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2016 US Presidential Elections: Candidates on Global Trade

28 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in United States

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2016 US Presidential Elections, Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson, Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, Presidential Candidate Jill Stein, Presidential candidates on global trade, US Democratic Party, US Green Party, US Libertarian Party, US Republican Party

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Here’s how our top four presidential candidates propose to address global trade.

Donald Trump – Republican Party

Trade reform—

  • Appoint trade negotiators whose goal will be to win for America: narrowing our trade deficit, increasing domestic production, and getting a fair deal for our workers.
  • Renegotiate NAFTA.
  • Withdraw from the TPP.
  • Bring trade relief cases to the world trade organization.
  • Label China a currency manipulator.
  • Apply tariffs and duties to countries that cheat.
  • Direct the Commerce Department to use all legal tools to respond to trade violations.

Learn more at https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/economic-vision

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Naomi Klein, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Others Condemn ‘Coup’ in Brazil

26 Friday Aug 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Brazil

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Brazil Coup 2016, Impeachment Brazil President Dilma Rousseff

A little too late?

Naomi Klein, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Susan Sarandon, Arundhati Roy, and 17 other human rights activists, intellectuals, and public figures on Wednesday sent a letter to the Brazilian government condemning the impeachment of the country’s President Dilma Rousseff, and demanding that Brazil’s senate “respect the October 2014 electoral process which over 100 million people took part in.”

Source: Naomi Klein, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Others Condemn ‘Coup’ in Brazil

Spotlight on U.S. Global Trade

21 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Economy and Finance, United States

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Global Trade, Multinational & Transnational Corporations, US Free Trade Agreements, US Import & Export Companies, US Top Ten Imports & Exports 2015

Aerial View of the Port of Los Angeles - California - United States

Aerial View of the Port of Los Angeles – Southern California – USA
Photo Credit: Port of Los Angeles Official Website

 

As a former international trade professional, I am not adverse to global trade. The challenge of our times lies in the terms and rules of trade which have led to the disruption of communities worldwide. With their global financial and political influence, rich industrial nations can negotiate, legislate, and enforce trade agreements beneficial to their major players.

The United States is the world’s third largest exporter, after China and the European Union. When it comes to consumption, we hold the top position as the world’s largest importer. In 2015, our total imports and exports of goods and services earned US$2.7 trillion and US$2.2 trillion, respectively, for our economy. Our global trade deficit – the difference between our exports and imports – amounted to 500 billion dollars.

Our top three trading partners are China, with 16 percent of total trade in goods only, followed by Canada (15.4%) and Mexico (14.2%). When combined, our trade of 29.6 percent with our NAFTA partners exceeds that with China.

Our greatest trade deficit by country is with China, amounting to more than 365 billion dollars. Mexico and Canada rank in fourth and thirteenth places with 58.4 billion and 14.9 billion, respectively.

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2016 US Presidential Elections: Candidates on Climate Change

14 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption, United States

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2016 US Presidential Elections, Climate Change, Climate disruption, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, Nature & Environment

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Here’s how our top four presidential candidates propose to address climate change.

Hillary Clinton – Democratic Party

I won’t let anyone take us backward, deny our economy the benefits of harnessing a clean energy future, or force our children to endure the catastrophe that would result from unchecked climate change.
~ Hillary Clinton, November 29, 2015

On day one, Hillary Clinton will set bold, national goals that will be achieved within 10 years of taking office. Learn more at https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/climate/

 

Jill Stein – Green Party

A Green New Deal: Create millions of jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, and investing in public transit, sustainable agriculture, and conservation.

Protect Mother Earth: Lead on a global treaty to halt climate change. End destructive energy extraction: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, and uranium mines. Protect our public lands, water supplies, biological diversity, parks, and pollinators. Label GMOs, and put a moratorium on GMOs and pesticides until they are proven safe. Protect the rights of future generations.

Learn more at http://www.jill2016.com/plan

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“Sonnet of the Friend” by Brazilian Poet Vinicius de Moraes

07 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Brazil, Poetry

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Bossa Nova, Brazilian Poet Vinicius de Moraes, Friendship poems, Garota de Ipanema, Love poems, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil

Garota de Ipanema Restaurant - Ipanema Beach - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Garota de Ipanema Restaurant – Ipanema Beach – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
Photo Credit: The Real Rio de Janeiro Blog

 

My Poetry Corner August 2016, featuring the poem “Soneto do Amigo” (Sonnet of the Friend) by Brazilian poet Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980), is dedicated to a dear friend who is facing a challenging period.

Born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of Brazil until 1960, Vinicius de Moraes is the poet of love and passion. At twenty years, he published his first book of poetry. Two years later, his second collection won Brazil’s National Poetry Award. A diplomat during the period 1946 to 1969, he served in Los Angeles, Paris, and Montevideo. He married nine times and had five children.

Love is a memory
that time doesn’t kill,
the beloved song
happy and absurd…

[“A você, com amor” (To you, with love) by Vinicius de Moraes]

In the 1960s, Vinicius de Moraes contributed his talents as a lyricist and musician to the emergence of the bossa nova which incorporated elements of Brazilian samba and African American jazz. These musical collaborations gave birth to numerous classical Brazilian songs – the most famous being “Garota de Ipanema” (Girl from Ipanema) with Tom Jobim. Continue reading →

State of the Climate in 2015

03 Wednesday Aug 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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American Meteorological Society, Climate Change, Climate disruption, Nature & Environment, State of the Climate in 2015

State of the Climate 2015

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The year 2015 saw the toppling of several symbolic mileposts: notably, it was 1.0°C warmer than preindustrial times, and the Mauna Loa observatory recorded its first annual mean carbon dioxide concentration greater than 400 ppm. Beyond these more recognizable markers, trends seen in recent decades continued.
~ American Meteorological Society, State of the Climate 2015, August 2016.

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The report, compiled by NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate at the National Centers for Environmental Information is based on contributions from scientists from around the world. It provides a detailed update on global climate indicators, notable weather events, and other data collected by environmental monitoring stations and instruments located on land, water, ice, and in space.

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