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What Democrats and Republicans have in common this Thanksgiving
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What Democrats and Republicans have in common this Thanksgiving

American lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have something in common this holiday season: things to be thankful for.

U.S. President Joe Biden steps out of an electric Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup truck being shown to him by General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra during a visit to the Detroit Auto Show.
Analysis

Biden’s EV agenda runs up against his China agenda too

Joe Biden has big plans to supercharge the US electric vehicle industry. He wants half of all new cars sold in the US to be electric by 2030 as part of his bigger goal of putting the country on track to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Striking United Auto Workers members picket outside the Stellantis Jeep Plant in Toledo, Ohio.
Analysis

Autoworkers’ strike highlights Biden’s union problem ahead of 2024 vote

Bad news for US President Joe Biden: as the United Auto Workers’ strike enters its fifth day, labor and climate priorities are colliding in a crucial election year.

U.S. President Joe Biden gives a fist bump salute to the audience during an event to celebrate the anniversary of his signing of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act legislation, on Aug. 16, 2023.
Economy

Viewpoint: Challenges facing Biden’s IRA one year later

Key to President Joe Biden’s agenda, the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law on Aug. 15, 2022, contains about $400 billion in new spending and tax breaks aimed at jumpstarting the transition to a low-carbon economy in the US. Alongside the Chips+ Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the IRA also aims to reinvigorate US manufacturing to allow the country to better compete with China.

Can Canada woo techies from the US and become a digital nomad hotspot?
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Can Canada woo techies from the US and become a digital nomad hotspot?

The battle for tech talent between the United States and Canada is heating up. Last week, Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced a suite of reforms aimed at attracting technology sector workers from around the world, including the US. The move comes as Canada struggles to respond to American green subsidies for energy and transportation as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Tug of war rope between US & Canada arms on a backdrop of solar panels and an EV charging station
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Canadian companies green with envy over US cleantech push

US green subsidies are going to make Canada's brain drain even worse.

Electric vehicle charging below US and Canada flags with a bifurcation sign
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Trudeau jammed in EV trade war

If it doesn't get juicy subsidies, Stellantis could ditch Canada and set up shop in Michigan.

An electric vehicle charging with an image of Justin Trudeau and the Canadian flag in the background
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Electric vehicle wars

But what does an EV mega factory in Windsor, Ontario, have to do with … South Korea?

​Russian reservists recruited during a partial mobilisation of troops attend a ceremony before departing to the Russia-Ukraine conflict zone, in the Rostov region, Russia October 31, 2022.
News

What We're Watching: Russian draft goes online, abortion pill ruling, US inflation slows, Taiwan gets new presidential candidate, Biden bets big on EVs

Russia’s digital draft; US inflation cools — smartphones FTW; Will this man become Taiwan's next president?; Biden’s ambitious new EV proposal