What really has gone wrong with global capitalism

From Reuters. From New York’s mayoral race (https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/breaking-view/new-york-mayoral-pick-raises-symbolic-threat-1-2025-06-25/) to Jeff Bezos’ wedding party (https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/bezos-venice-carnival-typifies-billionaire-burnout-2025-06-27/) , critics of the economic system abound. But few can agree on solutions. In this episode of The Big View podcast, author and investor Ruchir Sharma argues the problem (https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/modern-capitalisms-problem-is-too-much-prosperity-2024-07-18/) is big government, entrenched companies, and cheap debt. Visit the Thomson…

LIVE: Japan’s emperor honors WWII POWs in Mongolia

From Associated Press. Watch live as Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh conditions in Mongolia. The Soviet Union had declared war on Japan in 1945, taking most of about 575,000 Japanese POWs to Siberia. But around 12,000 to 14,000 of them…

Troops and federal agents briefly descend on Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park

From Associated Press. U.S. military troops and federal immigration officers made a mighty but brief show of force Monday at MacArthur Park dubbed the “Ellis Island of the West Coast” as the community hub of a largely immigrant neighborhood in Los Angeles. #losangeles #immigration #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available…