Italy’s Chaos May Endanger The EU A combination of economic, fiscal and political crises worries markets
WASHINGTON – Italy is once again the problem country within the European Union (EU) and beyond. And this time...
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Oprah For President? Americans look at outsiders simply because the pros are inept
WASHINGTON – Oprah for President? Yes, after her recent Hollywood speech this is now a distinctly possible scenario for...
Palace Coup In Zimbabwe Will Not Bring Along Genuine Democracy The generals got to pick their preferred successor to Robert Mugabe
WASHINGTON – Despite some last minute confusion regarding the timing of his exit, Robert “Mad Bob” Mugabe is finally...
Tax Cuts Will Increase The U.S. National Debt To Unsustainable Levels Lowering taxes without significant spending reductions will cause deficit increases which will lead to a much bigger national debt
WASHINGTON – It is really hard to properly assess the Republican tax reform proposal now discussed in Congress. Many...
Only Skilled Workers Will Make It In The Global Economy Those who cannot master complex processes will be pushed down into the vast pool of manual labor
WASHINGTON – We can argue that in America may be about half the work force is doing alright because...
Will Washington Give Arms To Ukraine? The U.S. Government is reviewing options that would include giving the Ukrainians Javelin anti-tank missiles and more
WASHINGTON – Back in February 2014, right after a popular rebellion ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanucovych, this way taking...
Will NAFTA Be Fixed? Will negotiations produce an improved free trade area in North America?
WASHINGTON – It is not a bad idea to look at ways to improve NAFTA, the Free Trade Agreement...
OPEC Defeated By US Shale Oil? Major Arab Producers and Russia cannot dictate oil prices
WASHINGTON – It seems that American shale oil producers, an assorted group of small and medium-sized firms which gained...
Trump Takes U.S. Out of Paris Accord on Climate Decision promoted by the need to shore domestic political base
WASHINGTON – U.S. coal miners and out of work factory workers: this is for you! President Donald Trump publicly...
No Serious Discussion About Entitlement Reform In The U.S. Posturing and grand standing hide the simple fact that no one in Washington wants to touch federal entitlements
WASHINGTON – Much has been said about the first Trump budget recently released. The expected partisan critiques –in fact...