Donald Trump’s trade war may do lasting damage to American agriculture
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American farmers grapple with falling prices and sinking incomes
A CALM USUALLY descends on America’s farm belt in November. Combines have mostly finished churning across fields; trucks have hauled crops to grain elevators; and farmers retreat to their living rooms to rest. This year, at least by one measure, they should feel particularly content. Randy Sims, a hog-and-grain farmer in western Illinois, produced 75 […]
Central bankers grapple with the changing nature of competition
RECENT visitors to Jackson Hole, a resort in the Teton Mountain range in Wyoming, were denied the usual scenic views by a shroud of smoke from recent forest fires. Disappointing, no doubt, for the tourists among them—but oddly fitting for the economic panjandrums attending the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual symposium on August […]
Hollywood Should Make Movies That Grapple with Gamergate
‘Ready Player One’ isn’t that movie. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ad11eb3fc19fa2500e1d2c4/master/pass/GeeksGuide-RP1.jpg
How Olympic athletes grapple with regular life once the thrill of the Games is gone
Associated Press/Michael Probst Being an athlete is central to the identity of most Olympians. Transitioning away from training and competing can be daunting. Many must decide whether they even want to continue participating in their sport. And they need to find a way to financially support themselves. Hundreds of Winter Olympians around the world are saying […]
Economists grapple with the future of the labour market
WHY is productivity growth low if information technology is advancing rapidly? Prominent in the 1980s and early 1990s, this question has in recent years again become one of the hottest in economics. Its salience has grown as techies have become convinced that machine learning and artificial intelligence will soon put hordes of workers out of […]
Swing With Speed And Precision In Challenging Platformer Silver Grapple
While at its core, Silver Grapple is reminsicent of your fast, skill-testing precision platformer, its titular element gives an acrobatic flair among other entries in the genre. Jamie Rollo’s new platformer combines metroidvania elements with swing-focused platforming where maintaining momentum, arc angle, and timing of release are the skills you to master. Silver Grapple unleashes […]
Canadian wrestlers grapple with post-Olympic blues ahead of worlds
While an Olympic season can be harrowing for an athlete, with its ups and downs, the year that begins once the cauldron goes dark may also be fraught with volatility. For some of Canada’s top wrestlers, this week’s world championships — running Monday through Saturday in Paris — will punctuate a difficult year, for individually unique reasons. […]
