- Returning from a brief trade tour of China, British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a rebellion from members of her Conservative party over Brexit negotiations with the European Union.
(“Tory rebels launch bid to keep UK in customs union with EU,” Guardian, “ Feb. 2, 2018; “Brexit leak: MPs will see full report before final vote, says Theresa May,” Guardian, Jan. 31, 2018; >”Labour support on rise for rethink of leaving EU, survey finds,” Guardian, Jan. 26, 2018) - The tech industry’s ballooning lobbying budgets may indicate that the companies will fight hard to protect the data they are collecting on Americans.
(“Google for the first time outspent every other company to influence Washington,” Washington Post, Jan. 23, 2018; “Lobbying by Telecom industry spikes to end 2017,” Open Secrets, Jan. 23, 2018) - The expansion of CVS’s corporate empire, including its recently announced bid to acquire insurance giant Aetna is bad new for small, locally owned pharmacies. (“Abusing drugs,” The American Prospect, Jan. 23, 2018)
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