CNN (January 9)
“The events in Brasilia are the latest chapter in the ongoing divisions of a deeply polarized country.” Containing “echoes of January 6,” the Brazil’s insurrection springs from a similar political dynamic. “There is no way to sugarcoat what happened on Sunday – these attacks were the opening act of an attempted coup d’etat.”
Tags: Attacks, Attempted coup, Brasilia, Brazil, Echoes, Events, Insurrection, January 6, Ongoing divisions, Polarized, Political dynamic, Sugarcoat, U.S.
New York Times (January 12)
“As America went through a week from hell, with the prospect of fresh hells yet to come, financial markets signaled … growing optimism.” This actually makes sense. Other things that happened, aside from the act of insurrection, like the Georgia win giving Democrats control over the Senate. This makes “a huge difference for economic policy, making it almost certain that we’ll have an additional large relief package, and fairly likely that we’ll get some much needed investment in infrastructure.”
Tags: Control, Democrats, Economic policy, Financial markets, Georgia, Insurrection, Investment, Optimism, Relief package, Senate, Sense, Signaled, U.S.
