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"The reasons they declare coups are usually for international consumption rather than for domestic consumption. Most of the time, those reasons that they mention in their initial declarations are very different from the ones when they speak in their local languages." Kamissa Camara, reflecting on the nine coups that have taken place in African countries over the past three years.
CSIS Into Africa
"So as the yen appreciates, they basically have to spend less yen, in order to purchase the same amount of fuel and raw materials." Kathryn Dominguez explains how a stronger Japanese economy could increase demand for American products.
Marketplace
"The way that a lot of pharmaceutical companies got their knowledge was often from going to other countries and finding out about Indigenous knowledge and then coming back and testing that." Shobita Parthasarathy on appropriative patents.
NPR Planet Money
"It’s gotten to the point where it's almost pointless asking Republicans how they feel about the economy; only 7% of them were willing to admit the economy had gotten better over the past two years." Justin Wolfers on the partisan divide of views on the economy.
CNN
"The low unemployment is not happening in a stagnant labor market — it is happening in a labor market undergoing an extraordinary amount of upheaval. ...Employers had to learn to be adaptable during the pandemic, and that adaptability might be making it easier for them to consider their options before giving big gains to workers." Betsey Stevenson predicts more labor union activity in an uncertain economy.
Bloomberg Opinion
"China is not likely to engage in dramatic military escalation, but it will probably take economic measures to punish South Korea and Japan. This could accelerate economic decoupling." John Ciorciari on the US-Japan-South Korea accords.
VOA
"I think for Democratic supporters (of electric vehicles), it puts them in an awkward or difficult position. … You’re not saying ‘complete withdrawal,’ but some kind of a pause." Barry Rabe on Ford's battery plant delay.
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