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Mitch MConnell, Mike Johnson, Pat Schumer and the effort to get Ukraine Aid passed through the US Congress in April 2024
04/26/2024
At a critical juncture which Lyrarc compared to the 1948 effort by Harry Truman to get Congress to support aid to Greece and Turkey. Devastated by the war Greece and Turkey's democracies faced an imminent threat from a Communist takeover supported by the Soviet bloc. Ukraine was at a critical juncture in the war with Russia when Biden met Republican Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House with Mitch McConnell and Pat Schumer in Feb 2024. Schumer said a lot of the credit goes to McConnell to convince 31 Republican Senators a majority of his caucus to support Ukraine Aid at a critical moment.
Grouped Articles
Aid to Ukraine seemed dead. Then secretive talks revived it.
Washington Post 04/25/2024
Bucking G.O.P. Isolationists, McConnell Was Linchpin in Winning Ukraine Aid
NYTimes.com 04/24/2024
‘Kharkiv Is Unbreakable’: A Battered City Carries On
NYTimes.com 04/24/2024
Opinion | Ukraine Aid in the Light of History
NYTimes.com 04/24/2024
Senate Approves Aid for Ukraine and Israel, Sending It to Biden’s Desk
NYTimes.com 04/24/2024
Speaker Johnson’s Ukraine Package Clears Key Hurdle With Democratic Help
WSJ 04/19/2024
Ted Koppel and other experts on the print and broadcast journalism of a new era.
10/25/2010
What is acceptable for consumers is not good for the American republic, as partisan news take over the non-partisan delivery of facts and information. Koppel calls it the death of news as we have known it.
Grouped Articles
Robert J. Samuelson - The dysfunction of American politics
Washington Post 10/25/2010
Ted Koppel: Olbermann, O'Reilly and the death of real news
Washington Post 11/14/2010
Washington Post 11/13/2011
Big gulf between parties, divisions within - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/2012
Rick Snyder, a G.O.P. Governor Who Eludes Labels
New York Times 08/18/2012
The need for haircuts for private debt to make an effort to solve the problem of the fifth of US homeowners under water.
09/30/2010
Carmen Reinhart points out that the government can only assume private debt at a realistic price. Without principal reductions there appears to be no solution to the problem of the fifth of homeowners in the US who are under water. This keeps acting as a drag on the economy.
Grouped Articles
BusinessWeek 09/30/2010
State Attorneys General Take Helm in Mortgage Mess
New York Times 10/29/2010
To Fix the Housing Crisis, Read the Data
New York Times 11/04/2011
Deepening Crisis Over Euro Pits Leader Against Leader
Wall Street Journal 12/30/2011
Forgiveness of Debt Could Yield Savings
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2012
Safety failure in the coal mining industry.
06/16/2010
The failure of the Massey Energy Company and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MHSA) to ensure safety at a coal mine in W. Virginia, resulting in the death of 29 coal miners.
Grouped Articles
Former Massey Coal Executive Sentenced to Prison
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2013
Jury Convicts Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship of Conspiracy
Wall Street Journal 12/03/2015
Former Massey Energy CEO Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison
Wall Street Journal 04/06/2016
Massey Faults Regulators' Shift on Ventilation
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2010
Toyota crisis and changes in direction for Japanese economy in 2010.
02/09/2010
Experts in Japan ponder the future direction of Japan's economy, possibly into a US style service industry dominated economy away from the mass manufacturing of the postwar era.
Grouped Articles
In Toyota Mess, Lesson for Japan
New York Times 02/09/2010
Japanâs Prime Minister Warns That Debt Could Bring a Crisis Like That of Greece
New York Times 06/11/2010
Electric Cars Make Japan's Gas Engine Industry Anxious
New York Times 11/02/2010
Toyota's Domestic Plant Problem
Wall Street Journal 02/09/2011
Shaking up Japan: Bold, or plain reckless?
Economist 02/05/2011
Toyota Unveils New Business Plan
Wall Street Journal 03/09/2011
China's car market 2010-2015
01/12/2010
China's car market surpassed the size of the American market in 2009. Sales of cars in China's market increased at a breathtaking pace in the last decade, surpassing the U.S. Sales declined in 2015 with the economic slowdown.
Grouped Articles
Auto Sales Keep Humming in China
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Territorial Dispute Continues to Affect Japanese Car Sales in China
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
Renault to Focus on Building SUVs in China
Wall Street Journal 12/16/2013
Chinese Car Buyers Should Keep On Motoring
Wall Street Journal 12/26/2013
China Car Sales Driven Lower by Slowing Economy
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2015
China Tops U.S. in Vehicle Sales, Aided By Government Incentives
Wall Street Journal 01/12/2010
Google's U.S. federal tax liability of 18%. GE's low tax rate.
10/28/2010
The US tax rate for corporations at 35%, but the $1.5 billion federal tax liability of Google comes to an effective 18% tax rate. GE's consolidated tax rate of 11.6% from 2005 to 2009. This is also true of other large American companies, raising questions of fairness at a time of budget cuts in education, Medicaid and Medicare. Many U.S. companies, such as Apple, also use offshore tax havens to protect profits from taxes.
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Apple Avoided Taxes on Overseas Billions, Senate Panel Finds
Wall Street Journal 05/21/13
Appleâs Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds
New York Times 05/20/13
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Lawmakers Square Off Over Taxes
Wall Street Journal 05/22/13
Wall Street Journal 05/22/13
Ireland Defends Tax Laws to Critics at Home and Abroad
New York Times 05/21/13
The Corrosive Effect of Apple’s Tax Avoidance
New York Times 05/23/13
The shift to nutrition conscious eating in the U.S.
10/21/2010
The increasing popularity of juices and yogurt, and other health and nutrition focussed foods.
Grouped Articles
Balance of Power Shifts in Groceries
Wall Street Journal 03/27/15
BusinessWeek 10/21/10
New York Times 09/24/11
Shared Meals, Shared Knowledge
New York Times 09/28/11
5 so-called health foods you should avoid - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/05/12
Old Factory, Snap Decision Spawn Greek-Yogurt Craze
Wall Street Journal 06/20/12
Changes in the Republican party in 2010-2013
09/03/2010
Cantor, Ryan and others try to recast the party in a different light, by rejecting the old Republican politics and leaders from an earlier era.
Grouped Articles
Congress Passes Debt, Budget Deal
Wall Street Journal 10/17/13
Eric Cantor Defeated by David Brat, Tea Party Challenger, in Primary Upset
New York Times 06/10/14
The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/15
Washington Post 02/25/16
GOP 'Young Guns' attack Obama and former party leaders in new book
Washington Post 09/03/10
New York Times 10/21/10
U.S. politics and Toyota
02/19/2010
Efforts in Congress and in the government that favor domestic makers at a time of Toyota recalls.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 02/19/10
Toyota Gets on Trump’s Good Side With $1.6 Billion U.S. Factory
WSJ 08/04/17
A brief history of reform efforts in US health care, retrospective look at a time of deadlock.
01/20/2010
Leonhardt looks at the history of reform efforts and puts it in perspective.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 01/20/10
In Battle Over Health Law, Math Cuts Both Ways
New York Times 01/07/11
Wall Street Journal 01/08/11
House Approves Health Law Repeal
Wall Street Journal 01/20/11
Obamacare: The reckoning - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/23/12
Fuel efficiency of the U.S. vehicle fleet
02/28/2006
Fuel efficiency at 22.4 miles per gallon in 2009 for the entire fleet of vehicles in the US, according to the EPA. A shift to cars from pickups and to smaller cars.
Grouped Articles
Car Fuel Economy Improved in 2009, E.P.A. Says
New York Times 11/17/10
Carol Browner, Director of Policy on Climate Will Leave White House
New York Times 01/24/11
Wall Street Journal 04/22/11
Obama administration set to raise fuel efficiency standards, but by how much? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/13/11
Americans Are Cautiously Open to Gas Tax Rise, Poll Shows
New York Times 02/28/06
As the Price of Gasoline Takes Off, Oil and Auto Firms Trade Barbs
Wall Street Journal 04/12/06
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