Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the latest slew of U.S. tariffs, Greenland’s election results, a no-confidence vote in Portugal, and resumed U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Fierce Global Backlash The United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports on Wednesday. The policy is aimed at leveling the…
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Former central bank governor Mark Carney has been selected as the successor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the Liberal Party leader. He’s now slated to become the next prime minister—and likely preparing to launch an early general election campaign as Canada faces an onslaught of threats and tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump….
Presidential advisor Elon Musk recently claimed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that Social Security is “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” In fact, Social Security has been one of the most effective and enduring components of America’s social safety net. It has done more than almost anything else to alleviate the problem of poverty amongst…