Protectionism

Editor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here. For more coverage, see our coronavirus hubFACED WITH the first great crisis of his presidency, Donald Trump fell…

Photo Credit: Oliver Contreras – Pool/Getty Images The troubled rapper-producer gave a rare interview with the Wall Street Journal. Over the last few years, Kanye West has lost thousands of people who once previously called themselves stans. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal‘s Christina Binkley, Kanye opened up about…

Kanye West speaks in a new interview on the backlash he's received for wearing his infamous MAGA hat. While it's probably the last thing you're concerned about right now, Kanye West is getting a few things off chest when it comes to his MAGA hat. The rapper sat down for…

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Kanye West will never ever be viewed the same way that was before he decided to lick Donald Trump’s boots clean. Whatever his legacy was prior to his MAGA indoctrination no longer exists. The new Kanye West is a lover of the man who…

I got canceled. It happened just three weeks into a role a recruiter placed me in leading social media strategy for a top global tech brand. What happened? In a blink, a client whom I never saw face to face filed a quick complaint. Without fact-checking, conferring with colleagues or…

Countries Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade(Bloomberg) --It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the conoravirus pandemic.Kazakhstan, one of the world’s biggest shippers of wheat flour, banned exports of that product along with others, including carrots,…

Skip to comments. Philips warns protectionism could derail critical medical supplies Reuters ^ | March 24, 2020 | by Bart H. Meijer Posted on 03/24/2020 10:04:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer AMSTERDAM - Broad powers over U.S. factories brought in by President Donald Trump could fuel protectionism and jeopardize the supply…

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Broad powers over U.S. factories brought in by President Donald Trump could fuel protectionism and jeopardise the supply of critical medical equipment to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Dutch health technology company Philips warned on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Dutch technology company Philips' logo is seen at company headquarters…

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Westend61/Getty Images We’ve made our coronavirus coverage free for all readers. As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds, there is a lurking threat that we can no longer ignore: What happens if countries hoard or even nationalize vital resources to fight the disease? On March 2, according to the New York Times,…