Economics

Feel the Joy: Rent up 22% in Kamala Harris’s America

Vice President Kamala Harris has been leading the country alongside President Joe Biden for three and a half years, but while their party is attempting to sell a message of “joy,” the reality is quite different. Rent has gone up 22 percent since Biden and Harris took office in January 2021.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the Democratic Nationa

Poll: Over 80% of Americans See China as a Human Rights, Economy, Military Problem

The Pew Research Center on Wednesday released a poll showing that most American voters are not terribly concerned about Chinese dictator Xi Jinping effectively securing life in power with an unprecedented third term, but they do see Communist China as a problem from various angles, including its human rights abuses and the threat it poses to democratic Taiwan.

Chinese soldiers practice marching in formation ahead of military parade to celebrate the 70th anni

Endless Shanghai Lockdown Is Crushing the Chinese Economy

Shanghai’s formerly robust economy slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2022, lagging almost two percent behind China’s overall growth and five percent behind its performance in 2021, thanks to severe coronavirus lockdowns imposed on the city.

Workers wearing protective gear stack up boxes with food over a cart to deliver in a neigh

Russia’s Population Drops to 15-Year Low

Russia’s population dropped by over half a million people between January 2020 and January 2021, the country’s Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) revealed on Thursday. The drop is the largest on record since 2005.

A man wearing a protective facemask walks on Red Square in downtown Moscow on February 19,