US Airport Screeners Failed To Detect Weapons In 96% Of Test Cases
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Homeland Security tested the capabilities of the Transportation Security Administration airport screeners by...
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No Good Cities In Developing Countries
WASHINGTON – Many emerging countries have made progress in their own economic development. Growth is up, poverty is down. And...
China Exports Excess Capacity Below Cost
WASHINGTON – In order to build strong defenses against the ill effects of the 2008 Great Recession China launched a...
THE US Shale Industry Survived Oil Prices Collapse
WASHINGTON – When oil prices suddenly collapsed, going from $ 100 per barrel to $ 50 or less, the almost...
Political Opinions Are Based On Bias and Emotions
WASHINGTON – The most stunning feature of Hillary Clinton’s vast popularity is that even her most loyal supporters are...
Can Greece Be Saved?
WASHINGTON – The latest round of negotiations aimed at solving the Greek crisis (Yes, 6 years later we are...
While The US Protests, China Keeps Building Bases In The South China Sea
WASHINGTON – China decided that America is in a (probably irreversible) phase of global retreat. Whatever the rhetoric about...
Is Police Brutality The Main Issue Affecting African Americans?
WASHINGTON – Thanks to highly publicized official investigations, some of them led by the US Department of Justice, America...
Up to 19 Years To Build A Highway
WASHINGTON – In country X “New highway projects can require up to 200 regulatory steps and take between 9...
Will The US Stop China’s Expansion In the South China Sea?
WASHINGTON – In response to China’s totally preposterous sovereignty claims over the entire South China Sea, the US sent...