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Category: Politics and Government
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Will Taxing the Windfall Profits of Oil Giants Fix Countries’ Economies?
Britain is raising a tax on gas and oil producers, and adding a levy on companies that supply electricity — a similar approach to that of other governments chasing revenue.
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Lawmakers Criticize Ticketmaster After Taylor Swift Presale Snafus
Several Democratic House members said the company has become too much of a monopoly since its merger with Live Nation in 2010.
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Amid Crises, Biden Offers the World a Choice: My Way, or Trump’s
The president put his coalition-building approach on display on a trip through Asia, where he sought to ease tensions with China.
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Half of France’s Nuclear Plants Are Off-Line
France’s state-backed nuclear operator is scrambling to overcome a monthslong crisis to get as many reactors as possible restarted before winter sets in.
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U.S. Seeks Closer Ties with India as Tension with China and Russia Builds
Treasury Secretary Yellen wants India to be part of the Biden administration’s “friend-shoring” agenda but trade tensions linger.
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Qatar Will Allow Israelis to Fly Directly to Doha for World Cup
The move fell short of creating formal diplomatic ties between the countries, but it was the latest sign of warming relations between Israel and some Arab governments.
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China’s Great ‘Zero-Covid’ Guessing Game
Companies, investors and global policymakers are trying to divine when the Chinese government will drop its strict restrictions. It comes down to one man: the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping.
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Giorgia Meloni and the Politics of Power Dressing
The first female prime minister of Italy can’t avoid people caring about what she wears, but she can use it.
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China’s Business Elite Sees the Country That Let Them Thrive Slipping Away
The business class, which shunned politics, is now questioning if there is still a place for them in a system dominated by one ruler, Xi Jinping.
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Ela Bhatt, Advocate for Women Workers in India, Dies at 89
The cooperative she founded has helped millions of women who had never before had a safety net. “They were,” she said, “the poorest among the poor.”