In state college, I declared sociology a minor and enrolled in many sociology courses on the false assumption that they would be teaching sociology. Instead, what I discovered was a veritable viper’s den of aged (mostly white) lesbians with peace medallion necklaces and subtle yet perceptible facial hair on the warpath against men, straights, […]
The collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore has closed one of the East Coast’s busiest ports to shipping traffic, delivering a severe blow to the region’s economy. The underwater wreckage of the steel bridge in the Patapsco River has clogged the only water route into the Port of Baltimore, which handled 11.7 million tons […]
HAVANA — Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government ration book fed her family everything from hamburgers, fish and milk to chocolate and beer. People would even get cakes for birthdays and weddings. The “libreta,” as Cubans know it, was launched in July 1963 and […]
ABC reported that almost all the strong economic growth in the country is happening in the Red states, proving to them that warm weather causes economic growth. At least that is the explanation that they are going with. That, and Democratic mayors in Red states are attracting young liberal workers. So Texas is going gangbusters […]
The long-held domestic fear of “Japan Passing,” or long-term national decline, returned to haunt the country Thursday after it was officially confirmed that Germany had surpassed it as the world’s third-largest economy. Source link
A new year and more of the same grim news rolling in for the Greens running Germany. It’s all fahrvergnügies as far as the eye can see – nary a glimmer of hope. Happy New Year, Greens – looks like you pulled it off. Germany’s Days as an Industrial Superpower Are Coming to an End. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades. Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that last month’s job gain topped the 333,000 that […]
The U.S. government is suspending relief to Venezuela’s oil and gas sector in response to President Nicolas Maduro’s crackdown on political freedoms, including barring opposition candidates from competing in this year’s presidential election. The State Department announced the sanctions Tuesday after Venezuelan officials arrested members of the South American country’s democratic opposition. The department said […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s police used Tuesday tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing up for a national election later this year. Protesters from the main opposition United People’s Power party gathered in the capital, Colombo, and accused President […]
After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy – a trend that could sustain consumer spending, fuel economic growth and potentially affect President Joe Biden‘s political fortunes. A measure of consumer sentiment by the University of Michigan has jumped in the past two months by the […]
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