On November 19 the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi announced the important decision of repealing three highly controversial farm laws. This decision should be widely welcomed cutting across narrow narrow political divides.
Farm Laws Repeal: A Historic Day For India
Day: November 19, 2021
The Difference Between US and Chinese Foreign Policy in a Word
The Difference Between US and Chinese Foreign Policy in a Word
Xi and China seem to be willing to surmount the cold war competition and create a world of cooperation; Biden and the US seem incapable of escaping the mindset of a competitive cold war. And that difference was captured in a single word.
Biden’s pick for bank regulator grilled over Soviet past
OSHA suspends implementation of workplace vaccine mandate pending further court action
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced that it will suspend “implementation” and “enforcement” of the Biden administration’s vaccine and testing mandates at private workplaces. The agency says it will now wait for future developments before proceeding with a new start date for enforcement.
OSHA suspends implementation of workplace vaccine mandate pending further court action
‘Giveaway of Galactic Proportions’: Bezos Demands $10 Billion Taxpayer Gift for Vanity Space Project
Rather than waste $10 billion on a redundant space contract for Bezos, that money could be used to fund Social Security Disability, Medicare and Medicaid and the food stamps many of his own employees at Amazon and elsewhere have to rely on to make ends meet.
‘Giveaway of Galactic Proportions’: Bezos Demands $10 Billion Taxpayer Gift for Vanity Space Project
H/T: The Free
Russia reacts to US Congress bid to de-legitimize a future Putin presidency
Russia reacts to US Congress bid to de-legitimize a future Putin presidency
The bipartisan draft resolution, put forward by Tennessee Democrat Stephen Cohen and South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson, was a response to the vote that amended Russia’s constitution, which means that Putin could potentially run for another two terms as leader.
India’s all-encompassing ID system holds warnings for the rest of world
Citizens appear happy to trade personal data for services but risks of state surveillance remain
India’s all-encompassing ID system holds warnings for the rest of world