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Trump is unravelling – even his supporters can’t ignore it now Arwa Mahdawi The president is leaning heavily on sarcasm to excuse a range of blunders, but US conservatives are unimpressed Perhaps the only people more incompetent than Trump are the ragtag team of sycophants he has surrounded himself with. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty […] More
Economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis will need a balancing act Michael Boskin The task is to navigate the difficult trade-offs and even more difficult politics as sensibly as possible Reopening the economy after the coronavirus crisis will involve balancing health and fiscal concerns. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images For a long time, as health spending […] More
Fear, in the globalized sense of the word, had largely dissipated ever since the height of the Cold War, when the world stood by as the two superpowers stared each other down with nuclear weapons. Largely absent since the days of brinkmanship seen during the Berlin Airlift and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world has […] More
The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 spread to North Africa more than two months ago. Since then, there has been speculation among observers that the effects on society, the economy and political life may be changed in both the short term with people’s habits and the long term as governments take measures to contain the […] More
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson has interviewed Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick twice since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Patrick, a Republican, wants the American people to understand a simple fact: that the economy is far more important than human life. He has affirmed once again his unequivocal belief: “There are more important things than […] More
While the extraordinary crash of the WTI price of crude into negative territory — the first in history — can be viewed as something of an anomaly, the 25% drop in the price of Brent to $20 a barrel today (April 27) is a stark statement about the vulnerability of the Saudi economy and of Crown Prince […] More
The Trump-supporting education secretary and her billionaire family have for years promoted rightwing causes and candidates While Betsy DeVos has stopped donating to political causes while she serves as education secretary, her family has kept up the flow of cash. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP While the anti-coronavirus lockdowns springing up around the US came as a […] More
The president remained behind closed doors after advisers reportedly warned him that the briefings were hurting his campaign Donald Trump will no longer be appearing every day at White House coronavirus briefings. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP After more than a month of near-daily White House coronavirus press briefings, Donald Trump stayed behind closed doors on Saturday […] More
