Monthly Archives: August 2022

Weds, Aug. 31, 2022, Weds.11 AM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Information; The Community Climate Summit will be a day-long gathering of climate activists, community leaders, and frontline community members Sep 10; Montgomery County approves reduced tax abatement for steel company Husteel America; The TX Lege sure thinks a lot of companies need to be coddled; At $249 per day, [Connecticut] prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt; Elizabeth Warren points out Mitch McConnell graduated from a school that cost $330 a year amid his criticisms of Biden’s student-loan forgiveness: ‘He can spare us the lectures on fairness’; Ted Cruz says there’s a ‘real risk’ that Biden’s student-loan forgiveness will help Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections; Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era felony voting law is constitutional, federal court rules; US life expectancy last year fell to the lowest age since 1996; US life expectancy last year fell to the lowest age since 1996; Half of UK Conservative voters back renationalising energy firms – poll; Rival Chechen fighters take war to battlefields of Ukraine; Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New Technique; More…. [AUDIO/VIDEO] #KPFTHouston 90.1-HD2

POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; The Community Climate Summit will be a day-long gathering of climate activists, community leaders, and frontline community members Sep 10; Montgomery County approves reduced tax abatement for steel company Husteel America; The TX Lege sure thinks a lot of companies need to be coddled; At $249 per day, [Connecticut] prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt; Elizabeth Warren points out Mitch McConnell graduated from a school that cost $330 a year amid his criticisms of Biden’s student-loan forgiveness: ‘He can spare us the lectures on fairness’; Ted Cruz says there’s a ‘real risk’ that Biden’s student-loan forgiveness will help Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections; Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era felony voting law is constitutional, federal court rules; US life expectancy last year fell to the lowest age since 1996; US life expectancy last year fell to the lowest age since 1996; Half of UK Conservative voters back renationalising energy firms – poll; Rival Chechen fighters take war to battlefields of Ukraine; Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New Technique; More.

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Is Slow Growth and a Sluggish Economy the New Normal? Ask College Grads. (Originally posted Dec. 2, 2011)

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I wrote and posted this article almost 11 years ago. Given the current news about Biden’s student loan forgiveness, this seems like a useful moment to recycle it.

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Here’s a quick headline sample from the past few months:

I don’t think that any of these pieces address this point: Continue reading →

Weds, Aug. 24, 2022, Weds.11 AM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Information; Boil water notice in effect for northwest Harris County residents following E. coli concerns; West University Place considers progressive rate charges for city water bills as drought conditions persist; Texas officials accuse Harris County of slashing constables’ budgets — but they’re actually going up; Health experts say there has been a decline in vaccinations among kids in Texas; Wind generators turned off sometimes to prevent Texas power grid from overloading; Wind and Solar Are Saving Texans $20 Million a Day; Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis; CNN’s Acosta clashes with Trump’s former DHS chief over election ‘lies’; Liz Cheney says Hawley, Cruz ‘made themselves unfit for future office’; China discovers potentially fatal new virus passed to humans from shrews; China’s unrivaled 70-day heat wave; Western sanctions are wounding but not yet crushing Russia’s economy; The New World Energy Order: A Battle Of Attrition; Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New Technique; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] #KPFTHouston 90.1-HD2

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; Boil water notice in effect for northwest Harris County residents following E. coli concerns; West University Place considers progressive rate charges for city water bills as drought conditions persist; Texas officials accuse Harris County of slashing constables’ budgets — but they’re actually going up; Health experts say there has been a decline in vaccinations among kids in Texas; Wind generators turned off sometimes to prevent Texas power grid from overloading; Wind and Solar Are Saving Texans $20 Million a Day; Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis; CNN’s Acosta clashes with Trump’s former DHS chief over election ‘lies’; Liz Cheney says Hawley, Cruz ‘made themselves unfit for future office’; China discovers potentially fatal new virus passed to humans from shrews; China’s unrivaled 70-day heat wave; Western sanctions are wounding but not yet crushing Russia’s economy; The New World Energy Order: A Battle Of Attrition; Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New Technique; More

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Thinkwing Radio, AUG 17,2022. TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE, IF ELIGIBLE; DO NOT mail in both ballots in one envelope!!; BE REGISTERED TO VOTE, and if eligible, REMEMBER TO FILL OUT AND MAIL YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT APPLICATIONS BY OCTOBER 10TH FOR 2022; The Community Climate Summit will be a day-long gathering of climate activists, community leaders, and frontline community members; West University Place schedules public meeting ahead of major drainage project planned for January; Houston City Council to consider November bond election; After decades of broken promises, a Texas “donut hole” community will get running water; Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, due to ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancer, study suggests; Landmark human study finds a link between ‘forever chemicals’ in cookware and liver cancer; The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare; ‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in America’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis; Is nonstick cookware safe?; U.S. spares Western states from Colorado River water cuts – for now; Ron DeSantis, unconstrained by constitutional checks, is flexing his power in Florida ahead of 2024 decision; More.

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; REGISTER TO VOTE, IF ELIGIBLE; DO NOT mail in both ballots in one envelope!!; BE REGISTERED TO VOTE, and if eligible, REMEMBER TO FILL OUT AND MAIL YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT APPLICATIONS BY OCTOBER 10^TH FOR 2022; The Community Climate Summit will be a day-long gathering of climate activists, community leaders, and frontline community members; West University Place schedules public meeting ahead of major drainage project planned for January; Houston City Council to consider November bond election; After decades of broken promises, a Texas “donut hole” community will get running water; Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, due to ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancer, study suggests; Landmark human study finds a link between ‘forever chemicals’ in cookware and liver cancer; The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare; ‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in America’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis; Is nonstick cookware safe?; U.S. spares Western states from Colorado River water cuts – for now; Ron DeSantis, unconstrained by constitutional checks, is flexing his power in Florida ahead of 2024 decision; More.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) on KPFT-HD2, Houston’s Community Station. You can also hear the show:

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Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.

Weds, Aug. 10, 2022, Weds.11 AM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Information; ANNOUNCEMENT: The Community Climate Summit will be a day-long gathering of climate activists, community leaders, and frontline community members on Sep 10; Houston health officials roll out new monkeypox vaccination plan; VERIFY: Fact checking common claims about the monkeypox virus; Broadband feasibility study calls for construction of $36.8M fiber network pathway throughout Fort Bend County; Montgomery County approves proposed 2022 tax rate exceeding no-new-revenue rate; Record percentage of Texas teachers considering quitting, survey shows; This 2003 Texas law could shield Alex Jones from paying the vast majority of the $50 million defamation case judgment; For the First Time, Abbott Discusses Details of His Lawsuit Settlement; New state law allows Houston neighborhoods to redact racist deed restriction; Oregon law establishes renters’ right to AC, but some landlords threaten fines over air conditioners; The GOP Suddenly Wants to Defund Law Enforcement After Feds Raid Mar-a-Lago; Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky; MORE. [AUDIO/VIDEO] #KPFTHouston 90.1-HD2

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; ANNOUNCEMENT: The Community Climate Summit will be a day-long gathering of climate activists, community leaders, and frontline community members on Sep 10; Houston health officials roll out new monkeypox vaccination plan; VERIFY: Fact checking common claims about the monkeypox virus; Broadband feasibility study calls for construction of $36.8M fiber network pathway throughout Fort Bend County; Montgomery County approves proposed 2022 tax rate exceeding no-new-revenue rate; Record percentage of Texas teachers considering quitting, survey shows; This 2003 Texas law could shield Alex Jones from paying the vast majority of the $50 million defamation case judgment; For the First Time, Abbott Discusses Details of His Lawsuit Settlement; New state law allows Houston neighborhoods to redact racist deed restriction; Oregon law establishes renters’ right to AC, but some landlords threaten fines over air conditioners; The GOP Suddenly Wants to Defund Law Enforcement After Feds Raid Mar-a-Lago; Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky; More.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) on KPFT-HD2, Houston’s Community Station. You can also hear the show:

Live online at KPFT.org (from anywhere in the world!)
Podcast on your phone’s Podcast App
Visiting Archive.KPFT.ORG

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.

Weds, Aug. 3, 2022, Weds.11 AM (CT). TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV — Voter Information; The Community Climate Summit will be a day-long gathering of climate activists, community leaders, and frontline community members; Houston patients can now receive rental bicycle prescriptions in new program; Harris County to face another election audit as new Texas law triggers greater scrutiny; Family Dollar hit with $1.2 million in OSHA fines for violations at 2 Ohio stores; Pregnant? Georgia says that fetus counts as a dependent on your taxes; Rand Paul knocks Charles Booker for traveling to flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky; Former Republicans and Democrats form new third U.S. political party; Will Ivana help Donald Trump with tax breaks from beyond the grave?; Phones of top Pentagon officials were wiped of Jan. 6 messages; Russian man spent years as puppeteer behind US political groups, officials say; Russia threatens to break off diplomatic relations with US; World one step from ′nuclear annihilation,′ U.N. chief warns; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] #KPFTHouston 90.1-HD2

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AUDIO:

POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; The Community Climate Summit will be a day-long gathering of climate activists, community leaders, and frontline community members; Houston patients can now receive rental bicycle prescriptions in new program; Harris County to face another election audit as new Texas law triggers greater scrutiny; Family Dollar hit with $1.2 million in OSHA fines for violations at 2 Ohio stores; Pregnant? Georgia says that fetus counts as a dependent on your taxes; Rand Paul knocks Charles Booker for traveling to flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky; Former Republicans and Democrats form new third U.S. political party; Will Ivana help Donald Trump with tax breaks from beyond the grave?; Phones of top Pentagon officials were wiped of Jan. 6 messages; Russian man spent years as puppeteer behind US political groups, officials say; Russia threatens to break off diplomatic relations with US; World one step from ′nuclear annihilation,′ U.N. chief warns; More.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio) is now on Wednesdays at 11AM (CT) on KPFT-HD2, Houston’s Community Station. You can also hear the show:

Live online at KPFT.org (from anywhere in the world!)
Podcast on your phone’s Podcast App
Visiting Archive.KPFT.ORG

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig where we discuss local, state, national, and international stories. My co-host and show editor is Andrew Ferguson.

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