The Economist on Thursday published a scathing editorial criticizing Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on virtually all of the United States' trade partners.
Itās why I canceled. They have good news reporting but they personally view countries (notably the USA) as nothing but an economic engine. They donāt honestly care about the lives of the people who live there. Kind of like how they think the USA needs to cut āred tapeā with DOGE but canāt specify what or precisely why. But itās crickets on usable healthcareā¦
Same. I used to be an avid reader as a young adult but I couldnāt bear them anymore with how little they care about people.
Itās all money money money, not people.
To be fair, the economist is shit.
They cheer welfare cuts that are projected to put tens of thousands of children into poverty and complain about tiny tax increases on the rich.
The economist is the magazine of the upper class. They may be neo-liberal instead of straight up facist, but they are morally bankrupt.
Itās why I canceled. They have good news reporting but they personally view countries (notably the USA) as nothing but an economic engine. They donāt honestly care about the lives of the people who live there. Kind of like how they think the USA needs to cut āred tapeā with DOGE but canāt specify what or precisely why. But itās crickets on usable healthcareā¦
Same. I used to be an avid reader as a young adult but I couldnāt bear them anymore with how little they care about people. Itās all money money money, not people.
Thatās a good point, I really canāt argue.