Stevenson’s army, July 24

– WSJ says China has greatly reduced its FDI in the US

– Politico says China has sent a lot of military hardware to Russia.

– NYT calls Ukraine war a violent stalemate

– Spanish elections end in deadlock, not the right wing takeover predicted

Today is the 75th anniversary of Truman’s executive order desegregating the US armed forces. Yes, good policy can be good politics.

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