The Truth About the Trump Economy

NEW YORK – As the world’s business elites trek to Davos for their annual gathering, people should be asking a simple question: Have they overcome...

Argentina’s Bright Young Hope

NEW YORK – Judging by his appointment of a first-rate economist to his cabinet as Minister of Economy, Argentina’s new president, Alberto...

Is Growth Passé?

NEW YORK – It’s clear: we are living beyond our planet’s limits. Unless we change something, the consequences will be dire. Should that...

The End of Neoliberalism and the Rebirth of History

NEW YORK – At the end of the Cold War, political scientist Francis Fukuyama wrote a celebrated essay called “The End of History?” Communism’s...

Wanted: A Global Green New Deal

No More Half-Measures on Corporate Taxes

NEW YORK – Globalization has gotten a bad rap in recent years, and often for good reason. But some critics, not least US President Donald Trump,...

Is Stakeholder Capitalism Really Back?

NEW YORK – For four decades, the prevailing doctrine in the United States has been that corporations should maximize shareholder value – meaning...

Trump’s Deficit Economy

NEW YORK – In the new world wrought by US President Donald Trump, where one shock follows another, there is never time to think through fully the...