Anders Åslund
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Anders Åslund
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Economist & author, specializing in the economics of Eastern Europe, especially Russia & Ukraine.

Per Anders Åslund is a Swedish economist and former Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He is also a chairman of the International Advisory Council at the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE). .. more

Political science 66%
Economics 28%

17. The end of all US alliances.
18. War on science.
19. War on the best US universities.
20. War on good health care & medicine.
21. Corruption.
22. Cruelty.
How could anybody vote for anything so bad & scary? /3

8. Racism.
9. Misogyny.
10. Admiration of dictators.
11. Animosity towards US democratic allies.
12. Unjustified tariffs against all but Russia.
13. Animosity to Ukraine & admiration of Putin.
14. High inflation.
15. Lower economic growth.
16. War on the poor. /2

Let me just quickly review what Trump stands for:
1. Massive tax cuts for the top 1%.
2. No affordable health care.
3. Deregulation for the biggest companies.
4. Far too big budget deficit.
5. No immigration of any kind.
6. Lawlessness & violent ICE.
7. War on competence. /1

The antidemocratic liars, Trump & Musk, are pursuing their war on truth.
Having broken the integrity of the chief US networks they now attack BBC & Wikipedia.
The US & UK need to alter their libel laws to restore free media, but that is unlikely.
How can truth be defended?

Ukraine's currency reserves hit a new all-time high of $49.5bn in October (Dragon Capital).

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy