Executives at Facebook, Google, Apple and other Big Tech firms would probably be happy to never again hear the name of Margrethe Vestager, the Danish competition supremo at the European Commission, who won fame (or infamy, depending on your point of view) as the […]
Author: Erik Sass
Anticlimax In The Antipodes: Retracing Argentina’s (latest) debacle
Argentinean President Maurico Macri’s defeat in the country’s national open primary augurs ill for the beleaguered reformer’s program of fiscal responsibility, which Macri himself has already dispatched with a technical default on the country’s bonds as well as the reimposition of capital and currency […]
Don’t stay classy: UK must fight class bias in hiring, pay
Britain’s rigid, elaborate system of class distinctions may have a long pedigree, but that doesn’t make it respectable. The head of one of the UK’s largest unions, Frances O’Grady of the TUC, has made an impassioned plea to end employer prejudice against job applicants […]
Agri-giants like smell of faux meat
Until not very long ago, “fake meat” would summon images, and perhaps smells and tastes, of highly unconvincing patties composed primarily of soy products and good intentions. No more: the meteoric rise of Beyond Meat, which has soared to prominence on the back of […]
Not the full shilling: Irish skeptical of new Brexit deal
Having been stymied in his attempt to take the UK into a no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson must now seek a new deal with the EU that somehow avoids the need for the dreaded “backstop” — a temporary customs union between the UK and EU […]
The Gubernator unloads on Trump for blocking fuel efficiency rules
It’s the battle of the improbable GOP celebrity politicians! Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and star of “Kindergarten Cop” and “Twins,” has penned an op-ed in the Washington Post blasting President Donald Trump for the administration’s move to block California’s vehicle fuel efficiency standards — […]
The world must join forces to save Amazon
Saving the Amazon rain forest, now under assault by Brazilian farmers and ranchers with the explicit assent of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, will be a global project requiring international cooperation by governments, citizens, and corporate interests, argues the Financial Times editorial board in an […]
No-deal Brexit will slam German economy — but don’t expect a Teutonic Hail Mary
It has long been an article of faith among hardline Brexit backers that the threat of a no-deal Brexit will motivate European leaders, terrified of its likely economic impact at home, to compromise with the UK at the last second on thorny issues […]
Refugee crackdown will HURT America — in more ways than one
The Trump administration’s decision to further limit the number of refugees who can apply for asylum in the United States will not only have dire human costs in terms of refugees forced to remain in dangerous situations — it will also hurt America in […]
Europe still the booziest continent
This may come as a surprise to, well, no one at all: Europeans still hold the distinction of being the world’s biggest consumers of alcohol, although consumption patterns vary widely across the continent. Also no surprise, there are major health consequences for all those over-indulgent […]