Iranian hard-liners, now back at the helm of the country, may regularly rail against the poisoning of Islamic society by Western culture, but in Tehran, Iranians are flocking to the contemporary art museum to marvel at American pop artist Andy Warhol’s iconic soup cans. Read More at Yahoo! News
We’re Headed for a Global Energy Crisis. What We Need is a Transition Strategy.
Are we returning to the 1970s, as several commentators have recently claimed? There are surprising similarities. The humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan echoes the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. Prices are rising even as economic growth is stalling. Back then, the rising economic power challenging American superiority was Japan; now it’s China. On closer examination, Fareed Zakaria...
LA City Councilman Indicted by Feds in Alleged Bribery Scheme
Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas was indicted on federal charges Wednesday for his role in an alleged bribery scheme that landed his son, Sebastian, a former state Assemblymember, a professorship at USC. Federal prosecutors alleged in a 20-count indictment that Mark Ridley-Thomas helped direct funding and contracts to USC’s school...
How California’s Efforts to Cut Smog Affects the Supply Chain
As President Joe Biden tries to deal with a broken supply chain that is frustrating consumers and business owners across the United States, it's important to note that California emissions rules affecting trucks and ships in ports such as Los Angeles, Oakland, and Long Beach complicate the movement of goods....
China Beats US in Artificial Intelligence Battle, On Its Way to Global Dominance
The Pentagon's former software chief says China's technological advances puts it ahead of the United States and on track for global dominance, particularly in artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and genetics. Read more at Reuters.
Biden Approval Rating Falls to Low of 38 Percent: Quinnipiac Poll
A majority of voters disapprove of President Biden's job performance, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, which found the president is struggling to keep support among independent voters in particular. Read More at The Hill
Americans Quit Their Jobs at Record Rate
Americans are quitting their jobs at a record rate, according to Fox Business News. The sectors hit hardest by employee resignations in August were in accommodation and food services (+157,000), wholesale trade (+26,000), and state and local government education (+25,000), according to a Labor Department survey. The total number of...
Hedge Funds Cash Out Billions in PG&E Stock. Fire Survivors Suffer and Wait.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company is mired in debt as tens of thousands of survivors of fires sparked by the utility's equipment are still waiting for promised compensation. Amid all this, several Wall Street hedge funds have dumped their PG&E shares, with at least seven funds having sold off their entire...
The Price of Nostalgia: America’s Self-Defeating Economic Retreat
A new consensus has emerged in American politics: that the United States has recklessly pursued international economic openness at the expense of workers and the result has been economic inequality, social pain, and political strife. To in reality, America has increasingly insulated its economy from foreign competition, while the rest of...
A Deadly Fungal Disease on the Rise in the West Has Experts Worried
Researchers haven’t been able to pin down exactly what’s behind the rise in Valley fever cases or how to stop it. They say one thing is near certain, though: Climate change plays a role. Read More at Grist