Thursday, July 17, 2025

Tag: global economy

America’s missed climate targets cost global economy $1 trillion, Dublin-based think...

“Someone, somewhere, at some time will eventually pay the price.”

Putting billionaires in their place

Counting up the number of billionaires in a nation can give us a vivid anecdotal sense of how concentrated a nation’s wealth has become.

Why free trade is bad for you (or most of you...

Free trade is simply a euphemism for the corporate capture of international trade.

‘Weapons of math destruction’ are lurking in the global economy

Did the world let an economic crisis go to waste? We may soon find out the hard way.

Why economics must get broader before it gets better

Without significant adjustments, mainstream economics will remain two steps behind changing realities on the ground, and economists will be risking a further loss of credibility and influence.

A turning point for the global economy

The USMCA deal, also known as NAFTA 2.0, is a lot of things. But it is not free trade.

Trump’s trade tariffs, a ‘fool’s errand’ that won’t work and will...

Trump did not have to resort to tariffs. All he needed to do was make it very clear to Chinese leaders that there had to be significant changes made to the trade relationship...

The truth about the Trump economy

Instead of an “economic boom,” most Americans are experiencing declines in all these dimensions of their lives.

Trade war against China – 11 myths and delusions

There won’t be any winner in the trade war.

The entropy wars

Five financial uncertainties of 2018 (so far).

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House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in farm fertilizers

A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.

I went to see Superman as an escape from reality—reality was still there

At the end of the day, Superman is a story about hope—even when it feels like the world is against you. 

FDA inspectors again find dangerous breakdowns at an Indian factory supplying medications to US...

Sun Pharma continues to ship some drugs to Americans even after banning the factory from the U.S. market because of quality problems.

Violence de-escalation trainings are key to making movements stronger

Having civilians trained in the skills of de-escalation gives people power a greater chance of success.

The reality behind JP Morgan’s ‘net zero’: Billions flow to Big Oil

JP Morgan’s “green” funds have funneled over $4 billion to the fossil-fuel majors, betraying the firm’s promises and undermining efforts to achieve net zero.