Wednesday, February 28, 2024 My Ultimate History Crash Course Are we in a second Gilded Age? Is Trump really a Fascist? Why are we so politically polarized? How did corporations take over our politics? To…
Legally, Irish Backstop Can Only Be Temporary, U.K.…
Stephen Barclay, U.K. exiting the EU secretary. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg The U.K.’s latest tactic to get changes to the much-hated Irish backstop in the Brexit deal is to convince the European Union that…
Moviepass Owner Helios & Matheson to Delist Amid…
The MoviePass application is displayed in the App Store Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Helios & Matheson Analytics, the owner of Moviepass that offered theatergoers unlimited access for as little as $10 per month,…
Trump Expected to Sign Order Prioritizing AI Research…
Photographer: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg Photographer: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday that will direct the U.S. government to prioritize artificial intelligence in its research and development spending, according to…
Venezuelas Nicolas Maduro: Where Could He Escape?
Nicolas Maduro is under pressure at home and abroad, and being encouraged by the U.S. to go to "a nice beach somewhere far from Venezuela." The question is where would -- or could -- he…
Apple Black Site Gives Contractors Few Perks, Little…
Apple’s new campus in Cupertino, California, is a symbol of how the company views itself as an employer: simultaneously inspiring its workers with its magnificent scale while coddling them with its four-story café and 100,000-square-foot…
JPMorgan Helps Expand Loan Program for Minority Business…
Photographer: Christopher Burns Photographer: Christopher Burns JPMorgan Chase & Co. and two partners added $6.65 million into a fund that offers loans to non-white business owners as the Wall Street bank’s program to support minority…
Iran’s 40 Years of Isolation
Time for him to drink from the “cup of poison.” Photograph: Associated Press Photograph: Associated Press Forty years since the Islamic Revolution toppled Iran’s monarchy, the country has little to celebrate. The theocracy has endured,…
Virginia Governor Says Deputy May Need to Quit…
Ralph Northam Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said he’s “not going anywhere” but that the Democratic lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, may have no option but to resign if accusations of…