Category Archives: Politics

Covers: France-Amérique Magazine – January 2022

Morning News: China Trade Deal Shortfall, Banks Offering Crypto

A.M. Edition for Jan. 4. China has failed to live up to its end of a 2020 trade deal with the U.S., buying far fewer American products and services than promised.

But will President Biden retaliate and risk reigniting the trade war? WSJ’s Josh Zumbrun walks us through China’s lackluster spending and the options facing the White House as it considers its response. Luke Vargas hosts.

Analysis: Threats To U.S. Democracy, Pandemic Economies, Video Games

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to think about the threat to American democracywhich economies have done best and worst during the pandemic (10:33) and whether video games really are addictive (17:34).

Morning News: France Anti-Vax Moves, Myanmar Violence, Ukraine Support

France imposes new restrictions on anti-vaccine movement, violence escalates in Myanmar, President Biden speaks to leader of Ukraine, and Finland politics. From London.

Morning News: Omicron Infections Soar, Maxwell Guilty, Russia-Ukraine

The Omicron variant is behind the new record for daily infections in the United States, but there are scientists who say it isn’t as bad as some may think.

A jury found British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of facilitating the abuse of underage girls at the hands of wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. And, President Vladimir Putin has requested a phone call with President Joe Biden amid heightened tension on the Russian border with Ukraine.

Previews: The Economist Magazine – January 1, 2022