After Neoliberalism

NEW YORK – What kind of economic system is most conducive to human wellbeing? That question has come to define the current era, because, after 40...

The Economy We Need

Trump’s Most Worrisome Legacy

NEW YORK – Kirstjen Nielsen’s forced resignation as US Secretary of Homeland Security is no reason to celebrate. Yes, she presided over the forced...

Market Concentration Is Threatening the US Economy

NEW YORK – The world’s advanced economies are suffering from a number of deep-seated problems. In the United States, in particular, inequality is...

How Can We Tax Footloose Multinationals?

NEW YORK – In the last few years, globalization has come under renewed attack. Some of the criticisms may be misplaced, but one is spot on:...

From Yellow Vests to the Green New Deal

NEW YORK – It’s old news that large segments of society have become deeply unhappy with what they see as “the establishment,” especially the...

A Very Trumpian Year

NEW YORK – At the end of 2017, US President Donald Trump’s administration and congressional Republicans rammed through a $1 trillion cut in...

Trump’s year of chaos manifests in bad policies and worse politics

At the end of 2017, US President Donald Trump’s administration and congressional Republicans rammed through a US$1 trillion cut in corporate taxes,...

Beyond GDP

INCHEON – Just under ten years ago, the International Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress issued its report, ...

Can American Democracy Come Back?

NEW YORK – The United States has long held itself up as a bastion of democracy. It has promoted democracy around the world. It fought, at great...

People vs. Money in America’s Midterm Elections

NEW YORK – All eyes are on the United States as November’s Congressional elections approach. The outcome will answer many alarming questions...