Yellen was stumped by the question: Is it possible we’re just being outcompeted by the Chinese in those (electric vehicles, batteries, all of those things.) (www.marketplace.org)
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Filling them is a short-term fix.
Mainstream news coverage of the fediverse, mostly mention Mastodon, but seems reasonably balanced.