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    Why Mexico’s Ruling Party Candidate Is Already Dominating the Presidential Race
    (The New York Times, 2024-03-01) Romero, Simon and Rodríguez Mega, Emilliano
    Claudia Sheimbaum, a member of Morena, the governing party of Mexico's outgoing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is widely favored in the polls to become Mexico's first female president. She is considered an expert on energy issues, having studied physics and energy engineering in Mexico and doing doctoral research at California's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Click on the link to read the article.
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    Claudia Sheinbaum is on track to become Mexico’s first Jewish and woman president
    (Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), 2023-09-20) Kessler, Jacob and Friedman, Gabe
    Claudia Sheinbaum was announced as the candidate for Mexico's left-wing Morena Party, which is now led by Mexico's current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. She was an engineering professor at National Autonomous University of Mexico. She served as mayor of Mexico City, before stepping down to run for president. If her candidacy is successful, she would not only be the first woman or Jew to be elected to the presidency in Mexico, but would be one of the few Jews to be elected to their country's highest office anywhere outside of Israel. Click on the link above to read the article.
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    Jerry Springer, son of Jewish refugees whose eponymous talk show was known for conflict, dies at 79
    (Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), 2023-04-27) Silow-Carroll, Andrew
    From 1991 until 2018, Jerry Spinger, the son of Jewish refugees from the Holocaust, was the host of a "circus-like syndicated talk show featuring feuding couples, angry exes and frequent fisticuffs." In response to criticism, including from British rabbis, Springer apologized for his tabloid-style daytime television program. Prior to his television program, Springer was politically involved. He worked on the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy, ran an unsuccessful campaign for the United States Congress and was elected to Cincinnati’s City Council in 1971. In 1977, he served for a year as the mayor of Cincinnati. Click on the link to read the article.
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    Merrick Garland
    (Ballotpedia, 2021) Ballotpedia
    An encyclopedia article detailing the judicial career of Merrick Garland, his nomination to the United States Supreme Court by President Barack Obama and his nomination to be General by President Joe Biden. The article also discusses a significant 2013 ruling delivered by Garland while he sat on the DC Circuit. Included in the article also is a video of an address Garland gave to the Harvard Law School class of 2019.Click on the URI above to read the article. Click on the link below to see an article in the Washington Examiner about Garland's confirmation hearing for Attorney Genral before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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    Merrick Garland chokes up discussing family's fleeing of anti-Semitism
    (The Washington Examiner, 2021-02-22) Brest, Mike
    An article discussing the confirmation hearings before the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate for Merrick Garland. Garland was President Joe Biden's nominee for the position of Attorney General. It notes Garland's emotional recounting of how his grandparents fled to the United States to escape antisemitic persecution in Eastern Europe. This was in response to a question by Senator Cory Booker. The video of this interaction is included in the article. Click on the URI above to read the article. See also our link to an entry in the political encyclopedia, Ballotpedia, detailing Merrick Garland's judicial career and nominations to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama and later his nomination to be Attorney General by President Joe Biden.
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    Can Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff reinvigorate the Black-Jewish alliance?
    (Salon, 2021-01-18) Berlinerbrau, Jacques; Johnson, Terrence L.
    In this article, Berlinerblau and Johnson discuss the potential impact of the election to the United States Senate in Georgia of the African-American pastor, Raphael Warnock and the young Reform Jew, Jon Ossoff in January, 2021. They explore the possibility that these twin victories could help to rekindle a powerful Black-Jewish alliance during the height of the Civil Rights movement that collapsed in the late 1960s. Click on the URL above to read the article. For some information on Jon Ossoff, click on the links below.
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    Alan Greenspan
    (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020) Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica
    Alan Greenspan is an economist who earned his BA and MA in economics at New York University and went on to enroll in the doctoral program at Columbia University. There he met and became close to Ayn Rand and was highly influenced by her philosophy of individual self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism. He was appointed Chairmen of the Federal Reserve Board by President Ronald Reagan, and served in that capacity from 1987-2006. He was given credit for the largest economic expansion in US history Recognition for his achievements included the French Legion of Honour and being named an honorary knight by Queen Elizabeth. To read this article in the Encyclopedia Britannica, click on the URI above.For a brief introduction to the beliefs of Ayn Rand, click on the link below.
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    All Eyes Are on Jon Ossoff
    (Moment Magazine, 2020-04-13) Phillips, Noah
    This article was written during Georgia's 2020 primary election for the United States Senate in which Jon Ossoff was running to become the Democratic candidate. The author interviewed Ossoff about his relationship with his Jewish heritage. The then candidate stated that his attitudes towards politics and social justice were shaped Jewish upbringing. Noting that the Jewish story is one of "hardship, persecution, perseverance," he added that this heritage, informs his "commitment to a vision of America that is open and decent, kind and respectful." Click on the URI above to read the article. Click on the link below for an article written in the Times of Israel after Ossoff won the Georgia Senate seat in January 2021.
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    Jon Ossoff: Everything you need to know about the new Jewish Democratic senator
    (The Times of Israel, 2021-01-08) Cramer, Philissa
    In January 2021, Jon Ossoff became the first Jew elected as a United States senator in Georgia, as well as the first Jew to be elected to the United States Senate since the 19th century. Ossoff won his seat in a run-off election against incumbent Senator David Perdue. In the same run-off election Georgia also made history by electing its first African American senator, Raphael Warnock, who ran against the incumbent Kelly Loeffler. This article profile Ossoff and emphasizes what is particularly Jewish in his approach to politics and social justice. He noted that his Jewish upbringing “instilled in me a conviction to fight for the marginalized, the persecuted and the dispossessed.” Click on the URI above to read the article.
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    Janet Yellen: Background And Philosophy
    (Investopeida, 2020-11-23) Cussen, Mark P.
    Nominated by President Barack Obama in 2013, Janet Yellen was the first woman to serve as chair of the Federal Reserve Board. In 2020 President elect Joe Biden nominated her to be the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Treasury. This article describes her background, her education and her academic career, during which she served as professor of economics in a number of prestigious universities. Also described is her approach to economics and the role of government in regulating markets. Click on the link above to read the article.
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    Nuclear Policy
    (1974-01-07) Kissinger, Henry A.
    A memorandum written by Kissinger to United States President Richard Nixon about US nuclear policy and the ramifications of deploying nuclear power. Click on the icon to read the memorandum.
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    Henry A. Kissinger: United States statesman
    (Encylopedia Britannica, 2020-02-11) The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica
    A biography of Henry Kissinger and description of his career whose service in various cabinet positions spanned ss many presidents. He has served as Secretary of State, national security advisor In 1973 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Le Duc Tho of North Vietnam for their role in negotiating a conclusion to the War in Vietnam. He is also known for his diplomacy with the Soviet Union and China under President Richard Nixon and for his "shuttle diplomacy" after the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 and brokered the resumption of diplomatic relations between the United States and Egypt. Click on the link to read the biography.
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    The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro review – a landmark study
    (The Guardian, 2015-10-23) Burkeman, Robert
    In his review of the "Power Broker" by Robert Caro, Oliver Burkeman details the enormous influence that Robert Moses had on New York City and the surrounding area as well as the ways Robert Moses' work continues to affect the lives of New Yorkers decades later. He raises the question of whether Moses' legacy was having brought much needed modernization to New York or the destruction of the city by uprooting its communities and prioritizing the automobile over public transportation. He notes that Caro details how "Moses transformed New York in ways both progressive and backward, benign and cruel." Click on the link above to read the article.
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    Robert Moses: An Atlantic Portrait
    (Atlantic Magazine, 1939-02) Rogers, Cleveland
    This 1939 article from Atlantic Magazine was written during the time that Robert Moses was New York City's Commissioner of Parks, and also head of the park system of New York State. Although Moses became a controversial figure, this laudatory article in Atlantic Magazine describes his role in revolutionizing the park system in New York City. Eventually, as head of the Long Island State Park Commission, his most notable achievement was the development of the famous ones Beach State Park. Click on the link to read the article.
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    The Socialist History That Explains Bernie Sanders’ Jewishness
    (The Forward, 2019-09-26) Meyers, Joshua
    The writer considers Bernie Sanders' brand of socialism in connection with his Judaism. Contrary to the views of some who have written about Sanders' connection to his Judaism, the writer argues that Sanders does indeed have a strong connection to his Judaism, arguing that in his view, class is the organizing principle--regardless of race, religion, ethnicity--in the struggle against oppression. He argues that skepticism about Sanders' Judaism "reflects a perverse form of gatekeeping, one that seeks to diminish the Jewish people." Click on the link to read the article.
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    Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016
    (Ballotpedia, 2019) Ballotpedia
    Ballotpedia's extensive article on Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. It traces the roots of his campaign, tracks his delegates, the positions he took during debates, analyzes his campaign, polling, and provides examples of media interviews. Click on the link to see the article.
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    Bernie Sanders: United States Senator
    (Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2019-02-19) McNamee, Gregory Lewis
    An article in the Encyclopedia Britannica about Senator Bernie Sanders, his early life, his political history and the development of his political positions. Click on the link to read the article.
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    Chuck Schumer
    (Ballotpedia.com, 2019) Ballotpedia
    A Web Page containing a brief biography of Senator Chuck Schumer and detailing the senator's voting record, his various committee assignments, the source and total amounts of his donations, etc. Click on the link to see the Web Page.
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    Chuck Schumer: United States Senator
    (Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2019-01-17) McNamee, Gregory Lewis
    A brief biography in the Encyclopedia Britannica of Senator Chuck Schumer. Click on the link to read the biography.
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    Dianne Feinstein: U.S. Senate, California
    (Ballotpedia, 2018) Ballotpedia
    A brief listing of the highlights of Senator Dianne Feinstein's career. Contains links listing her committee memberships, her key votes, her electoral history, her campaign donations and her endorsements. Click on the link above to see the Ballotpedia entry.