We struggle to think of anything analogous in the history of the automotive industry, in which a brand has lost so much value so quickly,” wrote JP Morgan analysts this week. They were describing the reputation crisis facing Tesla, one of the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturers. The problem for Tesla is straightforward: their CEO, Elon Musk, has embraced hard-right politics. He has supported the neo-Nazi-friendly AfD party in Germany and even made a gesture that looked an awful lot like a Nazi salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration. (Nazis were certainly thrilled by it.) Musk has a leading role in a presidential administration that is waging war on the civil service and gutting climate and environmental policies.
Economics
Turkish Minute: Pro-gov’t daily criticizes Finance Minister’s policies
The pro-government Turkish Yeni Şafak newspaper published a sharp criticism of Turkey’s current economic policies, indirectly targeting Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek Read HERE Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek – Photo: Patrick Tsui/FCO/Creative Commons
Geopolitics
Common Dreams: Forging Peace in Gaza Would Also Help Harris Defeat Trump
It’s the right thing to do morally and it’s the wise thing to do politically. The polling data proves it and our shared humanity compels it. Read HERE Photo: Al Jazeera English/Creative Commons
EU politics
slugger o’toole: The secret of surviving the cuts is easy – just don’t be poor…
Austerity in Northern Ireland Read here
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