Tag Archives: United States
The U.S. Oil Dilemma
It’s a great time to be a political watcher, especially with an upcoming American election. The rhetoric seems to get worse every four years – dooming the country to a spiral of infantilized slogans and more ‘us against them’ scenarios. … Continue reading
Filed under Business, business news, Economy, politics
Rebuilding Trust
The US government has just dissolved the ‘super committee’ set up for finding a way out of the deficit. They couldn’t reach a bipartisan agreement on spending cuts and so have quit, highlighting just how divided the country is. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
Filed under Government, United States
The new information lexicon
The continued swell of dissent from the US “Occupy Wall Street” campaign highlights some interesting points in how we, collectively, are not only communicating, but also the notion of how a new paradigm of leader-less organization is taking shape. And … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Finance, Government, United States
You can’t take it with you
With the austerity measures that almost every nation in the West has in place, it’s obvious that since the 2008 plummet, everyone is feeling the economic pinch. The argument for tax increases to help reduce the Federal deficit is perhaps … Continue reading
Steve Jobs for President!
It’s impossible to resist commenting on the news recently that “Appleis holding more cash than the USA.” As the turmoil and partisan politics threaten America (and the globe, for that matter), it’s amazing to think that a successful brand can … Continue reading
Downgraded, degraded
At the end of a cliffhanger week with the US economy stepping into the global spotlight, only to reveal sallow skin and an emaciated frame, the government managed at the last minute, to agree upon a budget plan allowing Congress … Continue reading
…And Exhale!
In the final hours before the default deadline, the US Congress has reached an agreement in order to pay its bills. The failure to do so and enact a deficit reduction plan would have seen untold calamity on international markets … Continue reading
Filed under Finance, Government, politics
Washington, DC is the new Athens
The ‘debt plague’ affecting eurozone countries since 2008 is not an isolated phenomenon, and now the United States looks on the verge of joining Greece (although not technically in default) and perhaps others on the default of their debts. This is … Continue reading
Cuts in the land of plenty
As Europe continues its slow descent into bail-out penury, America’s government – forever the loin with most meat (and fat) – is battling it out in order to save for the future, or at least show up for work on … Continue reading
Filed under Economy
The Great Firewall
The title above is the ‘cheeky’ euphemism the press has given to the latest, and perhaps last chapter in the ongoing struggle between Google and the Chinese authorities. In a final defiant move against the list of no-go web pages, … Continue reading
