José Reymóndez is a candidate for, an M.A. candidate for a degree in International Affairs with a concentration in development. He is fascinated by the political economic issues surrounding and hopefully solutions to climate change. He often wonders why something as simple as maintaining the one thing every living thing needs, the earth and its environment, somehow doesn’t seem to be going as well as it could. He is a native New Yorker and pack leader of two adopted dogs, one black and one brown.
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Prop 26 Passes in California
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Part of the difficulty of our advanced democracy is that it is not clear cut. If you look at my previous post, it was mentioned that oil companies had switched their campaign money from proposition 23, which was straightforward and attracted retaliatory attention, to proposition 26. Proposition 26 involves what can be a nebulous set of rules to the average voter yet still asks the voter to decide on how to set these rules. Unfortunately proposition 26 has passed; meaning that it will be more difficult to tax goods, such as food and gas. Taxing these … [Read more...]
Proposition 23: California Votes Today!
November 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One of the many reasons Americans are so dependent on oil is that oil companies really like what they do and want to keep doing it. As long as everything that we like doing is fueled by what they produce, then they can continue doing what they want. One good thing about our democracy is the first amendment, freedom of speech. It allows the oil industry to express its opinions on how we should keep doing lots of things and make sure we use oil to energize those things. Money talks and if you have more money then your voice gets really loud. Money is … [Read more...]
Why students should care about climate change
October 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By José Reymondez José is one of AIDemocracy’s 2010-2011 Issue Analysts. Find out more about José below or take a look at the Student Issue Analysts. Climate change is everyone’s problem. Natural disasters or subtle shifts in season can ruin lives. Even for those whose lives aren’t ruined, the domino effect of globalization can bring harm into their lives too. Young people should care more; they have the most chance of seeing its harmful effects. Of course some still distance themselves from the issue. Apathy and denial are easy. The … [Read more...]
