Why parents are more paranoid than ever

“We have not criminalized parents who choose to raise their kids in homes with stairs. But increasingly we have criminalized parents who choose to let their kids out of their sight.”

Read more: https://nypost.com/2018/03/31/why-parents-are-more-paranoid-than-ever/

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How I went dark in Australia’s public transport surveillance state for 2 years

“As long as I’m carrying my Black Opal, there’s that little shred of liberty. If this the hill I die on, at least you’ll never know how I got here.”

Read more: https://www.cnet.com/g00/news/how-i-went-dark-in-australian-surveillance-state-for-two-years-with-opal/

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China: We would fight a trade war ‘to the end’

“The statement from the Chinese embassy said Trump’s trade action was ‘self-defeating’ and would hurt American companies, consumers and financial markets.  The administration said it would announce in the next 15 days which products would be subject to tariffs.”

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/22/news/economy/china-trade-war-response/index.html

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Trump Readies Sweeping Tariffs and Investment Restrictions on China

“The breadth of the tariffs remains a contentious topic in the business sector and the White House, with some industries fretting about retaliation and increased costs to American companies and consumers.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/us/politics/trump-china-trade-measures.html

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Trump signs U.S.-Taiwan travel bill, angering China

“In a statement after Trump’s signing of the bill, the Chinese embassy said clauses of the legislation ‘severely violate the one-China principle, the political foundation of the China-U.S. relationship’.”

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taiwan-china/trump-signs-us-taiwan-travel-bill-that-china-has-opposed-idUSKCN1GS2SN

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South Africa votes to seize land from white farmers without compensation

“Critics have compared the move to the disastrous redistribution of land in neighbouring Zimbabwe, which was often accompanied by violence and left farms neglected.”

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-africa-white-farms-land-seizure-anc-race-relations-a8234461.html

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St. Louis residents became aware of Army nuclear waste dumping via HBO doc

“The film documents the struggle of north St. Louis County residents who live near areas illegally dumped with World War II-era nuclear waste, particularly the West Lake Landfill Superfund site.”

Read more: http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/after-atomic-homefront-release-frustrated-residents-fill-army-corps-coldwater-creek-meeting

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SEC blocks Chicago Stock Exchange sale over Chinese investor participation

“The decision by federal regulators to reject a bid by a Chinese-led investor group to buy the Chicago Stock Exchange is a major blow to its international aspirations, but it may not derail the sale entirely, the exchange’s chief executive said Friday.”

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sec-chicago-stock-exchange-chinese-takeover-20180216-story.html

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Trump administration recommends steep tariffs on steel and aluminum

“By citing national security, Trump can skirt independent U.S. government trade bodies and impose tariffs and quotas as high as he wants.”

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/16/news/economy/steel-aluminum-tariffs-trump/index.html

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Molson Coors considers marijuana legalization a ‘risk factor’

“Companies such as Constellation Brands — owners of the beers Corona and Modelo — have decided to invest millions in the legal marijuana industry rather considering it a risk to their business.”

Read more: https://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2018/02/15/molson-coors-considers-marijuana-legalization-a-risk-factor/

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