Last Friday, the White House raised the tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports up to 25 percent. On Monday, China retaliated with tariffs of its own. The trade war is now full-on — except that it’s not really about trade. China does account for the largest share of America’s trade deficit. But many […]

Justin Trudeau, holding court at one of his meandering and increasingly purpose-challenged town halls in February of last year, assessed as inevitable that the future for Canadian Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, second-in-command of the nation’s military, would unfold in a courtroom. It was a deeply disturbing declaration by the nation’s prime minister, considering no criminal or […]

(Reuters) – Amazon has led a new funding round in Britain’s online food delivery company Deliveroo, throwing its weight behind the app in the battle with Uber Eats and Just Eat to deliver takeaway meals. Deliveroo said on Friday that Amazon was the lead investor in a new $575 million funding round, joining its existing […]

The arrests of a Garda superintendent and inspector as part of a corruption investigation are a dramatic and unprecedented development which has sent shock waves through the force and the community. It is always disturbing and concerning when senior members of the national police force are under suspicion for leaking information to an organised crime […]

MEXICO CITY — A failed attempt at a military uprising in Venezuela on April 30 is the latest chapter in the country’s slow march toward catastrophe. The situation now has broader international implications, stretching far beyond the region. Russia has become a major player in the drama. Venezuela was on the agenda when Secretary of […]

As calls for radical health reform grow louder, many on the right, in the center and in the health care industry are arguing that proposals like “Medicare for all” would cause economic ruin, decimating a sector that represents nearly 20 percent of our economy. While exploring a presidential run, the former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz […]

(Reuters) – Welding and valves manufacturer Colfax Corp said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its air and gas handling unit to private equity firm KPS Capital Partners in a deal valued at $1.8 billion. Reuters had reported on Sunday about the potential deal. The deal, which is expected to close in the second […]

The new global study showing Ireland to be among the wealthy countries where the rate of low birth-weight babies has risen is not a cause for panic – but there is no room for complacency. A baby born under 2,500g – under 5lb 8oz – can be at an immediate health disadvantage. The average newborn […]

The white male racist patriarchy will not be denied. It is having a moment. It has its own president. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of race/ethnicity and sex among validated voters in the 2016 presidential election, white men were the only group in which a majority voted for Donald Trump — 62 percent […]

To the Editor: Re “The Big Questions” (“The Climate Issue,” Food section, May 1): Almost a decade ago, I published a book arguing that to address the climate crisis we must transform not only our energy system, but our food system, too. So I was thrilled to see the Times feature on this critical theme. […]