Hong Kong Legislative Council Votes Against China Surprise exit of pro-China members leads to defeat of new electoral law
WASHINGTON – If there is one thing that the Chinese leaders do not like is bad surprises. And they...
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Nutella Causes Global Warming French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal explained that it is all about using too much palm oil
WASHINGTON – Now we know it. Nutella, the popular hazelnut chocolate spread made by the Italian firm Ferrero, causes...
Ready For A Leftist Clinton Presidency? Hillary Clinton embraced a populist agenda mostly to deflect attacks from potential leftist opponents
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton just relaunched her presidential campaign with a big public event in New York City. The...
A United Front Against Russia? Not Really Just days after the G 7 meeting, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi welcomed Putin to Italy
WASHINGTON – Just a few days ago the G 7 Leaders, assembled in Germany for their annual meeting, discussed...
Ukraine On The Verge Of Collapse In a WSJ piece President Poroshenko focuses only on reforms and progress
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko recently authored an upbeat op-ed piece for the WSJ in which he painted...
US: Big Problems Require Long Term Solutions The political process mostly rewards quick fixes
WASHINGTON – America is slowly getting into its political campaign mode. The 2016 presidential elections are getting closer; even though,...
US EPA: Fracking Does Not Create Systemic Water Safety Risks A lenghty report indicates that a few recorded accidents are due to faulty well construction
WASHINGTON – After years of research and analysis, a 1,399 page US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report concluded that hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is safe....
China Exports Excess Capacity Below Cost US producers displaced by Chinese dumping
WASHINGTON – In order to build strong defenses against the ill effects of the 2008 Great Recession China launched a...
Political Opinions Are Based On Bias and Emotions People support candidates and issues without any serious reflection. Media tend to reinforce bias
WASHINGTON – The most stunning feature of Hillary Clinton’s vast popularity is that even her most loyal supporters are...
Can Greece Be Saved? Negotiators still believe that there is a "solution" that will allow Greece to stay in the Eurozone and pay its debts
WASHINGTON – The latest round of negotiations aimed at solving the Greek crisis (Yes, 6 years later we are...