Politics
Ideological polarization, propaganda, and the evolution of political thought—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of politics.
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Misleading content spreads and prospers worldwide; governments develop legislation to hold misinformation sources accountable.
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https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/politics-news-pmn/macho-culture-seen-putting-women-off-data-science-jobs
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National Post
By Sonia Elks
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/union-budget-budget-presents-opportunity-to-drive-viksit-bharats-manufacturing-led-expansion/articleshow/111857149.cms
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Economictimes
Budget Expectations: FY25 has begun on a good note for Indian manufacturing. According to the Reserve Bank of India, capacity utilisation in manufacturing rose to 76.5% in Q4 of 2023-24 from 74.7% in the preceding quarter, reaching well above the long-term average of 73.8%. Moreover, the...
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/15/focus-on-low-income-families-to-boost-economic-growth-says-imf-study
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The Guardian
Report indicates stagnation of the poor and middle classes could have been instrumental in the financial crisis
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/creating-citizens-out-subjects-saudi-arabia-gets-down-social-engineering
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Stratfor
The Saudis have all the money they need – for now – to remake their society, but success is far from a foregone conclusion.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmjKlLJ9aaI
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VisualPolitik EN
In recent years, the exposure of the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers has once again put tax havens at the forefront of public opinion. In the last two ...
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/09/09/340716091/u-s-science-suffering-from-booms-and-busts-in-funding
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NPR
The federal budget for bioscience has undergone big swings since 2000. Some scientists are now out of work and others are abandoning the ambitious, creative ideas that fuel discovery.
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https://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2020-07-14-what-does-the-new-immigration-system-mean-for-hr
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HR Grapevine
In a national address yesterday, Home Secretary Priti Patel set out the nation’s post-Brexit points-based immigration system, with freedom of movement set to end for EU residents this coming January…
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/gy9a44/talking-heads-the-european-union-vs-russia
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VICE
VICE News sat down with George Soros to discuss why the EU must wake up and behave as countries indirectly at war with Russia.
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https://nationalpost.com/opinion/stephen-gordon-you-know-theres-a-reason-no-ones-put-in-a-guaranteed-annual-income-yet
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National Post
GAI Stage III — not actually a joke, but not a proposal to be taken seriously, either
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/us-zeroes-russias-borderlands
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Stratfor
From Eastern Europe to Central Asia, the areas along Russia's periphery will be central to the battle for influence between Washington and Moscow.
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https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/08/29/the-kochtopuss-garden?c=
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The Economist
Plutocracy is a feature of American democracy, not a bug
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/18/investment-in-uk-has-trailed-other-g7-countries-since-mid-1990s-ippr-says
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Theguardian
Investment in the UK has trailed other G7 countries including the US and Germany since the mid-1990s, according to a report that urges Labour and the Conservatives to reverse planned cuts to investment or risk long-term damage to economic growth.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)...
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd114dpnqxwo
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Bbc
Chinese car companies have called on Beijing to hit European Union rivals with import taxes of up to 25% if the trading bloc imposes tariffs on vehicles from China, the country's state media has reported.The demand was reportedly made at a closed-door meeting organised by China's Ministry of...
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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/bitter-rivals-iran-and-saudi-arabia/
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PBS
Watch FRONTLINE's documentary about how a 40-year geopolitical rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has added fuel to conflicts across the Middle East.
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-growing-population-no-longer-has-any-economic-benefit-2019-07-05
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Market Watch
Automation has turned conventional economic wisdom on its head: there is greater prosperity in fewer numbers, writes Adair Turner.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/state-owned-enterprises-are-hard-habit-china-doesnt-want-break
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Stratfor
State-owned enterprises remain the preferred engine for Beijing to drive the country's economy, which worries the private sector at home and abroad.
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https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/us-china-competition-benefiting-worldand-global-economy-supply-chains-politics-leadership/
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Fortune
The strategic competition between the United States and China is a much broader story that is having an impact on all countries and cross-border business.
The new globalization story starts in China because of the country's rapid economic rise and geopolitical tensions. For the most part,...
The new globalization story starts in China because of the country's rapid economic rise and geopolitical tensions. For the most part,...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFQh8FBdvmU
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VICE News
The first line of bitcoin’s founding manifesto states its goal: to create an online cash system that facilitates transactions “without having to go through f...
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/30/reality-automation-terrifying
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The Guardian
The reality of automation is becoming clear – and it’s terrifying. So why is there so little thinking among politicians about those who will be affected, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
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This political strategy threatens democracy as political parties vie to distort voters’ perceptions and decision-making.
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https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/12/12/why-pedro-sanchez-needs-an-agreement-with-catalan-separatists
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The economist
To form a stable government, he needs stability in Spain’s most restive region