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raklian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:31 am Or move all of them over to New York City. It's the largest Jewish city in the world anyway.

Plus, it is not as if New Jersy and New York are about to go to war with each other.

^^^I have that same worry. Still, I wonder if you are jumping the gun a little bit. What if the idea is to ally with the neighboring country governed by a social democratic party in order to strengthen the collective bargaining position in relation to ExxonMobil? No guarantees, just one possibility ...

Of course, some might argue that some regulation of trade is desirable and that enforcement mechanisms are needed for such regulation. (See below for example). Yet, isn't that an argument against free trade, at least in its purest form?: Financial Crimes Hurt Economies And Must Be Better Understood ...

I am not necessarily suggesting that sanctions are the sole cause as an explanation for the problems Venezuela faces. Still, it does raise the question: If Capitalism is ‘Natural,’ Why Was so Much Force Used to Build it? by Pete Dolack December 3, 2023 (Counterpunch) If capitalism is such a natural ...

In the particular case of Venezuela: (Center for Economic and Policy Research) This paper looks at some of the most important impacts of the economic sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the US government since August of 2017. It finds that most of the impact of these sanctions has not been on the gove...

> And then, how do you get to economic growth? The answer is very simple, you do it through free trade. You do it through privatization of private property. You do it through having peace in your country. You don’t have a murderous dictator in charge. Just look at South Korea and North Korea. I per...

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Freed from Prison on Humanitarian Grounds Updated December 6, 2023 Introduction: (AP via NPR) LIMA, Peru — Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights c...

The article below has already been cited in another thread concerning drones, but the cited sentences caught my eye as they very much apply to this thread. Indian Army’s Drone Use: Lessons Taken from Observation of the Conflict Between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the Russia Ukraine War by Kartik Bom...

Indian Army’s Drone Use: Satellite Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments by Kartik Bommakanti December 5, 2023 Introduction: (Observer Foundation) The Indian Army (IA) recently announced a move to replace mules and choppers with drones for supplies along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, ...

Analysing India’s Shifting Economic Landscape by Soumya Bhowmick December 6, 2023 Introduction: (Observer Research Foundation) With a GDP growth rate of 7.8 percent in Q1 of FY23-24 ( the fastest growing nation in the G20), India is expected to surpass its US$ 5 trillion economy goal by 2026-27. Th...