Somalia Faces Humanitarian Disaster
The Horn of Africa is experiencing a severe drought, which in turn has created a humanitarian crisis with millions facing…
Category: Economic Policy
Pakistan’s Parliament Elects New Prime Minister
The Pakistani parliament recently elected Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister. What precipitated the election of a new leader was the…
Buoyed by Jobs Report, Biden Moves to Reduce Fuel Costs
The Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 431,000 jobs in March continuing a streak of consecutive months with…
Rising Inflation and the Great Resignation
The U.S. government announced that the consumer price index has risen by 6.2 percent from the same time last year.…
Biden Seeks to Ease Supply Chain Problems
President Joe Biden announced measures to ease the glut at several of the nation’s ports creating delays with the supply…
Biden Orders Vaccine Mandate as Delta Cases Surge
A visibly frustrated President Biden issued a sweeping executive order that would mandate the vaccination of approximately 80 million Americans.…
California Plans Full Reopen as Vaccination Efforts Intensify
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an ambitious plan to fully reopen the state economy on June 15, only months after…
Senate Passes Stimulus Bill by Narrowest of Margins
Senate Democrats managed to overcome intra-party disputes to pass the American Rescue Plan bill on a 50-49 vote. This gives…