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Guyana, home to just 750,000 people, is about to leap from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the world. The financial predators are circling, led by the Chinese. Guyana‘s inexperience, incompetence and lack of Western interest will hand the Chinese a valuable prey. Oil discoveries off the coast of Guyana are […] More
On December 15, 2019, the police of India’s capital state, Delhi, forcefully entered the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia, a premier university of higher education, to dispel peaceful protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). What happened next sent shockwaves throughout the nation. The police beat up protesters and innocent students, sparing none, including those […] More
The year 2019 has ended. Traditions abound to celebrate the coming of a new year, and this time around a new decade. There seems to be some notion that celebrating the coming year will wash away all of the detritus of the year just ended and provide a clean slate for the new year. Nothing could be further […] More
Have you ever tried walking on a travellator? You know, those moving platforms at airports that help you get to your destination when you are in a hurry or tired, or have a lot of baggage to carry. Have you also tried to walk in the wrong direction on it? Depending on your own pace […] More
An “ultra-millionaire tax” — or wealth tax — proposed by Democratic presidential primaries candidate Elizabeth Warren is likely to raise between $2.3 trillion and $2.7 trillion in additional revenue in 10 years from 2021 to 2030, according to a study by the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM), a nonpartisan research initiative that analyzes the fiscal impact of public […] More
What’s left, America? Democrats In the fourth part of our series we examine how voters’ feelings on socialism have shifted. Half of Americans under 40 say they would prefer to live in a socialist country ‘I’m interested in a government that looks out for people who need to be looked out for.’ Illustration: Guardian Design/The […] More
US elections 2020 Stock market dips and tariff uncertainty have the president anxious about the possibility of a recession on his watch Trump at a rally in New Hampshire on Thursday. Democrats have insisted the economic expansion during his presidency has disproportionately benefitted the wealthiest Americans. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Donald Trump has made the […] More
Joe Biden Too gaffe-prone to be president? Biden’s blunders prompt fresh scrutiny The former vice-president has cultivated a reputation for saying the wrong thing – but has it evolved into a 2020 liability? Biden in Iowa last week. His campaign has dismissed the criticism as a fixation of the press, arguing that the gaffes endear […] More
