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Sanders Administration- Autumn 2018
Autumn 2018
"About time, India... Good job"
"Looks like Sanders was right with climate change..."
"RIP George HW Bush..."
More and more, it seemed that the world was heading to a more progressive state. Social media was spreading bold new ideas across the youth of the world and the itnernational support meant there were growing multinational movements and coalitions for a variety of purposes, especially as the need to do so was growing. Perhaps one of the big news was over in the massive democratic state of India. The supreme court of the nation unanimously ruled to decriminalise homosexual sex in a landmark judgment for gay rights. Specifcially, a five-judge bench at the country’s highest court ruled that a 160-year-old law banning sex “against the order of nature” amounted to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and was unconstitutional. In the massive nation and their cities, celeberations were held for everyone and the world leaders in turn responded positively to this. Many saw this as a further growing landmark, especially with how they were the latest in series of nation doing similar actions, such as over in the new Middle East nations that came about in the last decade as well as other nations decriminalizing it such as in Iran. As such, there are growing hopes in th acceptance of civil unions or outright legalizing homosexual marriage within these nations. Overall, it was a breath of fresh air.
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Celebrations in Mumbai after the country’s top court struck down the colonial-era law. Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
Of course, such positive news does not necessarily dilute the important matters and highlights how much needs to be done. The issues remained prominent over in the 2018 midterm elections. While the Sanders Administration has made leaps and bounds in progress and reform in the welfare state, politics and economics, many were wondering what else could be done while working to stem the tide of potential reactionaries against the immediate change. However, fate favors the bold and the Sanders Administration would recieve their next big opportunity to institute change through the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report summed up that global warming will likely rise to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels between 2040-2055 if warming continues to increase at the current rate and there would be a need to counteract this. The news was startling though the Sanders Administration viewed it as a challenge to overcome, one where the US could provide. The idea being to shift away near completely from fossil fuels and lean in completely to environmentally sustainable plains along with the development of methodologies and technologies needed to create negative emission outputs. The Sanders Administration along with their supporters, both in power and seeking to be elected, made this a driving force, which included working with the Green Party on something called the "Green New Deal."
Cover of the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C
Of course, as the Green New Deal began taking shape and the elections would occur, autumn reveals that it is a twilight transition for the cycle of life. In November, former President George HW Bush would quietly pass away at the age of 94 in his home in Houston. At the time of his death, he was the longest-lived president, a distinction now held by Jimmy Carter. He was also the third-oldest vice president. Bush lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in early December, he was the 12th U.S. president to be accorded this honor. Then, Bush's casket was transferred from the Capitol rotunda to Washington National Cathedral where a state funeral was held. After the funeral, Bush's body was transported to George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, where he was buried next to his wife Barbara and daughter Robin. The eulogy would be given by Jeb Bush. Various former presidents such as former President Gore and current President Sanders went in to say their words of mourning toward Bush, including in regards to his Parkinson's Disease. It was a relatively quiet affair and many wonder what the future would end up holding over for everyone.
Public pay their respects at the casket of George H. W. Bush lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in DC.
"About time, India... Good job"
"Looks like Sanders was right with climate change..."
"RIP George HW Bush..."
More and more, it seemed that the world was heading to a more progressive state. Social media was spreading bold new ideas across the youth of the world and the itnernational support meant there were growing multinational movements and coalitions for a variety of purposes, especially as the need to do so was growing. Perhaps one of the big news was over in the massive democratic state of India. The supreme court of the nation unanimously ruled to decriminalise homosexual sex in a landmark judgment for gay rights. Specifcially, a five-judge bench at the country’s highest court ruled that a 160-year-old law banning sex “against the order of nature” amounted to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and was unconstitutional. In the massive nation and their cities, celeberations were held for everyone and the world leaders in turn responded positively to this. Many saw this as a further growing landmark, especially with how they were the latest in series of nation doing similar actions, such as over in the new Middle East nations that came about in the last decade as well as other nations decriminalizing it such as in Iran. As such, there are growing hopes in th acceptance of civil unions or outright legalizing homosexual marriage within these nations. Overall, it was a breath of fresh air.
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Celebrations in Mumbai after the country’s top court struck down the colonial-era law. Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP
Of course, such positive news does not necessarily dilute the important matters and highlights how much needs to be done. The issues remained prominent over in the 2018 midterm elections. While the Sanders Administration has made leaps and bounds in progress and reform in the welfare state, politics and economics, many were wondering what else could be done while working to stem the tide of potential reactionaries against the immediate change. However, fate favors the bold and the Sanders Administration would recieve their next big opportunity to institute change through the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report summed up that global warming will likely rise to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels between 2040-2055 if warming continues to increase at the current rate and there would be a need to counteract this. The news was startling though the Sanders Administration viewed it as a challenge to overcome, one where the US could provide. The idea being to shift away near completely from fossil fuels and lean in completely to environmentally sustainable plains along with the development of methodologies and technologies needed to create negative emission outputs. The Sanders Administration along with their supporters, both in power and seeking to be elected, made this a driving force, which included working with the Green Party on something called the "Green New Deal."
Cover of the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C
Of course, as the Green New Deal began taking shape and the elections would occur, autumn reveals that it is a twilight transition for the cycle of life. In November, former President George HW Bush would quietly pass away at the age of 94 in his home in Houston. At the time of his death, he was the longest-lived president, a distinction now held by Jimmy Carter. He was also the third-oldest vice president. Bush lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in early December, he was the 12th U.S. president to be accorded this honor. Then, Bush's casket was transferred from the Capitol rotunda to Washington National Cathedral where a state funeral was held. After the funeral, Bush's body was transported to George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, where he was buried next to his wife Barbara and daughter Robin. The eulogy would be given by Jeb Bush. Various former presidents such as former President Gore and current President Sanders went in to say their words of mourning toward Bush, including in regards to his Parkinson's Disease. It was a relatively quiet affair and many wonder what the future would end up holding over for everyone.
Public pay their respects at the casket of George H. W. Bush lying in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in DC.
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