Tag: Americas
In the United States, children, new victims of the fentanyl epidemic
A memorial at the door of a daycare, after the death of a child and the poisoning of three others, following suspected exposure to fentanyl, in New York, September 21,…
Robert Solow, or the longevity of a “model” in economics
Economic giant Robert Solow died on December 21 at his home in Lexington, Massachusetts. I have had the privilege, over the past forty years, to interact with many brilliant economic…
Kanye West apologizes for anti-Semitic comments he made a year ago
Kanye West, November 6, 2019, in New York (United States). ANGELA WEISS / AFP A coincidence, perhaps. A few weeks before the release of his new album, American rapper Kanye…
The new carioca life of Dimitri Payet, first Frenchman to play in the Brazilian championship
French midfielder Dimitri Payet during the match between Vasco da Gama and Bahia, September 3, 2023 in Salvador (Brazil). ARISSON MARINHO / AFP Reunion Island, Marseille, Rio de Janeiro: passion,…
UK sends warship to Guyana, Venezuela denounces “provocation”
The United Kingdom announced on Sunday December 24 the deployment of a military patrol ship in support of Guyana. The former British colony is in the midst of a crisis…
Cuba announces major budgetary restriction plan
A man sells cookies in Havana, December 20, 2023. YAMIL LAGE / AFP “The island is experiencing a war economy scenario. » This is how the Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel…
two rescuers sentenced in the United States after the death of a black person during an arrest
Two American emergency workers have been found guilty of “criminally negligent manslaughter” by a Colorado court jury. On August 24, 2019, they were called by police officers to the scene…
The United States’ dilemma facing Donald Trump
LDid the next US presidential campaign start in Colorado? On December 19, the Supreme Court of this state ruled Donald Trump ineligible due to his alleged responsibilities in the assault…
“To move away from catch-all analyzes on “populism”, we must combine the lessons of political economy with those of electoral studies”
LThe “populist” wave would therefore be back. Weakened democracies would fall one after the other into “illiberalism”, victims of the distrust of a dissatisfied electorate. Commentators lump Argentina, the Netherlands…
The Supreme Court of the United States refuses to rule urgently on the immunity of Donald Trump
Donald Trump in Waterloo, Iowa, in December 2023. SCOTT MORGAN / REUTERS Was former President Donald Trump protected by presidential immunity when he tried to overturn the results of the…
The Fed is 110 years old, the story of a rise to power
This year, Jerome Powell delivered an early Christmas present to the markets. On December 13, the institution he chairs, the Federal Reserve (Fed, American central bank), suggested that it would…
American actor Vin Diesel accused of sexual assault by a former assistant
Vin Diesel, in Paris, April 5, 2017. THIBAULT CAMUS / AP American actor Vin Diesel, star of the film franchise Fast and Furiousis accused of sexual assault by a former…