Understanding the Corporate Tax Cut
Whatever your opinion on the rest of the GOP tax bill may be, the corporate tax cut may have a strong case. At 2:00AM last Saturday, December 2, Republicans hurriedly…
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Rex Tillerson En Route to Secretary of State
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson nears clinching Senate approval for secretary of state. “He’s much more than a business executive; he’s a world class player,” Trump had said in a Fox News…
The Ban on Rupee Notes: India’s Cash Crisis
In early November, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the 500 rupee and 1000 rupee notes would no longer be in circulation, with any notes held currently only retaining…
Chaos in Ukraine
Through thick and thin, Ukraine has been fairly quiet until recently, when its people poured into the streets to riot against newly passed legislation. For many years, Ukraine has been…
16 Days that Changed America
On October 1st, the U.S. government began a shutdown that ultimately lasted over two weeks. The new fiscal year was set to start on October 1st, which meant that the…
Explaining the Government Shutdown
On October 17, the government reopened after being shut down for sixteen days. The stem of the problem was Congress’s inability to reach an agreement on the US budget and…