President Joe Biden is tapping into about 8 percent of the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stabilize spiraling gas prices, and he’s persuaded Britain, China, India, Japan, and Korea to draw down their reserves, too. This action will be taken, report Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Stanley Reed in The New York Times, “as a challenge” by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, otherwise known as OPEC.
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The media is once again commemorating Black Friday by running stories intended to answer any question that might be Googled by someone who is ready to shop. The Washington Post can tell you what time stores will be open and where to snag the best deals. A New Hampshire outlet took strategy tips from a woman who will wear a “Black Friday Queen” t-shirt while she shops until she “cannot see.” As of Monday, the New York Times had already begun counting down to an upcoming sale on the Nintendo Switch... Читать дальше...
Several recent articles, after taking stock of the apparently increasing divide between Big Business and the Republican Party, its traditional political ally, have speculated about the potential for an alliance between the business community and its traditional political antagonist, the Democratic Party. These include an April 14 piece in The New York Times by Thomas B. Edsall, “THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND BIG BUSINESS IS ON THE ROCKS”; one the next day at Politico from Zack Stanton titled... Читать дальше...
What does Thanksgiving mean in a culture where we are constantly exhorted to be grateful all year long? In progressive circles—and even in some corporate boardrooms—we now often begin a meeting by giving thanks to Indigenous people, acknowledging that we are on “stolen lands.” Thanks for what? Being conquered and defeated? Oprah, one of the richest women on earth, often admonishes the masses to “practice” gratitude every day, seemingly asking us to acquiesce in our own conquered and defeated state. Читать дальше...
