Month: October 2016
Ahmed Chalabi Fast Facts
(CNN)Here’s a look at the life of Ahmed Chalabi, co-founder and former leader of the Iraqi National Congress (INC). Personal: Birth date: October 30, 1944 Death date: November 3, 2015 Birth place: Baghdad, Iraq Birth name: Ahmed Abdul Hadi Chalabi Father: Abdul Hadi Chalabi, former president of the Iraqi Senate Mother: Bibi Chalabi Marriage: Leila […]
It Can’t Happen Here: a demagogue rises, but the parallels aren’t yuge
A Sinclair Lewis novel about the rise of a dictator has been adapted for the stage, seeking to cast new light on the age of Trump but it’s more agitprop than satire. In those entertaining early days of the Republican primaries, the illogical popularity of Donald Trump seemed like a lark. Snarky nicknames were coined, […]
Brexit, low growth and the spectre of protectionism stalk an IMF in sombre mood
For bank governors and ministers heading to this weeks annual meeting in Washington, the UKs immediate prospects will be a rare bright spot. We pick the five areas causing most concern. For chancellors of the exchequer, annual International Monetary Fund meetings have not always been the happiest of occasions. Heading there in early October 2008, […]
Nacin ESPN pitches for sports-loving, code-switching Latino youth
The new weekly show on ESPN2 is presented in English but slipping easily into Spanish is part of its makeup, much like its target audience. ESPN made television history with the premiere of Nacin ESPN last week, the networks first bilingual sports show, geared towards a US-Latino audience. The show has grown out of another […]
EU and US trade negotiators seek to get TTIP talks back on track
Officials will rush to lock in progress on controversial trade deal before Barack Obama leaves White House in January. Trade negotiators will meet in New York next week to search for common ground on the controversial EU-US trade deal, which has been buffeted by strong opposition on both sides of the Atlantic. A team of […]