Tony’s Political Ramblings: Recent Episodes
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Have you found that the talking heads on major news networks just tend to get you irritated about political issues? If this is something you’re trying to move away from, but you still want to stay in the loop, you’ve come to the right place. Tony’s Political Ramblings is a podcast that discusses the issues of our times for what they are. No inflammatory language, no partisan bickering. Just my take on the facts surrounding these issues. Take a listen and let me know what you think!
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at the Midterm Elections and I make my picks as to who will win the House and the Senate.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we delve into the dirty secrets of the oil and gas industry.
NOTE: My apologies for the audio quality on this one, I had the wrong mic selected and I don't want to record it again.
REFERENCES:
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/refining-crude-oil-refinery-rankings.php
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503872/m2/1/highresd/1002775662-Almtairi.pdf
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211115-climate-change-can-russia-leave-fossil-fuels-behind
https://companiesmarketcap.com/oil-gas/largest-oil-and-gas-companies-by-market-cap/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/981799/largest-oil-refineries-worldwide/
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/fossil-fuels-received-5-9-trillion-in-subsidies-in-2020-report-finds
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the Ballot Measure in Kansas to ban abortion that was voted on 8/2/22 and what it means in a Post-Dobbs America.
REFERENCES:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-primary-elections/kansas-ballot-measures
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/kansas-rejects-conservative-ballot-measure-state-abortion-protections
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/26/717449336/kansas-supreme-court-rules-state-constitution-protects-right-to-abortion
https://www.kwch.com/2022/08/01/kansas-voters-concerned-by-text-message-spreading-misinformation-constitutional-amendment/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we discuss the good things the Biden Administration and Democrats have done in recent years for Rural Americans and the economic promise that those policies provide.
REFERENCES:
https://eig.org/rural-america-is-not-all-trump-country/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/21/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-bringing-semiconductor-manufacturing-back-to-america-2/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-the-biden-administrations-historic-investments-to-create-opportunity-and-build-wealth-in-rural-america/
https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/biden-targets-universal-broadband-access-2t-plan
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/09/fact-sheet-president-biden-and-vice-president-harris-reduce-high-speed-internet-costs-for-millions-of-americans/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/getinternet/
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/summaryoftheenergysecurityandclimatechangeinvestmentsintheinflationreductionactof_2022.pdf
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/27/1114108340/manchin-deal-inflation-reduction-act
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the state of abortion in the United States after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health (2022).
REFERENCES:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/press-release/some-states-are-strengthening-abortion-access-and-protections-for-clinicians-and-out-of-state-residents-seeking-abortions/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/state-leaders-protect-abortion-rights/story?id=86330488
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/state-actions-to-protect-and-expand-access-to-abortion-services/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/states-moving-protect-abortion-rights-fall-roe-wade/story?id=86061089
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/abortion-rights-expand-blue-states-roe-v-wade-overturned-dobbs-decision
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/24/abortion-state-laws-criminalization-roe/
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/12/congress-tees-up-votes-to-protect-travel-for-abortion-00045417
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/a-guide-to-abortion-laws-by-state
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the existence of slavery in modern day prisons.
REFERENCES:
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-xiii
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/884989263
https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/captive-labor-exploitation-of-incarcerated-workers
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/524469-utah-nebraska-voters-approve-measure-stripping-slavery-language-in/
https://www.history.com/topics/crime/the-war-on-drugs
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I discuss automation, AI and the future of work.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we discuss The Man Who Built the 1960s: Lyndon B. Johnson.
REFERENCES:
https://www.ushistory.org/us/56e.asp
https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/great-society
https://www.lbjlibrary.org/news-and-press/media-kits/national-foundation-arts-and-humanities-act
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/396
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/lyndon-b-johnson/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I discuss who has the most control over setting the Federal Agenda.
REFERENCES:
https://www.robertcaro.com/the-books/master-of-the-senate/
https://www.amazon.com/Alternatives-Policies-Epilogue-Classics-Political/dp/020500086X
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the Chinese Miracle heading into the Beijing Winter Olympics.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I discuss the 'Chinese Miracle' as it stands today heading into the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
REFERENCES:
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1008656293/the-legacy-of-the-lasting-effects-of-chinas-1-child-policy
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/31/world/asia/china-three-child-policy.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/12/03/us-listed-chinese-stocks-lose-80-billion-in-value-as-didi-delisting-crashes-prices/?sh=2545d0a2b1ee
https://techstartups.com/2021/11/13/chinas-high-speed-rail-envy-world-worlds-longest-high-speed-railway-network-now-losing-24-million-per-day-reported-debt-1-8-trillion/
https://www.brinknews.com/chinese-companies-are-leaving-global-stock-markets/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I discuss vaccine mandates and their impact on American lives.
REFERENCES:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a244_hgci.pdf
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/10/01/california-becomes-first-state-in-nation-to-announce-covid-19-vaccine-requirements-for-schools/
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines-keytonyc.page
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/world/sarah-palin-covid-nyc-unvaccinated.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828993/data-vaccine-misinformation-trump-counties-covid-death-rate
https://www.vox.com/22894978/covid-19-vaccine-lives-saved-deaths-avoided-omicron-chart
https://worldpopulationreview.com/states
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
REFERENCES:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/25/five-things-to-know-about-russia-ukraine-tensions
https://books.google.com/books?id=HCZi--UtYdEC&pg=PA216#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mongolinvasionof_Rus%27
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/03/17/crimea-six-years-after-illegal-annexation/
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/three-decades-ukraines-independence
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/investing/swift-russia-ukraine/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukrainerelations#Historyof_relations
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss two changes to the Supreme Court that would put checks on the Judicial and Executive Branches.
REFERENCES:
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/548868-most-in-new-poll-want-to-end-justices-lifetime-appointments
https://www.census.gov/history/www/throughthedecades/fastfacts/1870fast_facts.html
https://dnyuz.com/2022/01/21/fox-news-poll-finds-that-46-support-the-idea-of-expanding-the-number-of-supreme-court-justices/
https://www.judges.org/news-and-info/most-judges-appear-to-support-term-limits-for-supreme-court-justices/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at the recently removed Theodore Roosevelt statue and discuss my larger opinions on Controversial Monuments.
REFERENCES:
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/addressing-the-theodore-roosevelt-statue/making-the-statue
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/addressing-the-theodore-roosevelt-statue
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/addressing-the-theodore-roosevelt-statue/today
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss Industrial Agriculture, Meat Consumption, Climate Change, and what you can do to make an impact.
REFERENCES:
https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/13/opinions/gallery/top-climate-change-contributors/index.html
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049222045/the-pentagon-says-climate-change-is-having-a-negative-impact-on-national-securit
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-is-a-vegan
https://potterparkzoo.org/veg/
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22287498/meat-wildlife-biodiversity-species-plantbased
https://news.gallup.com/poll/282779/nearly-one-four-cut-back-eating-meat.aspx
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22430749/beef-chicken-climate-diet-vegetarian
This time, I speak on Martin Luther King Jr., his accomplishments, his legacy and the work that is left to be done.
REFERENCES:
https://www.eeoc.gov/special-report/african-americans-american-workforce
https://drugpolicy.org/issues/brief-history-drug-war
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=100
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/browder-v-gayle-352-us-903
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act
https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/historyculture/lbjandmlk.htm
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at Shen Yun, Falun Gong and their complicated history.
REFERENCES:
https://www.shenyun.com/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Falun-Gong
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1435&context=hrbrief
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00602/chinese-indicted-for-genocide-of-falun-gong.htm
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we examine the right to vote and what must be done so that it remains strong in the United States.
REFERENCES:
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1071829164/biden-speech-voting-rights-filibuster-senate
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2747
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4/text
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-december-2021
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2019/democracy-retreat
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/voter-turnout/compulsory-voting
https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-that-arent-free-report-2019-5
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at States' Rights and the need for Federal Oversight.
REFERENCES:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-december-2021
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/12-96
https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/what.htm
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at large soda manufacturers and the politics behind their industry.
REFERENCES:
https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/research-highlights/do-soda-taxes-work/
https://www.ecowatch.com/soda-companies-turn-attention-to-developing-countries-as-sales-fall-fl-1882173309.html
https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(18)31639-8/fulltext
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqnUohxXV0I
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/added-sugar-in-the-diet/
https://smartlabel.pepsico.info/012000387807-0001-en-US/index.html
https://pepsicosmartlabel.com/Lipton
https://www.pepsico.com/brands/product-information
https://www.classaction.org/news/class-action-alleges-honest-teas-just-a-tad-sweet-claim-is-misleading
https://www.coca-colacompany.com/brands
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/10/27/451950106/in-soda-politics-big-soda-at-crossroads-of-profit-and-public-health
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, their structure, content and implications for the modern day.
REFERENCES:
https://www.amazon.com/Personal-Memoirs-Ulysses-Grant-Annotated/dp/0674976290
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we start 2022 with a cautionary tale on historical revisionism, extremism and radicalization.
References:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/11/01/psychology-how-someone-becomes-radicalized/
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA1071-1.html
https://news.gsu.edu/research-magazine/rewriting-history-civil-war-textbooks
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy/
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/lost-cause-the/
https://sites.uw.edu/magastudy/
https://theweek.com/us/1001987/men-losing-close-friends
https://www.start.umd.edu/pubs/STARTPIRUSUseOfSocialMediaByUSExtremistsResearchBriefJuly2018.pdf
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we look at the politics and history of Jesus Christ, Santa Claus and Christmas itself.
REFERENCES:
https://theconversation.com/christmas-is-political-and-always-has-been-148629
https://theconversation.com/a-christmas-story-the-arrival-of-a-sweet-baby-boy-or-a-political-power-to-change-the-world-108508
https://www.history.com/news/what-did-jesus-look-likehttps://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/opinion/2018/12/15/how-old-santa-claus-history-santa-claus/2221082002/
https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I take a look at private as well as public sector actors and how your Amazon Echo is tied to both.
REFERENCES:
https://www.amazon.com/b/?node=23608571011
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/02/police-think-amazons-alexa-may-have-information-fatal-stabbing-case/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/28/doorbell-camera-firm-ring-has-partnered-with-police-forces-extending-surveillance-reach/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/cute-videos-little-evidence-police-say-amazon-ring-isn-t-n1136026
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-09/your-google-home-or-fit-bit-could-be-used-against-you-in-court/9510368
https://www.expertinstitute.com/resources/insights/amazon-echo-expert-witness-murder-trial/
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-home-recordings-listen-privacy-amazon-alexa-hack-a9002096.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/11/tech/amazon-alexa-listening/index.html
Huzzah! This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss Hulu's The Great, a comedic show about Catherine the Great of Russia and her rise to power and prominence.
REFERENCES:
https://time.com/5836794/the-great-true-story-catherine-the-great/
https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/the-great-hulu-tony-mcnamara-russian-history.html
https://slate.com/culture/2020/05/the-great-hulu-series-review-historical-accuracy-nope.html
This time we discuss the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
REFERENCES:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/fauci-omicron-variant-almost-certainly-not-more-severe-than-delta-2021-12%3famp
https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-provide-update-omicron-variant
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/world/europe/uk-covid-johnson.amp.html
https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/02/where-did-omicron-covid-variant-come-from-and-where-is-it-circulating.html
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the Democratic Party and what they need to do to protect democracy in the United States.
REFERENCES:
https://www.commoncause.org/our-work/constitution-courts-and-democracy-issues/freedom-to-vote-act/
https://www.wisdc.org/news/press-releases/132-press-release-2021/6992-support-for-banning-gerrymandering-in-wisconsin-rises-to-87
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/11/9/22765982/north-carolina-redistricting-gerrymandering-2021-2022
https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-senate-approves-gop-backed-redistricting-plan
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/12/politics/senate-race-rankings-november/index.html
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we look at some common sense gun regulations that work to respect the 2nd amendment as well as our safety.
REFERENCES:
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-ii
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/554/570/
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-78672-001
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm
https://morelle.house.gov/issues/common-sense-gun-reform-0
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1454?s=1&r=9
https://www.pnas.org/content/114/46/12162
https://efsgv.org/learn/type-of-gun-violence/domestic-violence-and-firearms/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss recycling and my pitch for a new recycling industry to boost the United States' economy.
REFERENCES:
https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/cost.pdf
https://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/increasing-soil-biodiversity-in-botanical-gardens/
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/composting-home
https://www.ecocycle.org/zerowaste/jobs
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the modern day hurdles of raising a child.
REFERENCES:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/child-care-costs-by-state
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/upshot/americans-are-having-fewer-babies-they-told-us-why.html
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/
https://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/factsheet/family-leave-benefits-fact-sheet.htm
https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_008009/lang--en/index.htm
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we tackle Inflation and Supply Chain issues in the United States and around the world.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we delve into A Promised Land, a memoir written by former President Barack Obama.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at Fox News and their relationship with some of their viewers.
REFERENCES:
https://www.foxnews.com/
https://time.com/5125894/is-reading-news-bad-for-you/
https://letter.ly/cable-news-viewership-statistics/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144704/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the City of Baltimore, its history, its current struggles, and its hope for the future.
REFERENCES:
https://www.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/5_History.pdf
https://www.britannica.com/place/Baltimore
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss my pitch for increasing WMATA ridership in the short and long term.
REFERENCES:
https://dcist.com/story/21/10/17/metrorail-safety-commission-orders-wmata-to-pull-7000-series-trains-severely-reducing-service/
https://www.wmata.com/about/records/upload/Q4FY21MetroPerformanceReport.pdf
https://wmsc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/101721_WMSCOrderRemoving7000SeriesRailcarsFromRevenueService.pdf
https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/proposed-hours-bus.cfm
https://ttc-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Images/Home/Routes-and-Schedules/Landing-page-pdfs/TTCSystemMap2021-10.pdf?rev=b7548cf2ad494dfbb20e444fda7effb6
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I examine our two American political parties and investigate their tendencies over the last ninety years.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the results of the 2021 Virginia Governor's Race
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we discuss the issue of personal data protection and possible solutions to violations by public and private actors.
REFERENCES:
https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/05/953515627/facial-recognition-and-beyond-journalist-ventures-inside-chinas-surveillance-sta
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/30/22557516/maine-facial-recognition-ban-state-law
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/states-push-back-facial-recognition-police-77510175
https://gdpr-info.eu/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we delve into the proposed $450,000 settlements that the Biden Administration is proposing to give victims of the Trump era "Zero Tolerance" Policy as well as discuss nations for the past in general.
References:
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/579011-biden-administration-considering-giving-450000-per-person
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annakaplan/2021/10/28/biden-administration-reportedly-considering-450000-payments-to-families-separated-at-southern-border/?sh=a07d41e66f4a
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/comfort-women-korea-japan-court-order-wwii-sex-slave-reparations/
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2020/06/17/family-separation-under-trump-administration-timeline
https://www.vox.com/2019/7/29/8934848/gasoline-baths-border-mexico-dark-history
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I delve into the life and times of Boris Johnson and the delicate dance that Conservative Elected Officials have to do in order to stay in power.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we look at Facebook, its aversion to content regulation, and inflammatory language in the news on the whole.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I delve into the potential water crisis in the State of California and the Western United States as a whole.
REFERENCES:
https://www.vox.com/2015/4/10/8379221/california-drought-water-crisis
https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/colorado-river-basin-focus-area-study?qt-sciencecenterobjects=0#qt-sciencecenterobjects
https://pacinst.org/publication/california-can-solve-its-water-shortage-with-the-water-we-have-heres-how/
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/water-conservation-brought-you-las-vegas-2/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss a recent finding that places the arrival of Europeans to North America in the year 1021. But is that really where our story as Americans begins?
REFERNCES:
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-timeline
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1047797376/researchers-discovered-the-date-vikings-arrived-in-canada
This time we look at the Virginia Governor's Race and examine its statewide and nationwide implications.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we take a look at FCC Regulations, Facebook, Legislation and advertising to children.
REFERENCES: https://dra.american.edu/islandora/object/0910capstones%3A131/datastream/PDF/view
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at my pitch for a Marshall Plan Style investment in the Republic of India.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we look at Evergrande, a Chinese property development firm, their recent financial troubles and the larger implications for the Chinese and Global economies.
References:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/941309/china-share-of-home-purchases-by-number-of-homes-owned/
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I recommend What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we discuss the budget and debt ceiling's history and the current controversy surrounding them.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at Hong Kong, its history and where it stands today in terms of sovereignty.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at the shifting sands around war and what that means for US security in the future...
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we discuss the myth of political division in the United States.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at problems with accessibility and outreach with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the weakened health departments around the United States are ill-equipped to handle the challenge of vaccinating their constituents.
REFERENCES:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/07/unvaccinated-different-anti-vax/619523/
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/08/06/1024933341/detroit-public-health-privatize-covid-bankruptcy
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at climate change's impact on the present and what we need to do now to avoid a devastating future.
References:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211912420300547
https://www.eh-resources.org/little-ice-age/
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/14/1027370891/climate-change-solutions-global-warming-computer-models-paris
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings I discuss the importance of timing in the political process and why now may be the time to act on issues of voting rights, universal basic income, and racial justice measures.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we discuss the universal benefits of a four day work week and the possibilty of it being implemented in the United States.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we take a look at the social safety net and how it can be looked at as a Pro-Life Policy Stance. REFERENCES: https://www.cbpp.org/blog/safety-net-... https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu...
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we take a look at the dire consequences of empire building and forever wars as well as the benefits of diplomatic solutions.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at the CDC's new Mask Recommendations and talk about the need to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at Cuba, its political system and some parallels I saw in our own Republican Party.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we look at the Biden administration's investment in families and the importance of such an investment.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we take a look at the Obesity Epidemic and the major players involved in its conception.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we delve into the possibility of using the systems, theoretical frameworks and laws in place to push for a more equitable society.
This time we take a look back at the terrorist attacks on January 6th and what the effects of this attack are having on voting rights. CLARIFICATION: No Capitol Police Officers were murdered during the attacks. Officer Brian Sicknick died of 'natural causes' the following day.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at Biden's Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bill and its contents as well as its implications for compromise in the legislative process.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at Juneteenth and its historical and present day significance. Note: This is episode 21, I incorrectly referred to this as episode 20 in the intro
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at my plan to invest in the American South.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at another despicable tradition in the form of Anti-Asian attitudes and discrimination. This episode focuses primarily on East Asian case studies, but let the record show that it is important to include West, South, Southeast Asian people as well as Pacific Islanders. Long story short, anyone in the AAPI community.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, I make my pitch for a Public Option at the State level for Healthcare in the United States.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at the Anti-American measures to suppress the vote that the Republican Party is looking in to implementing across the country.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we look into the historical reasons behind the outrage after John Cena's recent comments on Taiwan.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at my pitch to change the way we move around the United States.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we'll take a look at the events in Belarus and how they connect to the larger theme of a new wave of colonialism springing up around the world.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we look at the Fairness Doctrine and how it might work to level out our polarizing news cycle... NOTE: An earlier version of this podcast spoke incorrectly regarding Fox News' status in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we'll take a look at the crossroads that the Republican Party finds itself at.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we'll discuss the violence in Israel-Palestine in the context of other Post-Colonial conflicts.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at Between the World and Me, Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we look at the coverage of extreme, unqualified figures in politics and how it is harmful to the integrity of the nation.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we take a look at purity tests and how even the most progressive candidates cannot pass them.
Break out your population pyramids, because this time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we're going to look at China's aging population and what that may mean for the global economy.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings, we'll take a look at the 1619 Project. We'll look at what it posits and what the debate around its implementation in public schools means.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we take a look at the Filibuster and its history, role in Congress today, and the implications of its removal.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we'll look into DC Statehood and its implications on DC residents, Congress and US territories.
This time on Tony's Political Ramblings we're going to get into the issue of Abortion and how it has been used to galvanize a conservative electorate across the country.
Welcome to Tony's Political Ramblings. I'd like to share this video with you all first to start off my new podcast, Tony's Political Ramblings! This video is here to set some ground rules and basic expectations for the show and share a little bit about me and my background.