Senators Moran and Collins from Kansas and Maine who oppose the Republican healthcare bill and the bill's failure in the Senate in 2017

07/18/2017

Linked Articles

Why the Senate health care bill is in trouble, in 2 quotes

CNN 07/05/2017

Chris Cillizza, Cnn Editor At Large

The New York Times 07/06/2017

Thomas Kaplan

British inflation following Brexit (1)

01/17/2017

Linked Articles

UK inflation hits two-year high in November as economists warn of higher prices to come

The Telegraph 12/13/2016

Szu Ping Chan

BBC News 01/17/2017

Donald Trump's plans for large scale deportation even as a Gallup poll shows only 15% opposing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the U.S.

09/01/2016

The wide divergence between public opinion in the U.S. and the Trump stand for large scale deportation. A Gallup poll on July 1, 2016, shows 84% of the U.S. adults favoring a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the U.S., only 15% opposing.

Linked Articles

Explaining What Donald Trump Wants to Do Now on Immigration

The New York Times 09/01/2016

Julia Preston

Washington Post 09/14/2016

Chris Cillizza

Why initiating Brexit by invoking the Lisbon Treaty's Article 50 could go into 2017, or even past 2020 into new general elections- (3) the inclusion of key "Leave" supporters in Theresa May's cabinet

08/16/2016

By including a key member of the "Leave" vote, Mr Boris Johnson, former Mayor of London, in the cabinet as Foreign Secretary, Theresa May has given herself a lot more flexibility in tackling the Brexit issue so that it does not hurt the British economy. It would be hard for a key cabinet member not to be part of the team position on issues, and for the team to ignore the Bank of England's role in steadying the economy. By making the issues important to working class people in Britain her priorities Theresa May also lays the ground for everyone in Britain to gain moving forward as the economy recovers.

Linked Articles

Wait and see: Theresa May is in no hurry on Brexit | Europe | DW.COM | 15.08.2016

DW.COM 08/15/2016

Bernd Riegert / Db

The New York Times 07/13/2016

Why initiating Brexit by invoking the Lisbon Treaty's Article 50 could go into 2017, or even past 2020 into new general elections- (1) the pro stay vote in Ireland and Scotland

08/16/2016

Theresa May, Britain's prime minister, is deeply committed to the idea of the union of England with Scotland and Ireland. Invoking Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty, a step necessary for Brexit, would also lead to Scotland's ruling Scottish National Party to initiate plans for a second referendum for Scottish independence, as Scotland votd to remain in the European Union. The issue of Ireland and Northern Ireland's vote to remain in the EU would also lead to serious repercussions. In short it will be hard to separate the leave vote in England from the stay vote in Scotland and Ireland, as it will be difficult for most British people to imagine a England without a British identity. If the referendum had asked the second question "Do you still vote leave if this means the end of Britain or the United Kingdom?" the vote could have turned out differently for nationalist voters.

Linked Articles

Wait and see: Theresa May is in no hurry on Brexit | Europe | DW.COM | 15.08.2016

DW.COM 08/15/2016

Bernd Riegert / Db

DW.COM 07/25/2016

Donald Trump's proposal for 45% tariff on China's exports to the U.S.- how a policy of bringing jobs home could lead to the loss of 1 million U.S. jobs

03/08/2016

By damaging the international trading system including with allies such a Canada, Britain, France and Germany, the result of a downward spiral through higher tariffs in other countries, could end up costing the U.S. 1 million jobs. Under such a system the U.S. would lose many of the advantages of its booming tech sector, its tech driven global advantages in many industries, without signifcant gains in low cost imports such as clothing which would simply migrate to other countries such as India. The problem of worker wage stagnation in the U.S., and loss of jobs in certain sectors, is very real, but this is the wrong way to tackle the problem. China is already moving towards a consumer driven economy. Economists show that trade with Mexico would be seriously hurt both ways, creating more pressure of migrants at the border under such proposals as a 45% tariff and its indirect effect on Mexico, when the actual fact is that net migration from Mexico is the lowest it has ben in decades. Politics can do strange things as when two senators Smoot and Hawley from agricultural states Utah and Oregon, at the head of important committees in the U.S. Congress pushed and passed legislation for a 60% tariff in 1930 for the industrial sector they had no idea about. When Smoot and Hawley lost reelection in 1932 they left behind a lot of damage, especially for the farmers and workers they thought they were fighting for.

Linked Articles

How Trump’s Hard Line on Trade Could Backfire

Wall Street Journal 03/25/2016

Bob Davis, Bob, Davis

Wall Street Journal 03/08/2016

Holman W. Jenkins Jr., Holman, W., Jenkins, Jr.

The standoff between Saudi Arabia and Russia/ Iran that created the prospect of low oil prices for the long term - (1) Saudis and Russian resilience in the face of low oil prices

01/25/2016

Linked Articles

Saudi Arabia Keeps Pumping Oil, Despite Financial and Political Risks

New York Times 01/27/2016

Stanley Reed, Stanley, Reed

Wall Street Journal 01/25/2016

Selina Williams, Selina, Williams, James Marson, James, Marson

Criticism of the $8.3 million Dec. 2015 'comfort women' agreement between Japanese prime minister Abe and South Korean prime minister Lee

12/29/2015

Linked Articles

South Korean and Japanese Leaders Feel Backlash From ‘Comfort Women’ Deal

New York Times 12/29/2015

Jonathan Soble, Jonathan, Soble, Choe Sang Hun, Choe, Sang Hun

New York Times 12/30/2015

The Editorial Board, The, Editorial, Board

The weakness in Trump's candidacy and the upsurge for Ted Cruz before the Iowa Republican primary

12/10/2015

Linked Articles

Trump Is the Democrats’ Dream Nominee

Wall Street Journal 12/10/2015

Karl Rove, Karl, Rove

Wall Street Journal 12/10/2015

Janet Hook, Janet, Hook

The lost sense of moral purpose in the Obama presidency (3)

11/17/2015

Linked Articles

U.N. Says 60 Million People Have Been Forced to Flee War

New York Times 12/18/2015

Nick Cumming Bruce, Nick, Cumming Bruce

Wall Street Journal 11/17/2015

Editorial

A guide to understanding the Middle East and South Asia and what this means for Europe and the U.S. (2) - Iraq, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan

09/11/2015

Linked Articles

Why Russia is in Syria - The Washington Post

Washington Post 09/11/2015

Ishaan Tharoor, Ishaan, Tharoor

Wall Street Journal 09/25/2015

Neil Rogachevsky, Neil, Rogachevsky

The huge contrast between Chancellor Merkel's approach and the approach of Obama and Cameron to the Syrian refugee crisis

08/20/2015

The German chancellor will be remembered in history for the way she handled the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015, and for the courage to say, "if Europe fails on the question of refugees, its close connection with universal civil rights will be destroyed." Reports in the Guardian newspaper say Germany is likely to accept about 1 million refugees in 2015. Chancellor Merkel says about 800,000 refugees will be admitted in 2015. Contrast this with the UK reports the Guardian which has 166 refugees admitted to the UK, and reports in the WSJ that about 1500 refugees have been admitted to the U.S.. Merkel has taken on the challenge in a spirited way as Europe faces anti-immigrant sentiment and rallied German society in a way that is remarkable. The withdrawal of the Obama administration from the Middle East led to the collapse of the fragile situation in Libya, Iraq and Syria, and the unravelling of these countries, leading to the current refugee crisis with about half of the Syrian population dislocated and large parts of the population of Libya, Iraq, and Kurdish regions dislocated.

Linked Articles

U.S. Pressed to Take More Syrian Refugees

Wall Street Journal 09/05/2015

Felicia Schwartz, Felicia, Schwartz

Washington Post 08/20/2015

Rick Noack, Rick, Noack

German experts and public opinion who see Greece's exit from the eurozone as the best thing for the euro in July 2015 (1)

07/07/2015

Chancellor Merkel's statement that the the Euro is the EU, now place more emphasis on building a strong future for the euro. Experts in Germany believe the euro is better off without Greece by July 2015. As the WSJ editorial points out political contagion is now a bigger threat to the euro, with euro skeptic parties joining populist parties with no committment to the common currency and its basic rules.

Linked Articles

German Finance Chief’s Hard Line on Greece Limits Angela Merkel’s Room to Maneuver

Wall Street Journal 07/09/2015

Anton Troianovski, Anton, Troianovski

New York Times 07/07/2015

Jochen Bittner, Jochen, Bittner