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How Much Money Will The Capitol Riot Cost Trump?

So far, the president’s ego has taken a bigger hit than his wallet. But that could still change

19 января 2021 4 мин. 7526

NEW YORK – Anyone who was surprised by the mayhem in Washington, DC has not been paying attention for the last four years. The grotesque scenes around the Capitol on January 6 were indeed shocking: wild-eyed thugs with neo-Nazi flags and Trump banners smashing their way into the House of Representatives and the Senate, while mobs roared “USA” and “Stop the Steal” and others took selfies to show their moment of glory to their grandchildren one day

18 января 2021 5 мин. 4813

Big Companies Try To Distance Themselves From Trump—While Still Paying Him Millions In Rent

After Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, Bank of America sent a memo to employees who had donated to the company’s political action committee

15 января 2021 4 мин. 8419

The Top Ten Countries To Be A Digital Nomad

Over recent years the concept of remote working has become an everyday reality as technologies have improved and corporate acceptance has become more common

14 января 2021 3 мин. 8779

Whither America?

NEW YORK – The assault on the US Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters, incited by Trump himself, was the predictable outcome of his four-year-long assault on democratic institutions, aided and abetted by so many in the Republican Party

13 января 2021 5 мин. 5004

The Brexit Boon to Europe and the US

STANFORD – Most Europeans are happy that Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. Whether they realize that Biden’s economic policies will put the euro and Europe in a bind is another matter. The new US administration will want the euro to remain strong against the dollar in order to keep the US economy humming

12 января 2021 5 мин. 6256

Fast and Slow in “The Queen’s Gambit”

CAMBRIDGE – In the brilliant and hugely successful 2020 Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, the chess prodigy Beth Harmon (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) polishes off her male opponents with style and speed. Because the story is set in the 1950s and 1960s, there are no cell phones, social media, or computer chess programs. Life was slower then, as it again seems to be nowadays during the pandemic

11 января 2021 5 мин. 7758

Globalizing the COVID Vaccine

LAGOS – The development and approval of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines less than a year after the start of the pandemic is a truly remarkable achievement, offering hope that the end of this devastating crisis may be in sight. What will follow in the coming months – or even weeks – will be equally remarkable: COVID-19 vaccines will be made available to people around the world – not just in the wealthiest countries – at roughly the same time