Economist (October 1)
“Globalisation’s critics say it benefits only the elite. In fact, a less open world would hurt the poor most of all…. There is a world of difference between improving globalisation and reversing it. The idea that globalisation is a scam that benefits only corporations and the rich could scarcely be more wrong.”
Tags: Benefits, Corporations, Critics, Elite, Globalization, Poor, Rich, Scam
USA Today (September 30)
“In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race…. We’ve never seen reason to alter our approach. Until now….. This year, one of the candidates—Republican nominee Donald Trump—is, by unanimous consensus of the Editorial Board, unfit for the presidency.”
Tags: Candidates, Editorial Board, Presidential race, Republican, Trump, Unfit, USA TODAY
BBC (September 29)
All of South Australia blacked out when a vicious storm struck, toppling approximately 20 transmission towers and leveling nearly 80,000 lightning strikes, some of these damaged power plants and facilities. The unprecedented weather “has very quickly turned into an Australian political storm, with the state’s dependency on renewable energy now being debated with the full force and bluster of a tornado.”
Tags: Black out, Damage, Dependency, Lightning, Political storm, Power plants, Renewable energy, South Australia, Storm, Transmission towers, Weather
