President Biden should choose the next director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office carefully.
By Priti Krishtel
Ms. Krishtel is a founder and an executive director of the Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge, a nonprofit organization working to address structural inequities in how medicines are developed and distributed.
Feb. 9, 2021
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On his first day as president, Joe Biden signed an executive order proclaiming a “whole-of-government equity agenda.” Among other things, the order requires the head of each federal agency to identify and seek to redress structural inequities in its operations.
Biden Appointments Signal a Trade Approach That Hews to the Left
Many appointees who will fill the ranks of the Office of the United States Trade Representative have close ties to congressional Democrats and a focus on worker rights and enforcing trade deals.
Several new appointees have worked closely with Katherine Tai, the Biden administration’s nominee for United States trade representative.Credit.Hilary Swift for The New York Times
Published Feb. 8, 2021Updated Feb. 11, 2021
WASHINGTON The Biden administration announced a number of personnel appointments on Monday for the Office of the United States Trade Representative with close ties to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, in a signal that the new administration is likely to pursue what it calls a “worker focused” approach to trade.
The Week in Business: The Meme Stock Bubble Bursts
By Charlotte Cowles
Feb. 7, 2021 Charlotte Cowles
Bezos Bowing Out
Twenty-seven years after founding Amazon, Jeff Bezos is handing over his job as chief executive to one of his protégés, Andy Jassy, who leads the company’s lucrative cloud computing division. Mr. Bezos will become Amazon’s executive chairman and take part in high-level decisions, but it’s still the end of an era for the country’s biggest e-commerce retailer. He’s leaving on a pretty high note: Amazon’s latest quarterly sales topped $100 billion for the first time, and the company’s value ($1.7 trillion) has made Mr. Bezos one of the world’s richest people. But there are challenges ahead as the business facesgrowingscrutiny from lawmakers and antitrust regulators over whether it wielded its clout illegally.
To âRe-engage the World,â Biden Looks to Win Over U.S. Diplomats First
Some diplomats said the presidentâs speech was a much-needed antidote to distrust and dismissiveness at the State Department during the Trump administration.
âYou are the center of all that I intend to do,â President Biden told State Department employees in a speech on Thursday.Credit.Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
Published Feb. 4, 2021Updated Feb. 11, 2021
WASHINGTON â Pledging to rebuild international alliances and bolster the United Statesâ moral standing, President Biden on Thursday outlined plans to âre-engage the world.â
But first, he sought to win over the diplomats whose job it is to carry out his vision.