Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster
Economy has been battered by corruption and 13 years of civil war. Coupled with international sanctions and mismanagement, ...
MSNBC's Matthew Dowd: Trump Supporters Are Like Poor Southern Whites Who Sided With Slave Owners In Civil War
MSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd, Thursday on "The ReidOut," compared Trump voters to poor white people who sided with slave owners during the Civil War against their own economic interests: MATTHEW ...
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Civil war economy hits garment workers
As civil war pounds the country’s economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach. The orders she and ...
Analogy comparing Gov. Evers to southern Democrats before Civil War falls short | Letters
A letter writer who compared Gov. Evers’ defense of the economic importance of undocumented workers with southern Democrats ...
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Syria's economy reborn after being freed from Assad
When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest ...
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Lebanon’s Economy Reels From War: ‘We Are Starting From Zero’
Lebanon, a small Mediterranean nation still scarred by a 15-year civil war that ended in 1990, has trudged from one devastating crisis to another in recent years. A debilitating economic meltdown ...
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The Russian war economy is facing a ‘moment of truth’ as Putin’s dwindling cash reserves raise odds of a financial crash, expert says
Nearly three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s economy is entering a critical phase as inflation, shortages, and shrinking cash reserves constrain his war effort soon ...
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China Moves to Fix Ailing Economy
China has increased civil servant salaries in ... This impending salvo in the U.S.-China trade war could further threaten Beijing's already ailing economy and bring China's struggles with weak ...