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Daily Policy Topics
Economics
Discount Retailer Big Lots To Close More Than 50 Stores In California
The problem with ‘work or starve’
Russian central bank hikes key rate to fight inflation
North Korea’s Market Dilemma: Balancing Control and Revenue Generation
Geopolitics
France’s high-speed rail network hit by arson attacks
Rockets launched at bases hosting US troops in Iraq and Syria
Israel, Hezbollah, and the Future of the Middle East
The Paradox of Russian Gas Sanctions
Monitoring China’s Mineral Stockpiling and Understanding Its Military Implications
Why China Isn’t Ready (Yet) to Mediate a Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal
THE PUZZLE OF CHINESE ESCALATION VS RESTRAINT IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Climate Change
What Are America’s Cheapest Energy Sources?
Thousands flee fast-spreading wildfire in northern California
Can Fees on Polluting Cars Clean the Air? London Has New Evidence.
Park Fire Balloons in California as Blazes Spread Across the West
Science & Technology
Apple agrees to abide by White House AI safeguards
AI start-up Anthropic accused of ‘egregious’ data scraping
ECB finds ‘shortcomings’ in banks’ ability to cope with cyber attacks
Apple’s iPhone elbowed out of top 5 in China by domestic smartphone rivals
U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals
Offensive AI: The Sine Qua Non of Cybersecurity
Feds Warn of North Korean Cyberattacks on US Critical Infrastructure
American Politics
Boeing, Money Printing, & The Military-Industrial Complex
Election 2024 Interactive Polls
Obama endorses Kamala Harris for US president
Trump Has Nothing New to Say on Foreign Policy
President Trump Has a Comprehensive Plan to Dismantle the Deep State Worldwide
DoD finds another $2B accounting ‘error’ to boost Ukraine aid
Good News!
The campaign to outlaw lying in politics
No One Dies Alone: a movement against isolation and loneliness in the final hours
In Thailand, Farmers Are Using an App to Reduce Smog
Quote of the Day
There is a strong tendency to get used to and accept very bad things that would be shocking if seen with fresh eyes.
Ray Dalio
