by James Fite | Aug 8, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Unity; it sounds nice, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t it be great if the people we send to represent us in Congress could just work together and get the job done? If you’ve ever engaged in such philosophical waxing, congratulations – your dreams may finally be coming true. The...
by Mark Angelides | Aug 2, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration, Good Reads, Politics
Senate Democrats and Republicans unveiled the final text of the roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure spending bill late on Sunday, August 1. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) assured reporters that the bill would succeed, but is the senator’s...
by Andrew Moran | Aug 1, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
Is it morning in President Joe Biden’s America? If so, it might not be as sunny as the administration would hope. Indeed, it was a cloudy week on the economic data front, even with the world’s largest economy reopening in the aftermath of the coronavirus...
by Andrew Moran | Jul 25, 2021 | Columns, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
The Japanese government paid how much to host the 2020 Olympics behind closed doors? Now that Japan is reporting approximately 3,000 new coronavirus infections per day, with only about one-third of the population fully vaccinated, officials chose to restrict public...
by Mark Angelides | Jul 20, 2021 | Articles, Politics
As a prelude to the new Democrat-led $3.5 trillion budget resolution, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is preparing a cloture vote on the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. High-ranking Democrat lawmakers have said the smaller bill will only be...