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Why the US declined to send Ukraine long-range missiles, tanks

When President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington on Wednesday, the US announced that it would finally be sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine, 300 days into the war. However, the Biden administration declined to give Ukraine ATACM long-range missiles due to wariness about escalation risks, and declined to send US tanks because…

France 24 · Dec 22, 2022

*Gulp*: Ppl Figured Out How Much Mariah Carey Has Made From ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’

Forget different tax brackets. We are in different tax universes.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 11, 2022

The 'end of crypto'?

The Economist asks if the FTX collapse spells final doom for crypto. The answer is easy

Fortune · Nov 22, 2022

Italy slams Economist ‘Welcome to Britaly’ cover for rehashing stereotypes

Weekly newspaper describes Britaly as ‘country of political instability, low growth and subordination to markets’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Lettuce outlasts the Prime Minister as Truss resigns after 44 days

A live stream started by the Daily Star has been tracking whether a lettuce would outlast the Prime Minister.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Michael Pascoe: RIP trickle-down economics – even the financial markets have given up

Trickle-down economics: The cry of “you can’t tax your way to prosperity” is joined by “you can’t tax cut your way to prosperity either”.

The New Daily · Sep 27, 2022

US is becoming a 'developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality

The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list.

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022

Ukraine: how the UK press reported the Nazi invasion 1941-45

During the second world war there were notable exceptions to the at times slavish patriotic devotion the press showed to the government line. Weekly political titles such as New Statesman and Nation, the Spectator and the Economist challenged government policy more consistently than daily newspapers.

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2022

Adani’s NDTV takeover is a worrying portent for Indian media: Economist

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s takeover of NDTV has invited media attention not just in India but also abroad. In a recent piece the Economist describes the “tycoon’s takeover bid for an independent broadcaster is a worrying portent”, not least for media freedom.

Newslaundry · Aug 31, 2022

More than four in 10 Americans say civil war is more likely within the next decade, poll finds

The Economist/YouGov poll finds self-described ‘strong Republicans’ most likely to say there could be a US civil war in the next decade

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022