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Moderate leftists need an argument and an inspiring leader, writes John Pawsey, while Dariel Francis says the threat of populism is best countered with a dose of Keynesian economics Benjamin Moffitt, in his review of the forces of populism, suggests that if anti-populists want to defeat the likes of Trump, they’ll need a different approach […] More
David Enrich delivers a master class in financial sleuthing but much about bank and billionaire remains unknown Steve Bannon, the brains behind Donald Trump’s upset election victory, saw the danger posed by the cash cravings of the First Family. In Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff chronicled Bannon drawing a direct line between purported dark doings […] More
Yes, the Dow is at a record high and unemployment rates are lower than they have been in decades – but 140 million people are also poor or low wealth Rather than offer a report on the State of the Union, Donald Trump used his annual primetime slot in the House of Representatives to host […] More
If the choice comes down to tyrant or oligarch, we must choose the latter. But our democracy would still be in peril We haven’t seen his name on any of the ballots in the first four states, but that’s about to change. I’m talking, of course, about multibillionaire presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg has a […] More
The Guardian view on Trump’s impeachment trial: the perils of outrageous immunity Editorial In looking the other way over the president’s corruption and lawbreaking, the Republican party has offered up its soul in exchange for power ‘By Wednesday Mr Trump will have defied justice. He will then be free to continue his campaign of grievance […] More
Last July, Warren B. Kanders stepped down from his role as vice chairman of the Whitney Museum of American Art. His resignation was a response to protests regarding the sale of tear gas by his company, Safariland. Their ire was roused by reports that the tear gas had been used against migrants, including children, on […] More
No one can claim that US president Donald Trump lacks empathy for at least some of the downtrodden. Interviewed by CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump responded to a question about Elon Musk. Given all that Musk has been through in recent times, Trump acknowledges that the poor fellow deserves the pity […] More
Forbes has followed Jeff Bezos on his pilgrimage to India this week. On January 15, the journal reported on Amazon’s declared ambition to help boost the Indian economy. The magazine reports: “Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday from New Delhi that his e-commerce behemoth will invest $1 billion to bring small […] More
