Old roads and new paradigms: on the last BRI Summit
On April 26 and 27, the summit of the Belt and Route Initiative, also known as the New Silk Road, was held...
The Fed’s inflation mistake continues
Most of the pain is borne by people who are already struggling to keep up with rising prices: lower-wage workers and the poor.
Global military spending hits record $2.4 trillion amidst rising conflicts
As conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza intensify, world powers led by the US ramp up military expenditures, sparking debate over global security priorities and economic consequences.
Walz calls out Trump’s economic failures in Fox News interview, emphasizes Harris’ middle-class agenda
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz defends the Democratic economic plan on Fox News, drawing sharp contrasts with Donald Trump’s tax policies and calling out corporate price gouging.
Bad Hombre
Michelle, you get four years off for great behavior but we want to see you run in 2020. No one could heal this nation better.
Will Trump give America’s science lead to China?
The world will not stand still while Trump walks the nation’s science and technology into mere clay.
1,000+ rhinos poached in South Africa for fourth straight year
Together, we need to commit to long-term demand reduction efforts to protect rhinos.
Democracy of the Billionaires
The most expensive election ever is a billionaire’s playground (except for Bernie Sanders). Will Bernie’s citizens beat Hillary’s billionaires?
Trump’s trade Czar, the latest architect of imperial disaster
No matter how deeply flawed such geopolitical visions may ultimately prove to be, their brief moments as official policy have regularly shaped the destiny of nations and of empires in unpredictable, unplanned, and often dangerous ways.
Looming fascism and the question of hope
Let’s make the most of it, no matter how much hope we have. What we need most of all is not optimism, but determination.