Weekly roundup for June 26, 2021

The California Dream

Weekly roundup for June 26, 2021 Today we discuss how the federal system hinders progress in the Golden State. From economic growth to unemployment, from disaster relief to job creation, from health care to voting, California can do better. California can be better. NOTES: 1. "About Us", Red Star Report; https://redstarreport.com/about-us/ 2. Red Star Report YouTube channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsn4e5uimQQGu1sALUvjXcw 3. "California Defies Doom With No. 1 U.S. Economy", Bloomberg Opinion, June 14, 2021; https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-14/california-defies-doom-with-no-1-u-s-economy 4. "2021’s Best & Worst State Economies", WalletHub.com, June 7, 2021; https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-economies/21697 5. "CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it’s last time", Associated Press, June 24, 2021; https://apnews.com/article/eviction-ban-extended-biden-coronavirus-9e7c4dc97c49cbb42a1ecb55b06e3b4c 6. "Governor Newsom, Legislative Leaders Announce Eviction Moratorium Extension, Increased Compensation for Rent Relief", Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, June 25, 2021; https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/06/25/governor-newsom-legislative-leaders-announce-eviction-moratorium-extension-increased-compensation-for-rent-relief/ 7. "Cash Now -- featuring Stephanie Kelton", Rumble with Michael Moore, March 22, 2020; https://anchor.fm/rumble-with-michael-moore/episodes/Ep--55-Cash-Now-feat--Stephanie-Kelton-ebpnhp 8. "March for Medicare For All" Twitter page; https://twitter.com/m4m4all?lang=en 9. "Guaranteed work: California commission calls for government jobs program after pandemic", Sacramento Bee, March 3, 2021; https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article249640183.html 10. "Ayanna Pressley’s Federal Job Guarantee"; https://ayannapressley.com/issues/jobguarantee/ 11. "Stop the poison pills in HR 1", Green Party US, March 9, 2021; https://www.gp.org/hr_1 MUSIC CREDIT: "Angry Bass Line", by Adigold; elements.envato.com IMAGE CREDIT: Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign, public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medicare_for_all._car_magnet.jpg