Global report - November 2, 2020
New England Journal of Medicine condemns Trump’s handling of COVID-19
In an editorial, The New England Journal of Medicine called for replacing “dangerously incompetent” political leadership in the United States. One of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, The New England Journal of Medicine, has never supported or condemned a political candidate before. In an editorial signed by 34 editors, the journal said the Trump […]
Global report - August 23, 2017
Merck CEO quits Trump’s manufacturing council
The CEO of global pharma giant Merck, Kenneth Frazier, is resigning from President Donald Trump’s manufacturing council. The resignation came after a weekend of violence at a white-nationalist and neo-Nazi protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. The president did not explicitly condemn white supremacists. In a statement Frazier said: “America’s leaders must honor our fundamental values by […]
Global report - July 6, 2017
Trump’s Impact on U.S. Life Sciences
Proposed drastic cuts to U.S. science agencies and departments by President Donald Trump have life science researchers on edge about the fate of current and future projects, not to mention the nation’s standing in the scientific community. Trump’s executive order banning immigration from six predominantly-Muslim countries and all international refugees, as well as stepped up […]
Global report - November 9, 2016
After Obama, what is the future of U.S. business and trade?
Edward Ashbee, Copenhagen Business School, speaks on postelection trade and economic policies. The 2016 U.S. presidential election was historic. The Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, was the first woman nominee of a major party. The controversial Republican Donald Trump drove some leading party figures to declare they would not vote for him. Both were unusually unpopular. […]
