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Mar 15 2024
Headline Roundup
The Political Nature of Biden’s Rhetoric on US Steel
On Thursday, President Biden said he opposed Japan’s Nippon Steel’s planned acquisition of U.S. Steel, emphasizing the importance of “strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.”
Swing States: An analysis from NPR (Lean Left bias) highlighted the proposed takeover as “a political lightning rod” in midwestern swing states, citing U.S. Steel’s roots in Pennsylvania
NPR (Online News) MarketWatch Wall Street Journal (Opinion)May 14 2019
News
U.S. prepares to slap tariffs on remaining Chinese imports, which could add levies on roughly $300 billion in additional goods
The United States and China traded blows on Monday in the latest escalation of their tariff war, unnerving Wall Street and threatening to draw American consumers into the fray for the first time.
Both nations, which just days earlier had anticipated sealing a comprehensive commercial deal, instead took steps to raise new trade barriers. In Beijing, the Chinese government announced plans
Washington PostAug 27 2019
News
G7 Summit
“French President Emmanuel Macron paved the way at a G7 summit for a diplomatic solution to the standoff between Washington and Tehran over a 2015 nuclear deal, but there was little else to show from a meeting at which allies were sharply divided.” (Reuters)
The left laments the lack of progress made on major global issues at the summit, with President Trump given much of the blame.
The Flip SideAug 15 2019
Opinion
Global turmoil Trump stirred threatens his reelection chances
President Donald Trump is showing what happens when the United States abandons its decades-long role as a guarantor of stability and instead chooses to act as an agent of global disruption.
A series of economic and political shocks are fomenting disorder across the planet and straining an international political system that Trump deliberately set out to undermine.
Stock markets
Guest Writer - LeftJan 21 2020
Opinion
Why Are So Many Young People Unhappy?
Here are some unhappy statistics:
-- In America between 1946 and 2006, the suicide rate quadrupled for males ages 15 to 24 and doubled for females the same age.
-- In 1950, the suicide rate per 100,000 Americans was 11.4. In 2017, it was 14.
-- According to Grant Duwe, director of research and evaluation at the Minnesota Department of Corrections, in the 1980s, there were
Dennis PragerMay 17 2019
News
China Downplays Chances for Trade Talks While U.S. Plays ‘Little Tricks’
China’s state media signaled a lack of interest in resuming trade talks with the U.S. under the current threat to escalate tariffs, while the government said stimulus will be stepped up to buttress the domestic economy.
Without new moves that show the U.S. is sincere, it is meaningless for its officials to come to China and have trade talks, according to a commentary by the blog Taoran
BloombergNov 23 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Orders Release of 50M Barrels of Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserves
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve in an effort to bring down energy costs.
Japan, India, China, The United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea will also tap their reserves in a coordinated effort to drive down prices. According to AAA, gasoline prices in the U.S. are about 50% higher than a year ago. Some
Associated Press Fact Check NPR (Online News) Fox BusinessAug 12 2019
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How the views of a few can determine a country’s fate
For better or worse, small but incredibly influential groups can change the course of political debate. But is this leading us to hold more polarised views?
Do you get the feeling that political debate is increasingly polarised? Certainly in the country where I live, the UK, politics appears to be at an impasse. The impression I have is that the same factions seem to be stubbornly
BBC NewsAug 07 2019
News
U.S. Collected $63 Billion in Tariffs Through June
Treasury’s haul began skyrocketing last year after Trump administration imposed new tariffs in retaliation for what it said were unfair business practices
The tariff hikes approved by President Trump have infuriated Beijing and escalated the U.S.-China trade war, but there has been at least one beneficiary: the U.S. Treasury.
As of June 30, the U.S. government has collected $63
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 02 2019
News
North Korea Conducts Third Missile Test Since Last Week Amid Stalled Talks With U.S.
North Korea has reportedly conducted a third test launch in just over a week, firing what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles, according to South Korean officials.
The presidential office in Seoul said the South Korean and U.S. militaries believe the test to be of short-range ballistic missiles. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff noted that they flew about 137 miles and
NPR (Online News)