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Reports of the petrodollar system’s demise are ‘fake news’ — here’s why
MarketWatch via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoStories about the collapse of a longstanding “petrodollar” agreement between the U.S. and Saudi...
Most popular Republican in America will surprise you (it’s not Donald Trump)
Birmingham News· 4 days agoIn fact, the GOP-er with the highest approval rating doesn’t currently hold any elected office nor...
Noam Chomsky isn’t dead yet
The Verge· 2 days agoEveryone dies eventually, and famed linguist Noam Chomsky will be no different — but at the time of this writing, he is alive. Chomsky, 95, has been...
Donald Sutherland, veteran actor known for roles in “M*A*S*H,” “Klute” and “The Hunger Games, dead...
CNN.com· 7 hours agoDonald Sutherland, a veteran actor known for roles in “M*A*S*H,” “Klute” and “The Hunger Games,” has...
No, We Are Not Living in ‘Late Soviet America’
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt’s vintage Ferguson, brimming with interesting insights, facts, and more than one dyspeptic I-told-you-so. Maybe it’s because he spent so much time...
Orbán goes full Trump with MEGA mission
Politico· 19 hours agoThey’ll take another run at it next week when they meet in Brussels for a two-day summit. Power vacuum: At this point the answer to the old (likely apocryphal) adage ascribed to Henry ...
At ‘Playgrounds of Privilege,’ a Reporter Takes the Pulse of Power
New York Times· 1 day agoJacob Bernstein, a reporter on the Styles desk, writes about philanthropists, media magnates and...
Baby moose trapped in a lake is saved by Alaska man and police as its worried mom watches
The Williamsport Sun-Gazette· 1 day agoAn Alaska man and two police officers have joined forces to rescue a baby moose that got stuck between a floatplane and a dock in a lake. The Homer Police Department says actions of the three men saved the calf from “a sure demise.”
William Donaldson, SEC chief who bolstered watchdog powers, dies at 93
Washington Post· 6 days agoHe was 93. Mr. Donaldson had been planning to ease into semi-retirement in late 2002 after a career...
What's a power broker? Why is George Norcross referred to as one in New Jersey?
The Record· 3 days agoIn politics, business and all across society, those who wield great influence in decision making in...