Dependence

North Korea tells hungry citizens to ‘tighten belts’ until 2025

North Korea is telling citizens to tighten their belts through at least 2025, the year they will reopen the border with China which they closed last year to ward off the coronavirus, causing severe food shortages, sources in the country told RFA.

Supply-Chain Crisis Fuels Latest Retreat From Globalization

Covid-19, climate and geopolitics shatter integrated global production, threatening to end an era of low costs and endless variety.

Chinese Acquisition of Semiconductor Firm Poses Security Risks, US Treasury Warns

The U.S. Treasury Department said the sale of Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. to a Chinese private equity firm poses “risks to national security,” as Chinese investments in critical technologies meet with enhanced U.S. scrutiny.

An ACE in the Hand of Childhood Trauma

“It is easier to build strong children than to heal broken men,” Frederick Douglass once said. Douglass spoke of a generation living in the 1800s, but the same seems to ring true today. Oprah, Christian radio, media outlets, and more all appear to have something to say about childhood trauma. Although the idea is sadly nothing new.

Is America’s oil industry too big to fail?

America’s oil and gas industry employs over 11 million people and is worth more than $1.6 trillion, making the energy transition more difficult than it may seem.

Future Dependence on China Another Cost of Biden’s Vaccine IP Giveaway

President Biden and his administration's decision to negotiate a waiver for intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines and other technologies continues to prove illogical and foolhardy.

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