This story was originally published by Popular Information, a substack publication to which you can subscribe here. Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a $20 billion package to rescue the Argentinian economy. The risky taxpayer-financed deal, which involves trading US dollars for Argentine pesos, has little upside for ordinary Americans. Argentina is not a significant US trading partner, and its […]
When I was 26, my right first molar fell to pieces. It had been decaying from a cavity hidden between my teeth, and I was a part-time service worker who had not seen a dentist in years. But the United States healthcare system permitted my parents’ insurance to cover me for several more months, so in shame, I visited my mother, who brought me to a dentist, both affordable and negligent. He conducted a root canal with insufficient anesthetic. I lay, sentient, as he severed each of the three nerves anchoring my tooth with a drill. It was excruciating.
While the drugmaker said it plans to keep its headquarters in the UK and retain its primary listing there, the move nevertheless deals a blow to London.