The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me
The last 50 years have been a sickening catastrophe for the working class, a slow-motion emergency that unfolded right under our noses. Here we stand, with more wealth disparity than ever,…
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Putin Sends Trump Clear Message After U.S. Strikes on Iran
Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his claim that Tulsi Gabbard is wrong about Iran’s supposed nuclear capabilities. After disembarking Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, the…
JD Vance Gives Stunningly Bad Defense of Why Trump Bombed Iran
Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his claim that Tulsi Gabbard is wrong about Iran’s supposed nuclear capabilities. After disembarking Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, the…
Trump Brazenly Brags About Real Reason He Bombed Iran
Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his claim that Tulsi Gabbard is wrong about Iran’s supposed nuclear capabilities. After disembarking Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, the…
FICO’s new credit scores will include buy now, pay later loans data. Here’s how it could impact your score
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options are increasingly popular, particularly among young consumers. A recent survey from J.D. Power shows that 42% of millennials and Gen Z actively use…
Lum Chang Creations lodges preliminary document for Catalist IPO
Interior fit-out business Lum Chang Creations has lodged a preliminary prospectus on Monday (Jun 23) for a Catalist listing on the Singapore Exchange. This follows its spin-off from…
How oil prices are faring after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
Global markets appeared to take the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran in stride as investors watched Monday to see how Iran will react. The price of oil initially jumped more…
Stellantis shares fall as new CEO avoids big shake-up of top jobs
Stellantis new CEO Antonio Filosa started his tenure on Monday (Jun 23) by retaining his previous role as head of the key North American market, while avoiding major changes to the…
Possible Hormuz blockade threatens Asia’s energy lifeline, unsettling oil market
Oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) buyers in Asia have been unsettled by the Iranian parliament greenlighting a plan to close the Strait of Hormuz. The sea passage between the Persian…
Transcript: Trump Threat to Unleash Troops Darkens as Brutal Poll Hits
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 23 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and…
A new Roblox study shows how longer suspensions help curb bad behavior on the platform
Misbehavior on digital platforms can be tricky to manage. Issue warnings, and you risk not deterring bad behavior. Block too readily, and you might drive away your user base and open…
Zohran Mamdani Is a Public Menace
He is not merely the worst choice on offer in New York’s mayoral race; he is unacceptable under any circumstances. Source link
Georgia’s Fiscal Responsibility Is a Lesson for Washington
If Congress is looking for a model of fiscal sanity, it could do worse than to study Georgia. Source link
The Iraqi Bishop Who Saw Life for What It Is
Loving and serving God and His Creation — even during genocide. Source link
Why Is Congress Abandoning One of the Best Health Insurance Reforms in a Generation?
The Senate has dropped the House’s expansion of health savings accounts (HSAs) from its version of the Republicans’ tax bill. This is a serious error. Source link
China’s Electric-Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hot Spots
Xiaomi released its first EV model, the SU7, in early 2024. By the end of the year, foreign diplomats, investors, and guests from other Chinese companies had already started arriving at…
Why we’re measuring AI success all wrong—and what leaders should do about it
Here’s a troubling reality check: We are currently evaluating artificial intelligence in the same way that we’d judge a sports car. We act like an AI model is good if it is fast and…
This Is Donald Trump’s War, and It’s Only the Beginning
President Donald Trump has just committed the most basic of strategic blunders: the fallacy of the last move. This is the mistaken belief that a powerful or bold action will decisively…
A Letter From a Young Iranian-American as We Head to War
Young Iranian Americans who grew up during the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan see through this facade, terrified to see the same playbook used against us. But propagandists play into…
The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
The Trump administration’s bombastic attacks on the nation’s most prestigious universities have commanded the public’s attention all year long. Now congressional Republicans are poised to…
I Still Think Trump Will Fire Jerome Powell
The quickie ruling raised the question: What about the Fed, whose independence is also protected by Humphrey’s Executor? The majority, in effect, promised to cobble together some legal…
OCBC says ‘no intention’ to convert Great Eastern Class C non-voting shares to ordinary shares in five years
OCBC exit offer is final; it does not plan to launch another offer in the foreseeable future OCBC said it has “no intention” to convert its Class C non-voting shares in Great Eastern to…
Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran
Airlines on Monday (Jun 23) were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights as a conflict which has already cut off major flight routes entered a new phase after the US attacked key…
Global airlines halt Middle East flights as war disruptions reach Dubai
Major global airlines extended flight cancellations to the Persian Gulf, disrupting air traffic to critical hubs such as Dubai after the US struck nuclear sites in Iran and Teheran vowed…