Saturday, November 25, 2023
Friday, November 24, 2023
Most New Yorkers Want Santos To Resign Now
The chart above reflects the results of the Marist Poll -- done between November 13th and 15th of 1,780 New York adults, with a 3 point margin of error.
Voters Are Pessimistic About The Country's Future
Thursday, November 23, 2023
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I wish all my readers a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I hope it is filled with food and fun, and you get to spend it with people you love.
About 209,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week
Because of Thanksgiving, the Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Wednesday. It showed that about 209,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on November 18th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:
In the week ending November 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 209,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 231,000 to 233,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,000, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 220,250 to 220,750.
Bernie Sanders" Solution For Peace In The Middle East
Senator Bernie Sanders has written an excellent op-ed for The New York Times. Here is just a small part of it, where he offers what is necessary for a solution:
Mr. Netanyahu has made clear where he stands on these critical issues. So should we. If asking nicely worked, we wouldn’t be in this position. The only way these necessary changes will happen is if the United States uses the substantial leverage we have with Israel. And we all know what that leverage is.
For many years, the United States has provided Israel substantial sums of money — with close to no strings attached. Currently, we provide $3.8 billion a year. President Biden has asked for $14.3 billion more on top of that sum and asked Congress to waive normal, already-limited oversight rules. The blank check approach must end. The United States must make clear that while we are friends of Israel, there are conditions to that friendship and that we cannot be complicit in actions that violate international law and our own sense of decency. That includes an end to indiscriminate bombing; a significant pause to the bombing so that massive humanitarian assistance can come into the region; the right of displaced Gazans to return to their homes; no long-term Israeli occupation of Gaza; an end to settler violence in the West Bank and a freeze on settlement expansion; a commitment to broad peace talks for a two-state solution in the wake of the war.
Over the years, people of good will around the world, including Israelis, have tried to address this conflict in a way that brings justice for Palestinians and security for Israel. I, and some other members of Congress, have tried to do what we could. Obviously, we did not do enough. Now we must recommit to this effort. The stakes are just too high to give up.
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