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Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. It’s been a tough month for shares of airline

Opinion by Karen Finney Editor’s Note: Karen Finney is a CNN political commentator. She was senior spokesperson and senior advisor to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion at CNN. I am the great-great-great-great niece of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. My maternal grandmother Mildred Lee was

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It is a well-worn page in former President Donald Trump’s playbook to sharply attack his political rivals with insults, conspiracy theories and nicknames to make them seem different from the White voters who primarily make up the GOP base. He did it over the course of years

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is unveiling a two-pronged strategy to claim a second big election victory in New Hampshire’s primary next week that he hopes will quickly end the GOP nominating race. The former president is escalating his effort to use his legal problems to dominate attention and to rally

Opinion by Elise Gould and Josh Bivens (CNN) — In recent years, researchers have debated the simple question of whether inequality has risen a lot or a little in the United States over the past half-century. Lots of arguments in this debate surround highly technical issues like, “Should the income of owners of ‘pass-through businesses’ be reported as wages or

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is a cultural phenomenon. His dominance in the Iowa caucuses over well-funded and high-profile competitors this week proved it. For his legion of passionate supporters, he is more than a politician. He is like a sports team or a rock band that helps define

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Investors are eagerly anticipating Wednesday’s US retail sales report.

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — There is a dangerous undercurrent dragging Americans who wade into the political waters out toward the extreme. But much of the national press, basking ashore on the sun-soaked beach, refuses to acknowledge it in a serious manner. Instead, many journalists have grown comfortable glossing over the

Opinion by Peter Rutland (CNN) — Editor’s note: Peter Rutland is professor of government at Wesleyan University and an expert in politics, contemporary nationalism and the economy in Russia. He is a vice president of the Association for the Study of Nationalities, which promotes scholarship in ethnicity, ethnic conflict and nationalism in Europe and Eurasia. The opinions expressed in

Opinion by Paul Moses (CNN) — Editor’s note: Paul Moses is author of “The Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia” and “An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York’s Irish and Italians,” both published by NYU Press. He is a professor emeritus at Brooklyn

Analysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Netflix’s “Beef” and FX/Hulu’s “The Bear” are enjoying the kind of awards season hot streak that so many shows wish they could cook up. But the success being experienced by two series – on the surface quite different – speaks to what viewers are hungering for: stories

Opinion By Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — “We think of war as a last resort. They think of it as a way of life.” That’s the way Elisabeth Kendall describes the Houthis, a Yemeni militant group that has attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea in nominal support of Hamas, becoming the target of missile and air

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s commanding victory in the Iowa Republican caucuses confirmed the writing on the wall – a committed core of the party will follow him into the freezing cold or anywhere else. That the GOP is Trump’s party was indisputable in CNN’s entrance polls. Nearly

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s commanding victory in the Iowa Republican caucuses confirmed the writing on the wall – a committed core of the party will follow him into the freezing cold or anywhere else. That the GOP is Trump’s party was indisputable in CNN’s entrance polls.

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The Emmys don’t hand out participation trophies, but maybe they should. Because while it’s understandable in an awards culture prone to emphasize “snubs” and “surprises” that people would focus on “Better Call Saul” finishing its run without ever winning an Emmy, that puts the emphasis in the wrong

CNN Opinion by Lanhee J. Chen (CNN) — For the US, Saturday’s Taiwan election results signal the continuation of heightened tension with China over the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty. In some ways, President-Elect Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) made the election into a referendum over whether Taiwan should draw nearer to the

Opinion by Lanhee J. Chen (CNN) — For the US, Saturday’s Taiwan election results signal the continuation of heightened tension with China over the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty. In some ways, President-Elect Lai Ching-te and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) made the election into a referendum over whether Taiwan should draw nearer to the US

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Switzerland’s skies are ablaze this week with jets carrying business and political leaders, news pundits and billionaires into Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF), an annual event where the elite hash out the most pressing issues of the year over $150 steaks and $40 martinis.

Opinion by CNN contributors (CNN) — CNN Opinion asked political contributors who support former President Donald Trump’s main competitors what they make of the race coming out of the Iowa caucuses. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. Why Ron DeSantis lost me For a while, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seemed to offer

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s huge win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday enshrines one of the most astonishing comebacks in American political history. Losing one-term presidents almost never mount subsequent successful primary campaigns, much less pull off landslides that demonstrate utter dominance of their party. Trump transformed