bubmag

Iran Liberalism

The Iranian Mullahs deepen in Crisis

Skip to comments. The Iranian Mullahs deepen in Crisis May 30, 2019 | hassan.mahmoud Posted on 05/30/2019 12:58:40 PM PDT by hassan.mahmoud Mullahs' Regime in Iran faces with several crises, all of which have the potential to trigger major protests, and…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Alibaba

Why it’s so hard to root out fake goods in China ecommerce

Franklin Chu, managing director, Azoya International On April 25th, the U.S. Trade Representatives Office placed Pinduoduo, China’s third-largest ecommerce platform, on its blacklist of notorious marketplaces that fail to curb the sale of counterfeit product…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Palestine

Race for Tel Aviv

From this author Netanyahu has earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first PM-designate in Israels history to be unable to stitch together a coalition. In July, Benjamin Netanyahu will become the longest-serving prime minister of Israel, beating Da…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Recycling

Not only are your aging AirPods recyclable, you can make a few bucks on them too

AirPods don’t exactly have a reputation for standing the test of time. Many who bought a pair back when they launched in December 2016 have probably experienced this by now, most often in a wasting battery (not to mention horrid earwax buildup in the case!). …

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Putin

Trump erupts after Mueller says he’s not exonerated – CTV News

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump angrily assailed special counsel Robert Mueller's motives on Thursday, a day after Mueller bluntly rebuffed Trump's repeated claims that the Russia investigation had cleared him of obstructing justice. The president also …

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Astroturfing

Chevron pretends to support electric cars while secretly working to undermine them

Just a week after Chevron announced a plan to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers at some California gas stations, it has been revealed that one of the company’s lobbyists has been pushing a secret effort to block charging stations in Arizona. Marian Cate…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Venezuela

Venezuela Is a Case Study in the Brutality of U.S. Sanctions

Sanctions are a violent tool of U.S. control. And now this tool is in Trump’s hands.Regardless of their devastating results, the use of sanctions against unruly countries is a frequent U.S. foreign policy tactic, often posed as the only alternative to an inva…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Chinese Economy

Why Shares of Uxin Crashed on Thursday

What happened Shares of Uxin Ltd.(NASDAQ:UXIN) fell more than 11% on Thursday after the Chinese used-car dealer's plan to raise additional capital was panned by a Reuters columnist, echoing some of the criticisms levied against the company by a short seller …

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Protectionism

Bonus Quotation of the Day…

Tweet … is the closing line of George Wills latest and excellent column, “The vast incoherence of President Tariff Man“: Protectionism is yet another example of government being the disease for which it pretends to be the cure. DBx: With his tariffs, Trump…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

Google

Google Play cracks down on marijuana apps, loot boxes and more

On Wednesday, Google href=" rolled out new policies around kids’ apps on Google Play following an FTC complaint claiming a lack of att…

bubmagMay 30, 2019

The Iranian Mullahs deepen in Crisis

Why it’s so hard to root out fake goods in China ecommerce

Race for Tel Aviv

Not only are your aging AirPods recyclable, you can make a few bucks on them too

Trump erupts after Mueller says he’s not exonerated – CTV News

Chevron pretends to support electric cars while secretly working to undermine them

Venezuela Is a Case Study in the Brutality of U.S. Sanctions

Why Shares of Uxin Crashed on Thursday

Bonus Quotation of the Day…

Google Play cracks down on marijuana apps, loot boxes and more

General Information

Ask me anything