Trump has trademarked creating conflicts to solve Trump wasted no time after returning to the White House, reigniting his favorite diplomatic farce: manufacturing crises just to claim credit for solving them. Barely two weeks in, he threatened trade wars with Canada and Mexico, the likes of which the world had never seen. His demand? That… Read more.
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Maduro Holds onto Power in Venezuela and Guaido Is Struggling to Get It
Maduro Holds onto Power in Venezuela Venezuela is reeling under President Maduro’s leadership. He’s ruling more like an autocratic tyrant than a socialist revolutionary. Venezuela’s interim president, Juan Guaido, has announced his intention of returning to his homeland [today] from Ecuador, a move that would likely result in his arrest by Venezuelan authorities. … Last… Read more.
UPDATE: Congress drafts $700 billion bailout bill to save the US (and the world) from economic meltdown
Yesterday afternoon, after 48 hours of political theater, the Bush administration and congressional leaders finally agreed on the $700 billion rescue plan, which they touted as a “Wall Street bailout to save Main Street.” This, despite ideological carping by a few nutjob Republicans who, after leading the charge to double the national debt to over… Read more.