Gerald Friedman
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Professor Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Graduate of Columbia (BA) and Harvard (PhD). Author of numerous works in labor history, heterodox economic theory, and Medicare for All. Most recent book is The Case for Medicare for All .. more

Gerald Carl Friedman is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He became nationally prominent during the 2016 U.S. presidential election after writing an analysis of Democratic Party candidate Bernie Sanders campaign's policies in which Friedman concluded that these policies would produce significant economic growth in the United States if they were enacted. Friedman also received strong backlash for these remarks, from editorial pundits and fellow academics. .. more

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Ok, hear me out - what if we called it “Medicare for Y’all” and just covered everybody? Shutdown solved!

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It’s hard to award the Nobel Peace Prize to a guy that maybe brokered a temporary peace deal after he ordered 500 tons of nutrient rich biscuits destroyed instead of saving the lives of desperate, starving babies.

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Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era -
Weiss will be a kind of Vichy government for CBS, appeasing no one, solving nothing. Because in the end, no milquetoast mediator can reason with the insatiable appetite of authoritarianism.
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Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector
On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Ba...
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María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for standing up to dictatorship. 🥇
Trump’s been auditioning for years, mostly by bombing her country and flattering tyrants.

Karma’s got a wicked sense of humor. 🤭

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His family knows that Stephen Miller is a disgrace
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4 presidents won the Nobel Peace Prize
Teddy Roosevelt for negotiating end to Russo-Japanese War
Wilson for the League of Nations
Carter for Camp David Agreement between Israel and Egypt
Obama for ending Iraq War
Trump? For invading Portland?
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These are the four U.S. presidents who have won the Nobel Peace Prize
Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a US president for the most part has been a controversial move with the exception of one.
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Oppressing Black people is one of Trump's favorite things.
Another favorite is abusing women.
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Trump ordering the prosecution of his enemy, Letitia James, is an impeachable offense worse than Watergate. But, sadly, it’s not the first time he’s abused his power to prosecute Black people in New York.