Friday, November 18, 2022 What’s Next After The Midterms? Ro Khanna & Robert Reich Discuss Democrats will retain control of the Senate. Republicans captured the House. There was no red wave. But there was no…
State of the Union Will Be Another Wasted…
Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy. He taught political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio and DePauw University and wrote A Plain Blog About Politics. Read more…
Italys Gaffe-Prone Populists Look on Recessions Bright Side
Giuseppe Conte Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg Italy has slipped into a recession during the populist government’s eight months in power, but its leaders remain convinced it’s only a blip. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte…
RIP Phillips Curve? The Feds Wonky Guidestar May…
The Federal Reserve may be losing its economic religion, or at least becoming more agnostic. Central bankers believe -- often devotedly -- in a concept called the Phillips Curve. The idea is that very tight…
Spy Chiefs Need to Stage Intervention With Trump,…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said U.S. intelligence officials need to “stage an intervention” with President Donald Trump after he chided them as “extremely passive and naïve.” In a tweet and a letter to Director…
Big Business Plans All-Out Blitz on Washington to…
Corporate America is taking the gloves off in its campaign to end President Trump’s trade war. A coalition of more than 200 trade associations spanning agriculture, manufacturing, retail, technology, oil and even liquor will begin…
May Looking at Cash for Labour Areas Whose…
Theresa May’s government is considering whether to offer lawmakers from the opposition Labour Party extra money for their districts in return for votes on her Brexit deal, according to a government official. May saw off…
Bernie Sanders Proposes Estate Tax of Up to…
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is proposing to expand the estate tax on wealthy Americans, including a rate of as much as 77 percent on the value of…
Teslas Bombshell CFO Exit Spoils Pivot to More…
Elon Musk and Deepak Ahuja, second left, in June 2010. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Elon Musk appeared to be putting the days of wildly optimistic goals and unpredictability in the rearview mirror. Then…