‘What’s the Big Deal?’ Ask Trump Voters on Russia Hacking Report
January 8, 2017 The US is now irreversibly split … irreversibly … Apparently, these Trump voters have zero commitment to anything resembling democratic values … […]
Why Does Trump Think It’s So “Urgent” To Have Good Relations w Russia – While He Trashes China / Mexico / Muslim World ???
January 8, 2017 Trump consciously creates dangerous problems with significant US “others” like Mexico / China / the Muslim world — but says it’s urgent […]
China Moves Forward Into Green Energy, While Trump’s US Dives Backwards Into Fossil Fuels — Soon US Will Blame China for Its OWN Mistakes
January 6 at 6:29am China Moves Forward Into Green Energy, While Trump’s US Dives Backwards Into Fossil Fuels — Soon US Will Blame China for […]
US Workers Who Voted for Trump Have Been “Fooled Again” … And Again … and Again … and Again …
Donald J. Trump likes to say the trade pact has helped Mexico at the expense of American workers. But for many Mexicans, life is the […]
Trump Pick for SEC Chair: Goldman Sachs’ Lawyer “Mr. Inside” Job … GS “Friendly Take-over” of Trump Finance / Economic Team Complete
Jay Clayton, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and an adviser to Goldman Sachs, would join several Wall Street alumni in serving in Mr. […]
North Korea Nukes: It’s Not About Hitting the US, Stupid
David Silenus January 4 at 7:11pm North Korea Nukes: It’s Not About Hitting the US, Stupid In his torrent of New Year’s tweets, Donald Trump […]
Complicating ‘Brexit’ Plans, Britain’s Top Envoy to E.U. Resigns
David Silenus January 4 at 6:12pm While Americans and the rest of the world wait with bated breath to see how much Donald Trump is […]
With Choice of Trade Negotiator, Trump Prepares to Confront Mexico and China
David Silenus January 4 at 12:44am Usually, Binyamin Appelbaum’s articles are pretty clear, but this one is confusing … Partially because he’s trying to combine […]
How China Built ‘iPhone City’ With Billions in Perks for Apple’s Partner
David Silenus January 2 at 6:04pm As this piece makes clear, China is deeply intertwined with the US economy — both major corporations AND consumers, […]
Nightclub Massacre in Istanbul Exposes Turkey’s Deepening Fault Lines
David Silenus January 2 at 1:12am Recep Tayyip Erdogan — who the NYTimes calls “Turkey’s authoritarian president” — now faces major and violent conflicts with […]