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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

December 30, 2023

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

DEC 31, 2023

One day short of his first 100 days in the White House, on April 28, 2021, President Joe Biden spoke to a joint session of Congress, where he outlined an ambitious vision for the nation. In a time of rising autocrats who believed democracy was failing, he asked, could the United States demonstrate that democracy is still vital?

“Can our democracy deliver on its promise that all of us, created equal in the image of God, have a chance to lead lives of dignity, respect, and possibility? Can our democracy deliver…to the most pressing needs of our people? Can our democracy overcome the lies, anger, hate, and fears that have pulled us apart?”

America’s adversaries were betting that the U.S. was so full of anger and division that it could not. “But they are wrong,” Biden said. “You know it; I know it. But we have to prove them wrong.”

“We have to prove democracy still works—that our government still works and we can deliver for our people.”

In that speech, Biden outlined a plan to begin investing in the nation again as well as to rebuild the country’s neglected infrastructure. “Throughout our history,” he noted, “public investment and infrastructure has literally transformed America—our attitudes, as well as our opportunities.” 

In the first two years of his administration, when Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress, lawmakers set out to do what Biden asked. They passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to help restart the nation’s economy after the pandemic-induced crash; the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (better known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) to repair roads, bridges, and waterlines, extend broadband, and build infrastructure for electric vehicles; the roughly $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act to promote scientific research and manufacturing of semiconductors; and the Inflation Reduction Act, which sought to curb inflation by lowering prescription drug prices, promoting domestic renewable energy production, and investing in measures to combat climate change.

This was a dramatic shift from the previous 40 years of U.S. policy, when lawmakers maintained that slashing the government would stimulate economic growth, and pundits widely predicted that the Democrats’ policies would create a recession. 

But in 2023, with the results of the investment in the United States falling into place, it is clear that those policies justified Biden’s faith in them. The U.S. economy is stronger than that of any other country in the Group of Seven (G7)—a political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, along with the European Union—with higher growth and faster drops in inflation than any other G7 country over the past three years. 

Heather Long of the Washington Post said yesterday there was only one word for the U.S. economy in 2023, and that word is “miracle.” 

Rather than cooling over the course of the year, growth accelerated to an astonishing 4.9% annualized rate in the third quarter of the year while inflation cooled from 6.4% to 3.1% and the economy added more than 2.5 million jobs. The S&P 500, which is a stock market index of 500 of the largest companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, ended this year up 24%. The Nasdaq composite index, which focuses on technology stocks, gained more than 40%. Noah Berlatsky, writing for Public Notice yesterday, pointed out that new businesses are starting up at a near-record pace, and that holiday sales this year were up 3.1%. 

Unemployment has remained below 4% for 22 months in a row for the first time since the late 1960s. That low unemployment has enabled labor to make significant gains, with unionized workers in the automobile industry, UPS, Hollywood, railroads, and service industries winning higher wages and other benefits. Real wages have risen faster than inflation, especially for those at the bottom of the economy, whose wages have risen by 4.5% after inflation between 2020 and 2023. 

Meanwhile, perhaps as a reflection of better economic conditions in the wake of the pandemic, the nation has had a record drop in homicides and other categories of violent crime. The only crime that has risen in 2023 is vehicle theft.  

While Biden has focused on making the economy deliver for ordinary Americans, Vice President Kamala Harris has emphasized protecting the right of all Americans to be treated equally before the law. 

In April 2023, when the Republican-dominated Tennessee legislature expelled two young Black legislators, Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson, for participating in a call for gun safety legislation after a mass shooting at a school in Nashville, Harris traveled to Nashville’s historically Black Fisk University to support them and their cause. 

In the wake of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that recognized the constitutional right to abortion, Harris became the administration’s most vocal advocate for abortion rights. “How dare they?” she demanded. “How dare they tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body?... How dare they try to stop her from determining her own future? How dare they try to deny women their rights and their freedoms?” She brought together civil rights leaders and reproductive rights advocates to work together to defend Americans’ civil and human rights. 

In fall 2023, Harris traveled around the nation’s colleges to urge students to unite behind issues that disproportionately affect younger Americans: “reproductive freedom, common sense gun safety laws, climate action, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and teaching America’s full history.” 

“Opening doors of opportunity, guaranteeing some more fairness and justice—that’s the essence of America,” Biden said when he spoke to Congress in April 2021. “That’s democracy in action.”

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

#Letters from An American #Heather Cox Richardson #Biden Administration #Biden's accomplishments #Election 2024 #Mike Luckovich

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Final Major Project - Thoughts 25

Here I am going to highlight the issues that SHINZO ABE caused:

A fierce proponent of neoliberalism both at home and abroad, Abe promoted policies centered around maximizing corporate profits and cutting social services, worsening the already dire living conditions endured by part-time and contract workers in Japan. Under the nationalist slogan of “Taking Back Japan,” Abe’s administration also pushed for “moral education” in schools, placing emphasis on Japan’s “beautiful traditional national character” and pressuring textbook publishers to omit passages mentioning crimes committed by the Japanese Imperial Army in the years prior to and during the Second World War.

Perhaps Abe’s most controversial initiative was his effort to remilitarize Japan by revising the postwar Constitution, particularly Article 9, dubbed the “peace clause,” which renounces Japan’s participation in war. Despite massive nationwide protests, Abe’s administration rammed through a set of security bills authorizing offensive military operations overseas under the premise of “collective self-defense.” His administration also passed an “anti-conspiracy” bill that expanded the ability of law enforcement agencies to target activists and ordinary citizens with accusations of “preparing to commit a crime,” which many saw as an attempt to quell dissent ahead of his efforts to revise the Constitution.

For Abe, who sought to carry on his grandfather’s legacy, the “pacifist Constitution” was the last remaining obstacle to Japan’s becoming an “equal partner” in its alliance with the United States. Abe pressed on despite massive nationwide protests against the constitutional revision. His administration also deployed hundreds of riot police to crack down on protesters in Okinawa, who have continued to stage nonviolent protests against the presence of US and Japanese military bases on the islands, including the construction of a new military base in Henoko.

With the Biden administration calling China “the most serious long-term challenge to the international order,” Japan’s remilitarization is a key part of what Washington calls its effort to “defend democracy” worldwide. Shinzo Abe is remembered as a proponent of democracy and a “friend” precisely because he fell in line with this vision. But what Biden and others call “democracy” comes at the cost of crushing any real chance at democracy for people at home. As the LDP prepares to push for a revision to the Constitution, this current moment gives us, if anything, a chance to question for whom this “democracy” is intended—and what a true vision of democracy in Asia and in the world looks like.

Abenomics let real wages decrease for 23 months in a row. Real wages decresed. - This downwards trend in real wages comes as stock prices are high and companies are reporting high profits.

One of three women (20-60 years old) are poor. Women live in poverty.

11 million the poor. 300,000 people live in poverty after Abe gover 11 million the poor.

Safety of reopening nuclear power plants has been confirmed. Not Safe.

Protests:

A denial of Democracy is over.

The road of the war Road to war

No steamrollering! No the Abe administration! 　

NO! No Secret Information Protection Act! 　

Let nobodie's child be killed. 　

No steamrollering! 　

Don't break article 9 of Constitution! Don't war! 　

Don't break article 9! 　

Against the restarting nuclear power plant! 　

Raise minimum wages! 　

Help children! 　

Don't send young people to the war! 　

Don't resume Sendai nuclear power plant operations! Change energy

We won't forgive the Abe administration. 　

We will let the ruling party lose next election. 　

Unite, the opposition parties! Get out, Abe! 　

Shall we abandon a bill together! 　

This is what democracy look like. 　

I oppose the security-related legislation. 　

Don't forgive restarting! 　

No security-related legislation!

#fmp

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"invested in infrastructure and clean energy, allowing the U.S. to be a global leader in new technologies; the cap of insulin at $35; rural broadband and the clean-up of lead pipes; and pointed out that all of the things the Democrats have accomplished are “incredibly popular with the American people.” The challenge, she noted, is getting people to understand these transformations, and which party is responsible for them."

"crystal clear that its approach to governance at home is also designed to protect democracy by demonstrating that a democracy can do more for people than an authoritarian government"

Negotiators from Qatar, Egypt, Israel, and the U.S. are rushing to try to get another truce in place, even as far-right Israeli leaders are pressuring Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restart the assault on Hamas."

"noted today in CNN that President Biden has brought a very clear-eyed set of principles to foreign affairs, making him “one of the rare presidents who has accomplished something quite extraordinary: He has carefully defined and quite successfully defended democracy and democratic values before a host of existential challenges.”"

#joe biden #democracy #jobs #gaza

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Biden gives Chevron permit to restart Venezuelan oil sales

Biden gives Chevron permit to restart Venezuelan oil sales

“This action is not being taken in response to energy prices, this is a limited license. As we have said in the past, this is about the regime taking the steps needed to support the restoration of democracy in Venezuela,” the official said. The oil supplies affected under the new license would have likely have gotten to customers via the black market, the official said. The decision to allow…

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Little sign of relief expected in September inflation data (AP) Any Americans hoping for relief from months of punishing inflation might not see much in Thursday’s government report on price increases in September. Economists have estimated that the government’s consumer price index jumped 8.1% in September from 12 months earlier, according to a survey by the data provider FactSet. That is a distressingly large gain. Inflation has escalated families’ grocery bills, rents and utility costs, among many other expenses, inflicting hardships on households and deepening gloom about the economy despite strong job growth and historically low unemployment. As the election nears, Americans are increasingly taking a dim view of their finances, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Roughly 46% of people now describe their personal financial situation as poor, up from 37% in March. That sizable drop contrasts with the mostly steady readings that had lasted through the pandemic.

Biden’s National Security Strategy Focuses on China, Russia and Democracy at Home (NYT) President Biden declared on Wednesday that the overwhelming challenge for the United States in the coming years would be “outcompeting China and restraining Russia” while focusing on restoring a damaged democracy at home. In his 48-page national security strategy, which every new administration is required to issue, Mr. Biden made clear that over the long term he was more worried about China’s moves to “layer authoritarian governance with a revisionist foreign policy” than he was about a declining, battered Russia. More than six months after the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military appears less fearsome than it did when the first drafts of the document circulated in the White House in December. China “is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military and technological power to advance that objective,” the president wrote.

With mortgage rates near 7%, the housing party is over. Now it's hangover time (NPR) These days Andrea and Mike Johansen are not living their best life. It's temporary but the couple is crammed into a small camping trailer at her parents farm in western Massachusetts, across from a barn with 100 very noisy chickens. The Johansens thought they'd be in a newly built house by now. But with supply chain delays it's not finished. And the rise in interest rates means their mortgage will cost them $800 more every month. Mortgage rates have gone through the roof. From 3% at the start of the year to up near 7% for the past two weeks for a 30-year fixed-rate loan. Rising rates have slowed the pace of home sales for 7 straight months as frustrated buyers throw up their hands and give up, unable to afford the bigger payments. The higher mortgage rates are putting home ownership out of reach for millions of people. "What we're experiencing now is like a hangover from this party in the housing market that was going on for the last two years," says Daryl Fairweather the chief economist at Redfin. "That party was fueled by cheap debt from the Federal Reserve, and now inflation is ending the party."

With Migration Surging, U.S. Considers Easing Sanctions on Venezuela (NYT) The crush of migration at the southern border and the energy war against Russia has created renewed urgency within the Biden administration to reshape the relationship with oil-rich Venezuela. The discussions, which U.S. officials say revolve around restarting oil exports from Venezuela to the United States if the country takes steps to restore democracy, could spur a major diplomatic shift with Washington’s staunchest adversary in South America. There is increasing pressure on the administration to work toward a deal, analysts say, after the world’s biggest oil producers decided to cut production this month and with Venezuelan migration to the United States soaring. Now, U.S. officials within the State Department and the White House are exploring specific ideas for when and how to ease sanctions in response to concrete actions by the Maduro government.

New complaint against Peru president (Reuters) Prosecutors in Peru lodged a constitutional complaint Tuesday against President Pedro Castillo, after detaining five of his allies on corruption allegations. Castillo took office a year ago and has faced two impeachment attempts, as well as five separate criminal investigations. The president has denied any wrongdoing.

France tells TotalEnergies to hike wages as fuel strikes spread (Reuters) France told TotalEnergies to raise wages on Thursday as the oil firm's two-week standoff with striking workers, which has sapped the country's petrol supplies, dragged on. Oil depot and refinery strikes have reduced France's petrol output by more than 60% and left one in three petrol stations struggling for fuel. They have spread this week to other energy companies, including nuclear power group EDF. The strikes at five of EDF's nuclear plants are delaying maintenance and fuel reloading, at a time when the French utility is already struggling to get enough reactors back online for winter amid a wider European energy crisis.

From shining shoes in Africa to a seat in Italy’s parliament (Reuters) When Aboubakar Soumahoro was a teenager in his native Ivory Coast, he used to clean shoes and dream of going to Italy, filling a scrapbook with pictures of Italian fashion designs that he cut out of magazines. He made it to Rome in 1999, aged 19, but was shocked by the harsh reality of migrant life in a country he had idolised. “Sleeping rough in the streets was traumatic, especially when I realised that this was the result of a political decision that targeted the migrants,” Soumahoro told Reuters. Now an Italian citizen, the 42-year-old has a unique opportunity to re-shape such decision-making—from within parliament, after winning a seat in the lower house in the Sept. 25 national election. He will stand out as the only Black lawmaker in the lower chamber of 400 deputies—one of only a handful ever to have been elected in the 160-year history of Italy. Soumahoro says with a smile that he will have the “best suntan” in parliament, but is adamant that he intends to speak for the poor and disfranchised, regardless of their colour.

As Putin escalates war, some in Russia’s business elite despair (Washington Post) When Vladimir Putin launched missile strikes targeting Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure this week, the move seemed to earn the Russian president a reprieve from hard-liners who had been demanding more decisive action. But some senior Russian officials and people within the business elite are drained and depressed—and the expectation is of a worsening political and economic climate. “On the battlefield there are other problems,” said an influential Moscow businessman who, like others interviewed for this report, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of personal security fears. “I don’t think it will lift the pressure,” referring to the missile strikes. In addition, the business executives and officials said, even if the strikes succeed in damaging more of Ukraine’s electricity and energy networks with the fighting dragging on into the freezing winter, there are questions over how many missiles Russia has left and how long it can sustain a bombing campaign. The missiles “are being produced. But in single units. And the old reserves are running out,” one state official said.

The Office Workers of Kyiv Hit the CrossFit Gym—for Weapons Training (New Republic) Over half a year into the war, as the ranks of Ukraine’s army thin amid grinding conflict, residents of Kyiv are doing everything from riding their bikes to build stamina to taking marksmanship courses to prepare for the future. At least one upmarket gym has launched multiday classes on combat training and physical fitness. Most students aren’t planning on joining the military anytime soon. Instead, these ordinary Kyivans are adapting to the permanent state of anxiety that pervades Ukraine following Russia’s February invasion. At one level, Kyivans are seeking psychological comfort. By learning how to use a gun or tie a tourniquet, they feel more confident that they’ll survive whatever Russia throws at them. This anxiety is hardly theoretical. After months of relative calm, on October 10 Russia struck downtown Kyiv with a hail of cruise missiles that killed six and wounded 51 people. To live in Kyiv is to live with the fact that, at any moment, death or injury may be around the corner. Ukrainians’ hunger for everything from tactical medicine training to brand-new American assault rifles reflects a growing sentiment that Ukrainians must militarize their society if they wish to survive bordering a neighbor like Russia.

Flood warnings as southeast Australia lashed by heavy rain (AP) Flood warnings were issued, hundreds of homes were evacuated, thousands more lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on Thursday. Rivers across Australia’s most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, and the island state of Tasmania were rising dangerously with catchments soaked by months of above-average rainfall.

Palestinian strikes (Foreign Policy) Israeli forces killed an 18-year-old Palestinian teenager named Osama Adawi in the West Bank on Wednesday. Adawi’s death is the latest in a spate of clashes between Israeli forces executing raids and Palestinian protesters; so far, over 100 Palestinians living in the West Bank have been killed this year. On Wednesday, Palestinian businesses in east Jerusalem went on strike to protest against the raids.

‘Africa on its own’: Little help in epidemics, says official (AP) Africa must plan to respond effectively to disease outbreaks without international help, a top public health official said Wednesday, warning that the continent of 1.3 billion people is “on its own” during pandemics. As assistance often never materializes, African nations must plug gaps in their response to outbreaks as such as Ebola in Uganda, said Ahmed Ogwell, acting head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This is not the first outbreak of the Sudan strain of Ebola virus here in Africa and particularly here in Uganda,” he said. “We, unfortunately, at this time do not have rapid diagnostics for this particular strain. Neither do we have the vaccines for it.” Ogwell spoke in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, where African public health officials and others are meeting to plan cross-border cooperation in responding to Ebola.

The Nap Bishop Is Spreading the Good Word: Rest (NYT) Tricia Hersey was bone tired. Between studying theology in a competitive seminary program at Emory University, working on campus, doing an internship and raising a young son, she couldn’t catch a moment’s rest. Any free minutes were devoted to study, but in her exhaustion, she often had to reread passages to fully absorb their meaning. Her grades suffered, her health flagged. Something had to give. Reading on the sofa at home, she’d frequently find the book falling to her chest as she allowed herself a few minutes to rest. Hersey would wake up feeling renewed. And so she began to build moments of respite into her days—no matter how busy—napping wherever and whenever she could: in bed, on the sofa, on benches in between classes. This proved pivotal: She felt better, her mind cleared, her grades improved. The epiphany happened nearly a decade ago, and in the intervening years she has turned her personal transformation into a movement. Hersey, now 48, began inviting people to nap collectively while she offered soothing sermons about the sheer power of sleep and dreaming. Thus the Nap Ministry was born, and Hersey anointed herself its Nap Bishop. She urges followers to use time they might otherwise devote to extra work to sleeping instead.

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Russophobic Economist: Thanks To Vladimir Putin, Germany, The US Scrotums’ Licker, Has Woken Up 😂😂😂😂

Less starry-eyed policies on security and energy should help it lead Europe

— Leaders | The new Germany | August 11th, 2022 | The Economist

To borrow a phrase from the late Emperor Hirohito, the war in Ukraine has developed not necessarily to Vladimir Putin’s advantage. It has sent Finland and Sweden bolting for the cover of nato membership. It has deepened Ukrainian nationalism, strengthened the democratic alternative Ukraine offers to Mr Putin’s own tyranny, and led customers for Russia’s energy to look elsewhere. It has also prodded a sleepy giant, Germany, rousing a country that has been both Russia’s best partner and its worst enemy. Mr Putin’s warmongering may prove to be the catalyst that turns Germany into his own nightmare: a stronger, bolder, more determined leader of a more united Europe.

Germany badly needed that prod. Complacent and just a little self-satisfied, it was late to realise how fast the world was changing around it. Now, however, a remarkable opportunity is within its grasp, as Germans experience a rare thing in a democracy: a consensus about the need for broad, sweeping change to the economy and security.

The clouds were long gathering. Yes, Germany boasts an enviable record as Europe’s strongest economy, most stable polity and, Germans like to think, most responsible citizen. But Germany’s dependence on cheap Russian fuel, carefully cultivated by Russia, has been exposed by the Ukraine war. Germans are not only vulnerable to the Kremlin’s energy blackmail, but have also been bankrolling Mr Putin’s invasion.

That wretched situation was a product of another of Germany’s failings: a reluctance to question rosy assumptions rooted in its own happy recent history. Comforting notions, such as that trading with Russia would tame its belligerence, a theme beloved of Angela Merkel, a long-serving chancellor, allowed Germany to turn a deaf ear for too long to pleas from allies for more robust investment in its own and Europe’s defence.

Germany has shied away from other challenges, too. Its economy remains over-reliant on the export of traditional engineering products where there is little room for growth, and over-reliant on one country, China, as a source of inputs and a market for its goods. Partly because of strict rules on public spending, Germany has underinvested in infrastructure; all too often its trains do not run on time. The public and private sectors are held back by the slow digitisation of services as well as a shortage of skilled workers—a harbinger of a demographic danger, as over the next decade more Germans will retire than enter the workforce.

Now a new Germany is hatching. Three days after the invasion, Olaf Scholz, then a new chancellor heading an untested coalition, gave his much-applauded Zeitenwende speech to the Bundestag, signalling a break with the country’s post-war tendency towards pacifism. He has set the agenda for years to come.

The good news is the country’s challenges are manageable. Take energy. When Mr Putin invaded, Germany relied on Russia for 55% of its gas. Doomsayers warned that supplies would be choked off, German factories would close and families would shiver in their kitchens. In fact, even as Russia’s share of the German gas market has halved, stores of gas for winter are building at a normal pace. Industry says it can cut back use more than expected. Faced with higher prices and conservation campaigns, households will do the same. Germany is restarting mothballed coal-fired power plants. It will invest in renewables. It should (and probably will) extend the life of three nuclear plants that had been rashly scheduled to close. It should also lift a ban on fracking that has put its hefty reserves of shale gas out of reach.

With enough determination, other troubles have fixes, too. Mr Scholz has pledged to boost defence spending by a third—though the core budget this year is flat. New outlays will fund a sweeping equipment upgrade. He has also promised a less starry-eyed approach to foreign affairs, sending heavy weapons to Ukraine in defiance of the old pacifist taboo. His government has initiated a thorough review of relations with China, and is soon to issue a national-security strategy. Tellingly, that is Germany’s first such effort at framing its own geostrategic goals.

Digitising and greening its industry and adding high-end services to the mix will be harder. The myriad companies in its Mittelstand could remain the bedrock of Germany’s economic strength if they embraced the digital challenge. Luckily, business leaders and Mr Scholz’s government both appear pragmatic. Immigration rules are being tweaked to entice more skilled workers into the country. Germany is also much more open towards deficit spending, not only at home but in Europe, too.

Its solid relations with Europe are another advantage, the result of decades of nurturing allies, including an occasionally obstreperous America. In the future, as firms look for ways to make their supply chains more robust, reliable Germany will be an attractive place to invest.

Dangers still lurk. Turkey or a second Trump administration could “defect” from the nato alliance. Germany would then face a far more burdensome security challenge as the alliance’s second-biggest, but militarily most underpowered, member. Ramping up spending should be just the first step in a radical overhaul of a squeamish and bureaucratised army that is poorly geared to defend the more exposed countries on nato’s periphery.

Germany has wisely and consistently put Europe at the centre of its concerns. But in the face of political challenges to the eu from Poland, Hungary and, potentially, a new right-wing government in Italy, Germany has a vital role to play in holding the project together. On this, and matters such as a deeper single market, Mr Scholz should get off the back seat and sit up front.

Which Came First, The Eagle or The Egg?

The greatest danger, though, is that this moment is lost and Germany slips back into caution and stasis. Comprehensive change takes years and Mr Scholz is not especially popular.

Ukraine will be an early test of Germany’s mettle. Though Mr Scholz’s tough stance against Mr Putin still convinces most Germans, support has been softening and the cost of the war has yet to hit heating bills. If Germany were to abandon Ukraine, that would be a tragedy, for Germans as well as Ukrainians. This is a conflict over the future of a continent. It is also an opportunity for Germany to reclaim its place at the heart of Europe. ■

— This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline "The new Germany"

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Blog Assignment #2

In Parable of the Sower, an Earthseed community is created in order to escape from the chaotic world and restart. One real life issue would be climate change. Currently in our world today, ice caps are melting, atmospheric temperatures are rising, more animals are becoming endangered, and people keep littering which all contribute to the destruction of the world. With this being said, my community will be seeking shelter away from climate change and focusing on creating an eco friendly community. Another real life issue is white supremacy/racism. Till this day, the black community faces racism in places of work and school whether it be microaggressions or flat out racism. Because of this, the black community can never relax and be comfortable around white people and are scared for their lives, so my community will also be seeking shelter from every and any white person. A quote from Parable of the Sower that relates to my community is “that’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times”. This quote will apply to my community because at first it will be hard to start out an all black and eco friendly community. But one thing black people know how to do is survive which is what we have been doing all of our lives. Creating a new community is going to be hard and have its ups and down but if people just stick it out it might thrive and become amazing. Another quote from Parable of the sower that relates to my new community is “civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaption”. This quote applies to my community because I feel like black people are always passed to the side when it comes to building and creating. Many people don’t think of black people when they think of intelligence and I want to change that narrative. Black people deserve a space where all of their thoughts can join together in order to achieve a goal of survival and flourishing which is what I want to provide. I would like to create this community in the Caribbean so it can be close to water and have fertile soil for growing food since I want an eco friendly community. Only black people can join my community. People who fall under the African Diaspora can join and have been raised by at least one black parent. The leadership model will be those who already have leadership experience and also people who are well versed in growing things will have the most influence in the community. It will be also like a democracy so people will have votes and says. I think the leadership will go a lot better since everyone will be black. A future technology that will be implemented will be floating solar panels. Since the community will be in the Caribbean, floating solar panels on the ocean will help preserve and contain energy for the island. My community will survive off of the land. They will be fishing and planting for food. Using land resources in order to create buildings and structures. Living off of the land will be the main thing. One step to building a better community will be farming. Farming will promote healthy eating, composting, and less trash build up. I really want to emphasize eco friendly living. Another step in building a better community is education. There will be schools run by black teachers teaching the youth the real history and teaching them to elevate their life.

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Restart Energy Democracy Platform Going Global

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Restart Energy Democracy Platform Going Global

Restart Energy is trying to democratize the energy market worldwide and has created a unique blockchain-based platform to expand to key deregulated energy markets around the world, allowing whole countries to raise their level of energy efficiency and sustainability. The idea rests on creating an ecosystem based on blockchain technology.

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Why Indian Railways is switching to LED lights?

LED lights are the recent commercial innovation as compared to incandescent and CFL bulbs. Better methods of illumination are being developed as a result of all of the technological developments that are taking place at the same time. In all railway stations around the country, incandescent and CFL light bulbs have been the primary lighting sources. People will find CFL and incandescent lamps everywhere, whether in railway stations or in railway coaches. This dynamic, however, has shifted in recent years. More and increasingly lights are being replaced as LED lamps and bulbs become more popular by the government.

Indeed, the Indian Railways has taken the effort to replace all current lights with LED lighting solutions. This has various advantages of its own, including the fact that it saves the government a lot of money and provides other types of benefits in the long run.

Non-toxic:

While incandescent lights do not contain any dangerous ingredients, they do get hot and emit some infrared radiation. And to create bright white light, CFL lights include mercury vapor that is heated to high temperatures which can harm the lungs and kidneys, if someone Breath in mercury vapor.

LEDs on the other hand pose no such health threats. know more

Higher service life:

Again, LED lights beat every other type of illumination technology in these categories. LED lights have the longest lifespan and require no maintenance.

Cost-effective:

Despite the fact that the initial cost of purchasing an LED light is more than the cost of alternatives, the lights deliver much more benefits. The longer service life allows the bulb to work better and for a longer amount of time, lowering maintenance and replacement expenses.

Led light solutions really benefit the Indian railways in providing the customers with the best illumination possible & companies like Equitel Power provides high-quality led lights to their customers from industry-standard brands at very affordable prices. know more

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Bancor Protocol To Be Implemented In RED Platform

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Bancor Protocol To Be Implemented In RED Platform

Anyone interested in Blockchain technology has most likely heard of the Bancor Network, and the Banco Protocol. After all, it’s the standard for Smart Tokens. That’s why it’s exciting news that Restart Energy will be implementing the Bancor Protocol into their RED MWAT Token.

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Energy Blockchain Testing Underway by South Korean Science Ministry

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Energy Blockchain Testing Underway by South Korean Science Ministry

The Science Ministry in South Korea have started testing an energy blockchain system to encourage local renewable energy installations. This follows a pledge to increase renewable energy’s share of the electricity generation mix to 20% by 2030. In December 2017, the Science Ministry and KEPCO announced it would begin trials of a blockchain based service that would allow consumers to sell electricity to their neighbours.

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Blockchain Expert BoostIt Joins Restart Energy

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Blockchain Expert BoostIt Joins Restart Energy

Restart Energy has experienced about 1700% growth in just two years. Powered by the Blockchain, this innovative company is always looking for ways to grow and improve on their path to global success, and a huge opportunity came to them recently when BoostIt announced a thrilling partnership that will most certainly help leverage the platform.

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What’s an MWAT Token (and Why You Need Some)?

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What’s an MWAT Token (and Why You Need Some)?

When Restart Energy launched their MWAT (MegaWatt) tokens, they knew it would be a  smashing success, but no one thought the Main Sale would sell out in a matter of just 2 minutes! It would have actually been less, had the site not crashed briefly, but what’s so impressive about them–and why should you be jumping on board?

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Restart Energy and RED: The Bright Spark Transforming The Future of Energy

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Restart Energy and RED: The Bright Spark Transforming The Future of Energy

Restart Energy are moving towards the next step of their vision: Democratising the global energy market by launching the Restart Energy Democracy Platform (RED).

RED MWAT Tokens are cryptocurrency tokens that will act as a virtual battery and can be utilized to get access to the RED platform, purchase/consume energy, sell in a secondary market or be used to start up one of the different franchise tiers. The RED Platform is being developed with the aim of creating a transparent and decentralized electricity market. The RED Franchise is gaining traction as the fastest growing energy retail franchise in the EU with more than 300 already sold to business partners in Romania.

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Another Step for Restart Energy — CEO Armand Domuta Becomes President of the RBA

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Another Step for Restart Energy — CEO Armand Domuta Becomes President of the RBA

After the latest success achieved by Restart Energy for its Restart Energy Democracy (RED) platform and MWAT token, we gladly announce the next important step for our company’s future.

Restart Energy’s founder and CEO Armand Doru Domuta has been electedPresident of the Romanian Blockchain Association — an organization centered around raising awareness of the benefits of blockchain systems and promoting blockchain technologies in Romania and abroad, through various events and presentations.

With over 10 years of experience in the European energy market and a deep knowledge of renewable energy solutions, Armand has developed over 500 renewable energy projects — from greenfield to operation — consistently taking Restart Energy to new heights, with exponential growth in deregulated EU environments and acquisition of new customers at an unprecedented rate.

Under the leadership of Mr. Domuta, Restart Energy is fulfilling its promise of closing the gap between energy producers and consumers, who both benefit from the RED platform and its P2P energy trading opportunities. RED’s innovative platform inherently improves transparency and efficiency, and has inspired many companies to join Restart Energy as loyal partners.

In the current role of the President of the Romanian Blockchain Association, Armand Doru and Restart Energy’s team will continue working towards making energy more accessible and bringing more transparency to the market.

About Restart Energy

Restart Energy Democracy (RED) is a blockchain-powered platform, backed by Restart Energy — a European energy provider with 20 million USD in revenues. The company was built with a vision to democratize the energy sector and quash the dominance of legacy monopolies in the energy world. The company’s credentials include a customer base of 27,000 household and 3,000 corporate clients, expanding at more than 2,000 clients per month, and it’s impressive growth: 1700% from 2015 until today.

Restart Energy is developing the world’s first peer-to-peer, fully decentralized energy transfer platform allowing users to send and receive energy worldwide, based on its proprietary virtual balancing system, that uses A.I, Big Data, and IoT technologies. The RED ecosystem is comprised of the RED-Platform, RED-Franchise and RED-MWAT Tokens.

The RED-Franchise is the first power retail franchise to simplify and allow any company or entrepreneur to operate their own power utility enterprise, enabling them to start selling energy in more than 35 deregulated energy markets globally.

MWAT tokens are crypto-tokens that enable the virtual storage and trade of up to 1 MWh of electricity per month on the RED-Platform Software and will facilitate the development of affordable clean energy, though free-market practices. They come pre-charged with 0.11 kWh and get monthly free energy from a special community energy fund that is charged with 1–5% of total grid power — this energy is transferred by producers and suppliers in a special community energy fund in exchange for access to the RED platform.

Importantly, it should be noted that potential franchise partners will need to own (this is not a form of payment to us) a certain number of RED MWAT tokens, in order to qualify for the various franchise tiers — the secret to Restart Energy’s award-winning growth as a business!

For more information, please visit the website and read the Restart Energy whitepaper.

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RED — Send and receive energy, worldwide.

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Restart Energy Is Going Global

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Restart Energy Is Going Global

Decentralized. Democratized. Green-ified! Those are the three words I use to describe the incredibly innovative energy company startup that's looking to change the way energy is transacted all around the world. The company's called Restart Energy, and if that got your attention, the full overview will certainly have you interested. Restart Energy Blog More Informations: Facebook   Twitter   Telegram 

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