Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- How the Myth of the ’Robber Barons’ Began—and Why It Persists – FEE
- A radical idea for reducing inequality deserves more attention – The Economist
- Gold Is Cheap. Inflation Is Coming. You Do the Math – Barron’s
- Do Digital Platforms Reduce Moral Hazard? The Case of Taxis and Uber – MIT
Americas:
- ‘Incredibly frustrated’: Inside the GOP effort to save Kavanaugh amid assault allegation – Washington Post
- Spokesman for GOP on Kavanaugh nomination resigns; has been accused of harassment in the past – NBC
- GOP woman on Kavanaugh allegations: ’What boy hasn’t done this in high school?’ – The Hill
- New rule would deny green cards to immigrants who used food stamps – NBC
- Trump Administration Aims to Sharply Restrict New Green Cards for Those on Public Aid – NY Times
- Kavanaugh Bears the Burden of Proof – The Atlantic
- Canada NAFTA Impasse Is No Near Miss – Forbes
- The housing bubble, the credit crunch, and the Great Recession: A reply to Paul Krugman – Brookings
- Tariffs to Raise Cost of Rebuilding After Hurricane Florence – NY Times
- Clinton would beat Trump in landslide in 2016 re-run, says Hill.TV poll – The Hill
- LA’s Richest Neighborhoods Have Vaccination Rates Lower Than the Poorest Parts of Africa – The Atlantic
- This government loan forgiveness program has rejected 99% of borrowers so far – Marketwatch
Europe:
- Corbyn backs new referendum if party wants it and vows to oust May in November – Mirror Online
- Russian money laundering investigation was ordered to stop, says former head of corruption unit – The Telegraph
- Crashing out of EU may hasten breakup of UK, ministers warn – The Guardian
- John McDonnell: Labour wants to push ahead with Brexit – The Guardian
- Tough Brexit stance highlights EU’s biggest priorities – FT
Asia:
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- China said to call off trade talks as tariff war escalates: WSJ – WSJ
- China Cancels Trade Talks With U.S. Amid Escalation of Tariff Threats – WSJ
- Should the U.S. Try to “Economically Disengage” From China? – Barron’s
- Wang Qishan, China’s philosopher king – FT
- Japan eyes bilateral US talks as a way to avert car tariffs – Nikkei
- Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans To Closely Track Search Users in China – The Intercept
- China cancels trade talks with U.S. as new Trump tariffs loom – Washington Post
Trans-Tasman:
- The Catholic school funding deal is hunger relief for the well fed – ABC
- Coalition admits states could derail its $4.6bn for Catholic and independent schools – The Guardian
- Coalition recycles old nonsense with business-as-usual schools deal – The Guardian
- Secret records: How Catholic educators shift money to wealthier schools – The SMH
- The Greens are threatening to have the changes to school funding disallowed – The Guardian
- ‘Deeply concerned’: Labor wants to tap the brakes on landmark encryption legislation – The Age
- Labor says it will force companies with more than 1,000 employees to publicly reveal pay gap – The Guardian
- School chaplains agency faces tax challenge over $33m in donations – The Guardian
- Abbott signals wish to stay in Parliament for six more years – Brisbane Times
- You protest, you pay: Education Minister’s bid to bolster free speech at universities – The SMH
- Tiny homes having big trouble with red tape – ABC
- Rising homelessness among older people in Australia – WSWS
- High tobacco taxes linked to crime spike – Liberty Works
- Revealed: True cost of Tesla big battery, and its government contract – Renew Economy
- Australia set to run on 100% renewable energy within 15 years – Small Caps
- Telstra frets network breakage, trust breaches from decryption laws – IT News
- Australia’s involvement in the Pacific region should not be prompted by concerns over China, says Labor – 9News
- We don’t know how lucky we are – Interest.co.nz
- Extending taxation of capital income ‘not a foregone conclusion at this point at all’ – Interest.co.nz