Semafor • Jan 22, 2026
China’s loans to Africa plummet as Beijing pivots to strategic investments
Total lending in 2024 amounted to $2.1 billion, down by more than 90% from its 2016 peak.
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I've Had It Podcast • Jan 22, 2026
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Semafor • Jan 22, 2026
China announces $72B loan program to boost private consumption
Experts have long urged Beijing to increase domestic demand in order to rebalance its investment- and export-dependent economy.
Semafor • Jan 22, 2026
US reportedly seeking to overthrow Cuban regime
Washington believes Havana’s Communist government has never been weaker, with the economy on the verge of collapse.
Semafor • Jan 22, 2026
Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Davos as Russia talks stall
Trump’s envoy is set to meet with Russia’s president today.
Scheer Post • Jan 22, 2026
ICE and Fire: Momentum Surges in Minnesota Toward a General Strike Against Trump’s Agenda
A statewide shutdown looms in Minnesota as mass opposition to ICE builds into a general strike with implications far beyond the Twin Cities.
Scheer Post • Jan 22, 2026
America’s Wealthiest Are Getting Even Richer
The wealthiest 15 billionaires in America saw their wealth grow over 30 percent in 2025.
Scheer Post • Jan 22, 2026
Political Ad Spending Is Projected To Reach a New High in 2026 Midterms
The 2026 elections are on track to become the most expensive midterm cycle in U.S. history, driven in large part by huge increases in political advertising.
Scheer Post • Jan 22, 2026
Patrick Lawrence: All Unquiet on the Ukrainian Front
The Europeans have run out of postures and gestures in the way of performative statecraft, and the Russians see no point in indulging them any further.
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Economic Liberties Applauds Bicameral “Take Back Our Hospitals” Legislation
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War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US’s ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won’t end when Trump leaves office
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Has Trump Started Something He Can’t End? Tommy Vietor on Iran, Iraq, and the Democrats
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New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
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From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous
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American politicians talk about persecuted Christians abroad – but here’s what happens when those Christians migrate to the US
The Conversation •
How a diplomatic snub evokes the complicated US-Brazil relationship in the second Trump era
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Birutė Galdikas: The last of the ‘angels’ in primatology’s most extraordinary chapter
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Why do some people treat the Magic Kingdom and Disney adults like cultural abominations?
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