Posts by Kim Browne
Every Democratic Candidate Must Have an Answer for This Question
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies, or IPS, takes a deep dive into the battery of corporations they call the “Low Wage 20”: 20 firms that currently employ 6.7 million people across the United States. The names are familiar—Amazon, Starbucks, FedEx, Walmart, and Tyson Foods are habitual malefactors—but their sins are growing…
Read MoreTrump Ballroom Suddenly Faces GOP Opposition in Surprise Blow to MAGA
But the Post poll suggests that the ballroom has proven to be one of those things that breaks through to lower-information voters in unpredictable ways. If it’s true, as Derek Thompson says, that the smartphone is imperceptibly, indelibly transforming our politics, the ballroom might illustrate the point: With those dramatic and shareable images of Trump’s…
Read MoreEurope: Shares slide as Middle East tensions flare
Published Sat, May 9, 2026 · 11:15 AM [BENGALURU] European shares slipped on Friday (May 8) in broad-based losses as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict hit risk sentiment at the end of a week dominated by geopolitics. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down 0.7 per cent at 612.14 points, though it posted a…
Read MoreJardine C&C said to explore sale of car dealership in Malaysia and Singapore
A transaction could value the business at US$250 million to US$350 million, say sources Published Sat, May 9, 2026 · 10:03 AM [SINGAPORE] A unit of Jardine Matheson Group is considering selling its car dealership in Malaysia and Singapore, people familiar with the matter said. Singapore-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage ( Jardine C&C ) is…
Read MoreRFK Jr. Exploring How to Ban Popular Antidepressants
Americans could soon lose access to some widely used antidepressant medications. As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares to wean the country off mental health medications, U.S. Health Department officials explored last week whether the department had the ability to ban certain treatments within a class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, better known…
Read MoreLarry Ellison Promised to Fire CNN Anchors If Trump Approved Takeover
Two press freedom groups are warning that Larry Ellison may “implement the CBS playbook” at CNN by getting rid of all the anchors President Donald Trump doesn’t like. In a letter sent Thursday to Paramount Skydance, Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Without Borders demanded to see internal documents, alleging that there was “credible…
Read MoreAlabama Republicans Pass Last-Minute Gerrymander in Middle of Election
Alabama Republicans approved two redistricting bills Friday, over the objections of Democrats and protesters who shouted their disapproval in the state Capitol. Republican Governor Kay Ivey immediately signed into law the legislation, which would redraw the state Senate map and allow for new congressional primaries in the state if the Supreme Court lifts an injunction…
Read MoreTrump Secretary Spent Last Year Making Reality TV Show With Family
“You probably don’t see dirt, but I do,” Trump told the reporter. “And that’s not what our country is about. Our country is about beauty, cleanliness, safety, great people. Not a filthy capital. “Such a stupid question, if you ask me,” Trump continued. “We are fixing up the Reflecting Pond at the Lincoln Memorial and…
Read MoreFEMA Caught Blocking Grants to States That Didn’t Vote for Trump
“It will be essential for Mr. Trump to hold firm, knowing that Iran has no need for domestic enrichment other than for a bomb, and that he can’t count on a change in regime behavior over time, a mistake Mr. Obama made,” they wrote on Wednesday. “He also can’t trust a future President to reimpose…
Read MoreTrump and the Supreme Court Are Crushing Black Political Power
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling, states in the South are rushing to eliminate their majority-Black congressional districts. Tennessee passed legislation to do that on Thursday, and it…
Read More7 ways seasoned founders make hard personnel calls with empathy
You don’t realize how heavy leadership feels until someone’s livelihood is tied to your decisions. Early on, hiring feels like momentum. Later, you learn the other side of that coin. The missed expectations, the culture mismatches, the quiet underperformance you hoped would self-correct. Making a hard personnel call is rarely about one moment. It is…
Read MoreVideo: How Prepared Are We for A.I. Layoffs?
new video loaded: How Prepared Are We for A.I. Layoffs? Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how A.I.-related layoffs are testing the resilience of the government’s safety net programs. By Ben Casselman, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart and Rafaela Balster May 8, 2026 Source link
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