The US dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency took another blow last week when Venezuela stopped accepting it as payment for oil. Instead, the oil-rich country has begun pricing …
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Every day, it seems, American imperialism is on display, in Afghanistan one day, Syria the next, and the Korean Peninsula the day after. Support for this misconduct has long been …
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It almost seems like an episode of the Twilight Zone, but Germany is apparently facing an influx of immigrants who aren’t displaced Muslims fleeing the war-torn Middle East. Instead, Americans …
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A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that only 37 percent of Americans believe that children today will be better off financially than their parents were. This …
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Venezuelan citizens have begun to turn to Bitcoin as the continuing hyperinflationary crisis in their country has destroyed the value of cash. Both ordinary citizens and the government are facing …
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While a number of cashless transactions continue to increase year after year, the use of cash continues. The only countries in which cash use is in decline are those countries …
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Increased sanctions against Venezuela could end up raising the cost of gasoline for American consumers. Most people don’t realize just how much oil is imported into the United States from …
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President Trump recently announced his support for a new immigration bill announced in the US Senate. Introduced by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Senator David Perdue of Georgia, the …
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With baby boomers starting to retire in greater numbers, the American workforce is becoming more reliant than ever on immigrant labor. Nearly 17% of the workforce is now made up …
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The recent Russian sanctions bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump has aroused anger in Europe. Germany’s economy minister has decried the sanctions as illegal under international law …