-03-29T17:18:08-0700 - alexandradancing |
DC Statehood Is a Fool's ErrandRated 2023-03-29T13:44:31-0700 - sethherr |
What Americans Think About D.C. Statehood, Anti-Asian Discrimination And LGBTQ Rights | FiveThirtyEightRated 2023-03-29T13:29:53-0700 - sethherr |
DC statehood is bad policy and worse politicsRated 2023-03-29T13:26:51-0700 - sethherr |
District of Columbia retrocession - WikipediaRated 2023-03-26T07:45:05-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-03-25T21:28:20-0700 - sethherr |
7 Reasons Why Some D.C. Residents Are Voting Against StatehoodRated 2023-03-26T07:39:21-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-03-21T18:44:53-0700 - jim Rated 2023-03-22T17:32:15-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-03-21T18:44:53-0700 - jim Rated 2023-03-22T17:32:15-0700 - sethherr |
More Than Two-Thirds Of Americans Say D.C. Shouldn’t Be A State, Poll SaysRated 2023-03-22T17:33:32-0700 - sethherr |
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/admin/2021/Press/DC%20Statehood%20letter%20as%20sent%20(02539672xD2C78)%20(002).pdfRated 2023-03-21T18:17:49-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-03-21T18:17:08-0700 - jim |
Why Statehood for DC | statehoodRated 2023-03-21T18:10:14-0700 - cindy |