• Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: States of mind, foreign and domestic

    We begin today with George Makari and Richard A Friedman of The Atlantic surmising that the malaise the country seems to be going through is a collective denial of what the country went through during the COVID pandemic. Four years ago, the country was brought to its knees by a world-historic disaster. COVID-19 hospitalized nearly 7 million Americans and killed more than a million; it’s still killing hundreds each week. It shut down schools and forced people into social isolation. Almost...

  • Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: A week of news in just a few days

    Abbreviated Pundit Roundup is a long-running series published every morning that collects essential political discussion and analysis around the internet. Greg Sargent/The New Republic: Mike Johnson Suddenly Seems Ready to Stick a Shiv in MAGA The House speaker is open to a stand-alone vote on Ukraine aid. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t going to like that one bit. Poor Mike Johnson is in quite a bind. The House speaker simply doesn’t have a governing majority: It is borderline impossible to...

  • Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Trump didn't choose his supporters, his supporters chose him

    Abbreviated Pundit Roundup is a long-running series published every morning that collects essential political discussion and analysis around the internet. Renée Graham of The Boston Globe looks not at the nasty things that the shoe salesman says but who is listening to them. Now when he derides Biden’s stutter by saying things that Biden never said — like pretending Biden stumbled over the word “democracy” in a January speech when he said it more than two dozen times without any problems —...

  • Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Marjorie Taylor Greene wants her MTV; Leader Jeffries says, 'who dat?'

    The Daily Beast: MTG Officially Launches Revolt Against Speaker Mike Johnson Due to the procedural details of the so-called motion to vacate the chair, it was unclear when exactly the vote on Johnson’s fate would be held—or if it would be held at all. Greene did not notice the resolution as privileged, which would force a vote, but she can appear in the well of the chamber anytime to give her resolution that designation. If the Georgia Republican makes that move, it would give House...

  • The Prospect Weekly Roundup: A Trial Balloon

    On this week’s live show, Harold Meyerson and David Dayen discuss union victories in the Twin Cities, the impact of this year’s uncompetitive primaries, AIPAC’s alignment with the Republican Party, and Novo Nordisk discontinuing insulin medication.

  • Chinese economy stabilises as industrial company profits grow

    There are more and more indications that the Chinese economy is stabilizing. The statistical data on the profits of industrial enterprises in China in January-February 2024 confirms that Beijing is moving in the right direction with its economic policy. Chinese industry has been experiencing a positive trend, with profits of industrial enterprises increasing since August […]

  • Chinese Premier Downplays Economy Risks, Highlights Policy Space

    Chinese Premier Li Qiang downplayed investor concerns of challenges facing the economy, saying Beijing is stepping up policy support to spur growth and systemic risks are being addressed. There’s still plenty of space for macroeconomic policies to be expanded because consumer price growth is

  • Chinese Premier Downplays Economy Risks, Highlights Policy Space

    Chinese Premier Li Qiang downplayed investor concerns of challenges facing the economy, saying Beijing is stepping up policy support to spur growth and systemic risks are being addressed.

  • Poland raids Russian spy network targeting EU with propaganda and disinformation

    The services said their operations were linked to charges against a Polish citizen suspected of spying for Russia.

  • Cyber-attacks linked to Chinese spy agencies are increasing, say analysts

    Warning comes after UK and US announce sanctions against Chinese companies following mass hacking of UK dataCyber-attacks linked to Chinese intelligence agencies are increasing in capability and frequency as they seek to test foreign government responses, analysts have warned in the wake of revelations about a mass hacking of UK data.On Tuesday, the UK and US governments accused hacking group Advanced Persistent Threat 31 (APT 31), backed by China’s government spy agency, of conducting a...

  • PM Christopher Luxon faces Question Time amid Chinese spying claims, Budget lead-up

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will face questions from Green co-leader

  • Conservatives launch new probe into Canada's lab leak scandal: National security failure saw Chinese scientists send Ebola in the mail to Wuhan and spy on top research hub

    Michael Chong brought new inquiry on revelations about alleged Chinese spies. Scientists were accused of leaking secrets to Chinese labs, in 600-page report. Xianggou Qiu and Keding Cheng were fired in 2021, but the report took 3 years. READ MORE: Chinese scientists in Canadian lab