by Anil Powers | Aug 25, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Stock Market Slide Continues in Beijing Ylan Q. Mui, Drew Harwell, Simon Denyer / The Washington Post A sharp stock market sell-off that began in Beijing clobbered Wall Street on Monday, sending shares plunging by record amounts amid renewed fears...
by Anil Powers | Aug 20, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Wall Street Slumps at the Open on Global Growth Worries Tanya Agrawal / Reuters Wall Street fell sharply for the third straight day on Thursday after the Federal Reserve highlighted global growth concerns and as finance stocks declined on speculation...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 19, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — waiting for the other shoe to drop — or be thrown, i suppose — or if a sandal, for the sand to be shaken off it if need be ] . #Iran, a state whose rulers practice #taqiyya (lying to non-Muslims), inspecting its own nuke sites?...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Aug 14, 2015 | Monitor
On August 13, Al Jazeera America news anchor Stephanie Sy spoke with ASP CEO BGen. Stephen A Cheney in response to a recent letter signed by 36 retired admirals and generals in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, referred to as the Iran deal. The...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 13, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — discussing the Iran deal, Gershom Gorenberg introduces me to some Israeli slang ] . Source: izquotes.com ** Gershom Gorenberg is a friendly acquaintance from Center for Millennial Studies days, and his book The End of Days: Fundamentalism...