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The race is on for House Democrats in Congress — and not just for who gets to hold the gavel. Everyone will be paying the most attention the contest for House Speaker (House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is currently the…
It’s been more than a week since the 2018 midterm elections took place, and we still don’t know how all of the races shook out. Multiple seats in the House of Representatives haven’t yet been called, and a pair of…
Legislation aimed at how Congress addresses sexual harassment was first proposed last winter — as a deluge of lawmakers, including Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Blake Farenthold (R-TX) and Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) were swept up in #MeToo scandals. Almost a…
With his 2013 movie, “12 Years a Slave,” Steve McQueen took on a subject of mighty historical import and created original, impassioned scenes of high political complexity and moral moment. In “Widows,” he takes on a subject of familiar and…
Since the beginning of October, the price of North Sea oil has fallen by around $17 per barrel. This is tantamount to a daily loss of $21 million for Norway. While Norway is one of the top investors in high tech and…
UK-centric firms were hammered on Thursday after UK prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit draft plan prompted multiple Cabinet officials to resign. Stocks for Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey, two of the UK’s largest homebuilders, fell 9 percent and 8.6 respectively. Barratt Developments and Berkeley group…
