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How India could get the Trade Deal with the US by buying oil from US and Saudis/UAE and allowing imports of non grain and non dairy agricultural products
08/28/2025
US sanctioned India with 50% tariff for buying Russian oil saying it finances RUssia's war against Ukraine and daily deadly missile strikes. ein dollar terms are now insignificant at $2-the 3 billion. In fact India is already shifting to getting more of its imports from the Middle East. India could also import additional oil from the US and make changes to import non grain and non dairy agricultural products from the US in large volumes such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, blueberries, cherries that it's upper middle class population of 250 million could benefit from the nutritional benefits. US in its fight against the pharmaceutical companies high pricing could change laws to bring in Indian pharmaceutical products at 10-15% price above Indian prices set by the government to meet needs of its large population. In pharma product pricing India leads the whole world and this benefit would lower the cost of living in the US tremendously. Both sides would benefit in a WIn-WIn relationship in trade- THIS IS ACHIEVABLE FOR THE INTERESTS OF AMERICANS AND INDIANS. IT ONLY REQUIRES VISION OF BOTH SIDES.
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India's benefit from Russian oil imports exaggerated; actual gain at just $2.5 bn
The Economic Times 08/28/2025
Opinion | America’s Fearsome Farm Lobby Has Nothing on India’s
The Wall Street Journal 08/27/2025
America has forgotten it is American workers who built America
09/28/2023
Entry level tier wages for auto workers at $17 an hour in 2022 as the UAW union goes on strike in 2023. At $34,000 a year entry level young auto workers make less than the $35,000- 40,000 a year for families set as the Federal Poverty Level by the Department of HHS. Lincoln and TR-FDR would see this as outrageous as American workers built American factories and America since the Industrial Revolution. America has forgotten its workers and worker's families, worker's children. Two thirds of children with the vast majority from the workers families not able to pass ACT reading comprehension at the 4th grade, and 50 % of retired people having zero savings. Not the America of Lincoln or TR-FDR.
Grouped Articles
Trump’s pitch for autoworker votes in car heartland is short on autoworkers
The Guardian 09/28/2023
Biden Joins Autoworkers on Picket Line in Michigan
NYTimes.com 09/27/2023
Biden Joins UAW Picket Line Ahead of Trump Visit, Opening 2024 Election Fight
WSJ 09/26/2023
Five Clues to Where the UAW Strike Is Headed Next
WSJ 09/23/2023
Battle Over Electric Vehicles Is Central to Auto Strike
NYTimes.com 09/17/2023
Whatever the UAW Strike Outcome, Elon Musk Has Already Won
WSJ 09/16/2023
The Food Shortages in North Korea
11/24/2010
The food shortages in North Korea have influenced the actions of the Kim regime.
Grouped Articles
U.S. and Allies to Tie North Korea’s Rights Record to Nuclear Talks
New York Times 05/27/2015
New Focus on North Koreaâs Food Shortage
New York Times 11/24/2010
Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid
Washington Post 02/22/2011
Wall Street Journal 03/26/2011
North Korean Food Crisis to Be Eased by Europe Aid
New York Times 07/03/2011
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Is Dead
Wall Street Journal 12/19/2011
North Korea and the threat of nuclear weapons proliferation
11/22/2010
The view that is emerging that the US has to find some positive ways to engage with North Korea. China's support of North Korea makes it less likely that the regime will simply collapse as the US would hope. All this is happening in the context of North Korea's continued development of nuclear weapons capabilities in 2010.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2013
Nuclear weapons: The new nuclear age
Economist 04/05/2015
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2015
Robert Carlin and John W. Lewis - Review U.S. policy toward North Korea
Washington Post 11/22/2010
North Korea Nuclear Find Raises Fear on Tehran
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2010
Jimmy Carter - North Korea's consistent message to the U.S.
Washington Post 11/24/2010
A different view of the Federal Reserve's $600 billion easing decision in 2010.
11/19/2010
The unstated reason being a decline in real estate markets leading to a bad loans crisis for the banks.
Grouped Articles
What's Really Behind Bernanke's Easing?
Wall Street Journal 11/19/2010
Book Review - All The Devils Are Here - By Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera
New York Times 11/19/2010
Wall Street Journal 01/18/2011
Wall Street Journal 02/09/2011
Perry Suggests Fed is Almost Treasonous
New York Times 08/16/2011
Wall Street Journal 09/22/2011
The influence of outside groups in elections as the ad and other spending exceeds $2 billion for the 2010 midterm elections.
10/26/2010
As candidates raise increasing amounts of money their positions on legislation is increasingly influenced by outside groups. Large amounts of television ad spending also tends to distort the public's perception of important issues by offering simplistic or distorted view of the facts or resorting to labeling of opponents regardless of the facts. In some situations right policy choices may be affected.
Grouped Articles
House and Senate shatter fundraising records for midterm election and may exceed $2 billion
Washington Post 10/26/2010
How the Rout Was Won: Careful Plans, Timely Wave
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
Unaligned Voters Tilt Rightward En Masse
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
With Democrats Ascendant, California Votes Contrarian
Wall Street Journal 11/03/2010
Dissecting the 2010 Midterm Election Exit Polls
New York Times 11/06/2010
Tom Donohue: Obama's Tormentor
BusinessWeek 11/03/2010
Abysmal tax collection in Pakistan and the lack of economic development.
07/18/2010
Tax collection in Pakistan is one of the poorest in the world. This widens the quality of life for the vast majority of people and an afffluent few who run business interests and have agricultural holdings. Infrastructure and essential services such as power and water, roads and health care, all suffer, as a result.
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Power Outages Hobble Pakistan's Biggest Exporters
Wall Street Journal 12/01/2013
Pakistani Taxes Widen Divide Between Rich and Poor
New York Times 07/18/2010
Key Party Rejoins Pakistan's Coalition
New York Times 01/07/2011
Pakistan's troubled finances: Economic blasphemy
Economist 01/15/2011
General Kayani Is Said to Cling to Job in Pakistan
New York Times 06/15/2011
Pakistan's Central Banker Resigns
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2011
Community Cleanup action for the BP Oil Spill.
06/15/2010
Grouped Articles
Spill Provides Marketing Opportunity for Dawn Detergent
New York Times 06/15/2010
Obama, in Speech on Spill, Calls on Americans to Reduce Oil Dependence
New York Times 06/15/2010
Budget Discipline in Japan in 2010
06/11/2010
Spending is to be kept at 71 trillion yen for the next 3 years and the budget balanced in 10 years. This is critical to the Democratic Party government's credibility on spending, deficit and debt issues facing Japan.
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Abe Set to Proceed With Tax Increase in Japan
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
Japanâs Prime Minister Warns That Debt Could Bring a Crisis Like That of Greece
New York Times 06/11/2010
Japan Expects Higher Tax Revenue
Wall Street Journal 01/14/2015
In Budget Plan, Japan Proposes More Spending and Aims to Borrow Less
New York Times 01/14/2015
Japan Vows to Cap Budget at 71 Trillion Yen
Wall Street Journal 07/20/2010
Shaking up Japan: Bold, or plain reckless?
Economist 02/05/2011
Charles Schwab management
05/27/2010
The brokerage company for the common man has grown 25% after the problems at Merrill, Wachovia and other firms, but Charles Schwab, the founder, is nervous about the violent nature of today's markets.
Grouped Articles
Pain of Thain Falls Mainly on Merrill
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2013
Chuck Schwab Is Worried About Small Investors. Should We Worry Too?
BusinessWeek 05/27/2010
Small Investors Flee Stocks, Changing Market Dynamics
Wall Street Journal 07/12/2010
Enough With the Low Interest Rates!
Wall Street Journal 10/02/2010
Charles Schwabâs YieldPlus Fund Offered a Losing Bet
New York Times 01/13/2011
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2012
Greece and the European Union.
02/12/2010
The difficult economic situation in Greece and risks it poses for the Euro and the EU.
Grouped Articles
Athens's Love Affair With the Euro Persists
Wall Street Journal 11/04/2013
Greece’s Woes May Give Pause to Euro Zone Candidates
New York Times 02/12/2010
Wall Street Journal 02/12/2010
Debt Load Hobbles Euro Zone's Prospects
Wall Street Journal 02/12/2010
New York Times 02/15/2010
Contemplating the Future of the European Union
New York Times 02/12/2010
Growing Risks for the Chinese Economy going into 2010-2014
01/14/2010
One is a concern that China may like Japan in the 1980's is getting into a property and asset price bubble after aperiod of rapid industrialization and shifting of rural population to the cities. The risks of an overheating economy were growing with a 22% jump in a broad measure of money supply in March 2010.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2013
I.M.F. Tells China of Urgent Need for Economic Change
New York Times 07/17/2013
Economist 01/14/2010
BusinessWeek 04/14/2010
Fear Pervades China's Stocks As Market's Gains Disappear
Wall Street Journal 05/13/2010
Europeâs Debt Crisis Is Casting a Shadow Over China
New York Times 05/17/2010
Growing Risks for the U.S. Economy in 2010-2012.
01/04/2010
Risks of another hit from losses on home equity loans to bank balance sheets in latter part of 2010. The situation with local and state governments in the USA cutting back significantly. The situation in Europe and an overheating Chinese economy.
Grouped Articles
The Home-Equity Hurt Ahead for Banks
BusinessWeek 04/14/2010
Beware a Bernanke-Fueled Market Bubble
BusinessWeek 05/13/2010
Don't Rule Out a Double Dip Recession
Wall Street Journal 05/24/2010
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2010
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats?
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 06/12/2010
The week Kamala Harris became the 2024 Democratic nominee in 48 hours
07/25/2024
The two tumultuous weeks in July 2024 started with a sniper shooting at the former president, followed by the Republican Convention within days. The president's address calling for calm, Trump's 90 RNC address which rambled to veer off course. Second thoughts about Trump and Biden's age and calls by Democrats for Biden to withdraw after the faltering delivery in the debate. Biden has Covid and isolates for a few days. On July 22 around 1.45 pm Biden puts out a letter on X (Twitter) that he is withdrawing and giving his full support to Kamala. Within hours Harris has overwhelming support. The next day morning Harris has secured the delegates needed. By the 24th in 48 hours she has raised $250 million for the campaign and about 100,000 volunteers. A dizzying pace for 48 hours that riveted the attention of the American people and the world.
Grouped Articles
With Speech to Teachers, Harris Waded into a Fiery Education Debate
NYTimes.com 07/25/24
Kamala Harris: A woman of firsts – DW – 07/23/2024
dw.com 07/25/24
‘Capable’ Harris and Biden’s legacy: key takeaways from the president’s address
The Guardian 07/25/24
Biden Says He Will ‘Pass the Torch’ to Harris in Oval Office Address After Ending Campaign
WSJ 07/24/24
Opinion | Kamala Harris Confounds the Republicans
WSJ 07/24/24
President Biden Addresses the Nation
YouTube 07/25/24
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, "Operation Atlantic Resolve," and the U.S. response to Russian president Putin in 2015-2016
06/06/2015
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. must be better prepared in coordination with its allies for the mix of propaganda, subversion and cyber programs used by Russian president Putin. It says this is not a return to the Cold War, but better preparation means it would be possible to tell when Russia was using these tactics, and when it was not.
Grouped Articles
Defense Chief: Subversion, ‘Big Lie’ Are in Russia’s Arsenal
Wall Street Journal 06/06/15
U.S. Pledges Equipment, Manpower to NATO Rapid-Response Force
Wall Street Journal 06/22/15
Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise
New York Times 04/20/16
It’s No Cold War, but Vladimir Putin Relishes His Role as Disrupter
The New York Times 09/30/16
Why the US fears Russia is hacking its presidential election - BBC News
BBC News 10/11/16
The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video
The Washington Post
U.S. relations with North Korea
11/22/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/12/13
As marathon talks continue, Koreas ready their militaries for conflict - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/24/15
North Korea Says It Successfully Conducted Hydrogen-Bomb Test
Wall Street Journal 01/06/16
The U.S. diplomatic corps loses a legend just when it needs him the most - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/07/16
North Korea Bomb Test Challenges U.S. Policy in Asia
Wall Street Journal 01/07/16
Robert Carlin and John W. Lewis - Review U.S. policy toward North Korea
Washington Post 11/22/10
Bernard Baruch, advisor to U.S. Presidents Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman
11/20/2010
Radio message read over CBS Radio in 1953 on man, reason and hope for the human condition. Goodness prevailing with individual expression and not with the madness of crowds. The need for reason for the betterment of the human condition.
Grouped Articles
L.B.J. and Truman: The Bond That Helped Forge Medicare
New York Times 02/28/15
Why I Still Believe in the Future
Wall Street Journal 11/20/10
Turning American Finance to productive purposes.
11/11/2010
Moving American Finance away from overleveraging and speculation towards a safer and more productive role for the economy.
Grouped Articles
BusinessWeek 11/11/10
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 10/25/10
Ted Koppel: Olbermann, O'Reilly and the death of real news
Washington Post 11/14/10
Washington Post 11/13/11
Big gulf between parties, divisions within - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/19/12
Rick Snyder, a G.O.P. Governor Who Eludes Labels
New York Times 08/18/12
Research In Motion Blackberry
06/23/2010
Competition for the Blackberry from the Apple iPhone.
Grouped Articles
BlackBerry Maker RIM Posts $518 Million Loss
New York Times 06/28/12
BlackBerry Stuck With $1 Billion in Unsold Phones
Wall Street Journal 09/21/13
New Fronts Open Up in Smartphone Turf War
Wall Street Journal 06/23/10
RIM Tries to Lure Wary Developers to Its App Store
Wall Street Journal 06/24/10
BlackBerryâs Era May Be Ending
New York Times 07/26/10
SAP Readies Software for RIM's New Tablet
Wall Street Journal 11/20/10
Dysregulation Nation
06/14/2010
Judith Warner's phrase and description for the cultural phenomena facing America in 2010 captures the nature of the problems needing attention.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 06/14/10
Warner Music Nears a Sale to Access
New York Times 05/05/11
After the reforms: Safer, but not yet safe enough
Economist 05/21/11
Reregulation: A dangerous embrace
Economist 05/22/11
Wall Street Journal 08/04/11
Time Warner Reports Double-Digit Revenue Increase, Expects More
New York Times 08/03/11
The Afghanistan war in mid to late 2010.
06/02/2010
Some successes in counterinsurgency do not make up for the lack of an alternative in governance that wins credibility in Afghanistan, among the people.
Grouped Articles
Strategy vs. Tactics in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal 06/02/10
Official Admits Militancyâs Deep Roots in Pakistan
New York Times 06/02/10
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/10
McChrystalâs Fate in Limbo as He Prepares to Meet Obama
New York Times 06/23/10
The Fury of a General, Released by Nature
New York Times 06/22/10
Sharp Words Expose Rift Over War Policy
Wall Street Journal 06/21/10
China- Water and how it is managed.
05/20/2010
The crucial role of water in the poorest countries for the quality of life. Close to a billon people in the poorest countries have no latrines and have no access to clean water.
Grouped Articles
If You Think Chinaâs Air Is Bad ...
New York Times 11/07/13
Pollution in China's Tai Lake worse despite national push for environmentalism
Washington Post 10/29/10
New York Times 04/04/14
Rural Water, Not City Smog, May Be China’s Pollution Nightmare
New York Times 04/11/16
China's peasants look to the skies.
Economist 05/20/10
Small projects often give better returns.
Economist 05/20/10
A new Industrial Policy for the U.S. after 2010 and the Economic Crisis.
02/08/2010
Hofmeister and others call for a new Industrial Policy for the USA.
Grouped Articles
How to Fix the Economy: An Expert Panel
BusinessWeek 09/16/10
The U.S. Needs an Industrial Policy
Wall Street Journal 02/08/10
New York Times 10/10/10
The U.S. Economy: Stuck in Neutral
BusinessWeek 10/14/10
Washington Post 09/06/11
Stimulus and the Depression: The Untold Story
Wall Street Journal 09/26/11
Robert Lighthizer and other experts call for trade and globalization practices that work for the U.S.
01/06/2010
The failure of the establishment of both parties in the USA to take action in the face of the loss of 5.6 million jobs in the last decade, with $4.3 trillion in trade imbalances. An issue which resonates with voters in the US and could lead to a fundamental realignent of American attitudes to globalization and free trade. The feeling that the free-trade deck is stacked against the USA by Asian countries. China's efforts to keep the yuan dollar exchange rate at levels that favor exports. China's accumulation of over $3 trillion in dollar reserves that are parked mostly in Treasury's that keep U.S. interests low. Distortons in the global economy from the failure to rebalance the world economy hurts China and the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/11
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/10
New York Times 09/30/10
Wall Street Journal 10/02/10
The Engine That Pulled Us Out of Recession
Wall Street Journal 03/19/15
What’s Our Duty to the People Globalization Leaves Behind?
New York Times 01/26/16
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