US entrepreneur businessman Nick Hanauer describes why neoliberalism needs to be jettisoned. It’s past it’s used by date.
Time for National and Labour to dump neoliberalism
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Don’t ease border restrictions
It’s understandable that large commercial interests should lobby the government to ease border restrictions. These companies have seen reductions in profits as the tourism industry has suffered from the covid19 pandemic.
But the latest study funded by air NZ should not sway the government in it’s primary role of securing the health of the nation.
Protection of the most vulnerable is more important than prematurely taking risks with the nation’s health and safety. http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/124165297/its-still-too-soon-for-nz-to-relax-covid19-border-restrictions-for-travellers-from-lowrisk-countries?cid=app-android
Chinese colonialism ramps up
China is threatening military action if Taiwan tries to seek independence from colonial rule. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55851052
Obama calls out bullying on social media
Former President Obama challenges bullying and judgmentalism, especially in social media. We need to be able to disagree agreeably. Sometimes we are wrong and the other person is right. Real social change doesn’t happen by driving underground those views with which we disagree.
Overcoming racial divisions
Some wisdom on promoting justice at this time in the US context. This piece by former President Obama is worth reading.
Covid-19: More cases of highly contagious UK and South Africa variants detected in MIQ facilities
Perhaps it would be wise to slowdown the intake of people from high risk countries until after the vaccines have been completely rolled out in NZ? Give MIQ staff less pressure.
US President Joe Biden takes office, Kamala Harris becomes Vice President in Inauguration
A big step forward but with a lot of mahi ( work) ahead. http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/124001900/live-us-president-joe-biden-takes-office-kamala-harris-becomes-vice-president-in-inauguration?cid=app-android
‘Spare Auckland’: Expert calls for MIQ to be shifted; 5-day quarantine before travel to NZ
Another idea to reduce covid19 risk for vulnerable New Zealanders.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12414555&ref=rss
Hunt for Covid’s missing ‘patient zero’
The fate of a Chinese researcher believed to be the world’s first Covid-19 patient remains a mystery despite a year-long search by Western intelligence officials investigating the origins of the pandemic. Huang …
Hunt for Covid’s missing ‘patient zero’
Despite Trump’s intense hunt for voter fraud, officials in key states have so far identified just a small number of possible cases – The Washington Post
Despite President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud no evidence of widespread fraud has been found.
