Candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
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I think that’s true. As individuals we’re a good and decent people. But our public policy too often does not reflect our goodness or our decency. It too often reflects the financial interests of a donor class. And that’s why politics matters.
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America’s most important ally should be humanity itself. Our species will not survive another 100 years if we don’t move from a competitive to a cooperative mode of existence. “Me first” is an obsolete, unsustainable perspective.
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The U.S. toughened economic sanctions as we withdrew from Iran Nuclear Deal & Trump says we’ll now toughen them further. Sanctions punish the Iranian people, not their govt. People can’t get medicine they need, feed their children or meet their basic needs marianne2020.com/posts/the-p…
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Increased sanctions are a form of economic violence; they’re a way to continue hostilities without doing so militarily. They will be responded to. The president’s speech does not represent mutual de-escalation. We didn’t go over the cliff but neither did we pull away from it.
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“People whose lives are not on fire are structurally incentivized to not see fire." - Colson Lin
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This article by Colson Lin is long and takes effort to digest, but it’s well worth reading. A brilliant analysis of where we are today. medium.com/@colsonlin/what-d…
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Iran claims their attack was proportionate and they don’t seek escalation of hostilities. Both sides have now warned the other not to retaliate. One admin official says it’s time for “patience & restraint.” Let’s hope that’s the kind of voice in the administration that prevails.
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I’m looking forward to returning to Exeter, New Hampshire, on Saturday, January 11. I’ll be speaking at Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., at 4 PM. Everyone is welcome. Details Here. mobilize.us/marianne2020/eve…
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Iranian rocket attacks on U.S.bases in Iraq. Prayers for safety of all military personnel. Prayers for wisdom for all governmental personnel. Prayers for peace for all the world. apple.news/Ao6WNZINaTSKxanD-…
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Puerto Rico should receive every bit of assistance they need in the follow-up to the earthquake. They were underserved after the hurricane and that must not happen again. Support for Puerto Rico should be on our hearts AND on our ledger sheet now. nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/pu…
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I hope you'll join me in Manchester, NH on Sunday, January 12th at @BookeryMHT. See marianne2020.com/events for details.
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“We can get more insight now from Carl Jung than from Karl Rove. Where he’s coming from, and what he elicits in others, is not on the level of the intellectual but on the level of the deeply emotional.” From my blog today on how to win in 2020 marianne2020.com/posts/love-…
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Shameful, dangerous comment. We're in trouble as a nation when an ex-Governor and UN Ambassador would say something so dishonest, Nikki Haley. I've rarely agreed with your politics but I've always before respected you as a person. It demeans everyone when politicians go low.
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I’m looking forward to speaking at the Faith, Politics and the Common Good ~ Presidential Forum on Thursday, January 9. Takes place in Des Moines, Iowa, 7PM. Details Here: votecommongood.com/faith-pol…
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"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein
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“In endlessly preparing for war, we increase the possibility that we will go to war. The system is literally geared up for it. Only when we proactively prepare for peace, will we begin to manifest peace.”marianne2020.com/posts/new-t…
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If only Democratic & Republican leaders would get together with no sense of personal ill will toward the president but with deep concern that his current behavior is literally threatening the stability of the world, & take the scissors out of his hands the way they would a child.
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“I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war.” - FDR marianne2020.com/posts/war-a…
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“Congress should act immediately, on an emergency basis, to limit the president’s power to take military action against Iran. Such outsized power should never have been been in his hands to begin with...” marianne2020.com/posts/today…
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