Tag: politics
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Ambassador warns in resignation letter that Haiti ‘has collapsed’ and cannot provide basics for returning refugees. Ambassador Daniel Foote, the United States special envoy for Haiti, has resigned in protest… more ›
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Chinese state-sponsored hacking is at record levels, western experts say, accusing Beijing of engaging in a form of low-level warfare that is escalating despite US, British and other political efforts… more ›
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The dream of owning a home is increasingly out of reach. Democratic and authoritarian governments alike are struggling with the consequences. It’s a phenomenon given wings by the pandemic. And… more ›
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In an exclusive excerpt from The Contrarian, a new biography, the disruption-preaching power broker is revealed as just another rich guy desperate to keep his fortune from the IRS. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-15/peter-thiel-gamed-silicon-valley-tech-trump-taxes-and-politics more ›
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Hi folks, I’m on holiday for the rest of August (billings are paused for premium subscribers and no premium sign-ups until then). I’m happy to introduce our first guest post… more ›
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The state security ministry is recruiting from a vast pool of private-sector hackers who often have their own agendas and sometimes use their access for commercial cybercrime, experts say. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/technology/china-hackers.html more ›
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So far this year, wildfires have displaced tens of thousands of people in the U.S., Canada, Greece and Turkey. Monsoons have displaced thousands in the U.S., India and Bangladesh. And… more ›