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Feudalism

What Austrians can Learn from The Socialist Manifesto

The Socialist ManifestoBy Bhaskar Sunkara Publisher: Basic Books, April 2019 In seeking to understand and encapsulate the motivation for socialisms return to the limelight over the previous decade, George Reismans particular focus on the failure of economic …

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Yellow Vests

High-stakes gamble: Iranian envoy gets surprise G-7 invite

BIARRITZ, France — A top Iranian official paid an unannounced visit Sunday to the G-7 summit and headed straight to the buildings where leaders of the world's major democracies have been debating how to handle the country's nuclear ambitions. France's surpri…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Chinese Economy

Transcript: Josh Bolten on “Face the Nation”

The following is a transcript of the interview with Josh Bolten, president and CEO of the Business Roundtable, that aired Sunday, August 25, 2019, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: We're now joined by Joshua Bolten. He is the president and CEO of the B…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Brexit

Shock at G7 summit as Iran’s Zarif lands in Biarritz

BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - Iran’s foreign minister flew into the French resort hosting a G7 summit on Sunday, an unexpected twist to a meeting already troubled by differences between U.S. President Donald Trump and Western allies over a raft of issues, incl…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Trade War

Graham warns Trump against “really risky” drawdown of troops in Afghanistan – Face the Nation

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joins Margaret Brennan to discuss President Trump's demand that U.S. businesses look for an alternative trade partner to China. Subscribe to the"Face the Nation"…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Refugees

Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Red Sea Diving Resort’ awkwardly mixes fiction and reality

“The Red Sea Diving Resort,” a new film on Netflix, is based on the true story of Mossad agents who took over an abandoned holiday resort in Sudan to smuggle Jewish Ethiopian refugees out of the country. As we explain in the latest episode of the Original Co…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Electric Scooter

As e-scooters take over Milwaukee streets, other cities reckon with injured riders, scarce helmet use

Buy PhotoDemetre Frangogiannis. left, a city launcher with Lime, shows Steven Johnson, of Milwaukee how to operate a Lime scooter. (Photo: Mike De Sisti) The visionary future of electric scooters in Milwaukee could be tinged by ambulance lights and hospita…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Orangutan

Countries vote to protect endangered mako sharks

Delegates from 120 countries on Sunday adopted a proposal to protect 18 threatened species of sharks and rays, including makos, at the CITES global wildlife trade summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The species will be listed on the Convention of International Tr…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Gundam

1st Gundam: Reconguista in G Compilation Film Opens in Japan on November 29

The official website for the Gundam Reconguista in G series revealed on Saturday that Gekijban Gundam G no Reconguista I: Ike! Core Fighter (Go! Core Fighter), the first of the planned five compilation films for the anime, will open in Japan on November 29. T…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Sex bots with coding errors prone to violence and could strangle…

Sex robots plagued with coding errors could be prone to violent behaviours including strangling, an expert has warned. Doll collector Brick Dollbanger fears violent repercussions if robotics are not regulated properly. He believes a simple "coding error" co…

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

What Austrians can Learn from The Socialist Manifesto

High-stakes gamble: Iranian envoy gets surprise G-7 invite

Transcript: Josh Bolten on “Face the Nation”

Shock at G7 summit as Iran’s Zarif lands in Biarritz

Graham warns Trump against “really risky” drawdown of troops in Afghanistan – Face the Nation

Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Red Sea Diving Resort’ awkwardly mixes fiction and reality

As e-scooters take over Milwaukee streets, other cities reckon with injured riders, scarce helmet use

Countries vote to protect endangered mako sharks

1st Gundam: Reconguista in G Compilation Film Opens in Japan on November 29

Sex bots with coding errors prone to violence and could strangle…

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