Anonymous US paper says China’s Xi Jinping is biggest threat to US — what it means for India
5 February Written by Shekhar Gupta In episode 676 of Cut TheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta analyses a new paper in the Atlantic Council which has caught the attention of the strategic world. Rise of an authoritarian China under Xi Jinping The paper says the…
Will Florida Republicans face corporate blowback for election conspiracies?
3 February Written by Steve Contorno After the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol, AT&T was one of the first companies to pause future campaign contributions to members of Congress who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s electoral victory. The telecom giant took a different approach…
Why I’ve signed on to run a new political party that spans the ideological divide
2 February Written by David Jolly As a new era has begun in American politics, the always gracious Joe Biden was right to promise in his inaugural address that, while elected as a Democrat, he intends to serve all Americans. That is, after all, the…
Corporate Money in Politics Faces a Reckoning
1 February Written by Andrew Winston After the attempted coup and attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, many companies quickly made a rare move: They cut donations to politicians. Dozens of multinationals started by pausing all political donations. A subset — the more courageous and honest…
Biden’s ‘Buy American’ plan is good politics — and awful economics
29 January Written by Editorial Board ASK ANY economist about “Buy American” laws, and he or she will tell you: All else being equal, they are counterproductive. Such laws, which require federal and state governments to purchase goods and services from U.S. companies, are touted…
Can South Korea’s Embattled Moon Secure His Legacy?
28 January Written by Elliot Waldman South Korean President Moon Jae-in began the year in dire need of a pick-me-up. His approval rating dropped to a record-low 37 percent last month as voters faulted him for failing to contain a third wave of COVID-19 and moving too…
China Turns the Page on the Trump Era
27 January Written by Rachel Cheung Beijing timed its parting shot perfectly, not wasting a second to serve its revenge on the outgoing Trump administration, with which it had sparred for the past four years. Less than five minutes after Joe Biden was sworn in…
Biden’s Early Move to Deliver on His Promise of Racial Equity
26 January Written by Susan Milligan, Senior Politics ELECTED OFFICIALS MAY not be able to change the hearts and minds of Americans when it comes to racial equity. But President Joe Biden on Tuesday changed some of the rules. The president signed four executive orders meant…
Biden’s Initial Approval Rating Is Higher Than Trump’s Ever Was
25 January Written by Eli Yokley 56% of voters approve of Biden’s job performance, compared with 46% who approved of Donald Trump’s work at a similar point in 2017. 91% of Democrats approve of Biden versus 83% of Republicans who said the same of Trump…
President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the economy at the White House on Friday
25 January Written by Kelly O’Donnell President Joe Biden signed restrictions Monday on travel to the United States to mitigate Covid-19 transmission. The ban prevents most non-U.S. citizens from entry if they have recently been in South Africa, where a new strain of Covid-19 has been identified. The virus…
Biden rolls back Trump policies on border wall, climate, health, Muslims
21 January Written by Ashley Williams President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change. Signing several actions in…
US Inauguration Day: International students hope for change, stability
19 January Written by John tarbet As the US prepares for Inauguration Day, international students have much to be thankful for. They are looking forward to a more inclusive, respectful environment under the Biden administration after four years of anti-immigration rhetoric and complications from Trump’s. President Joe…