Economy
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Guns v giving: the trend that says everything about our priorities
We’ve always spent more on arms than aid, of course. Matt Wade The Sydney Morning Herald But the amount allocated…
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The Master and the Prodigy
Less appreciated is that he owes some of his central insights to a brilliant Cambridge polymath who died in 1930…
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The History of the Fight for Economic Equality in the United States
Americans are increasingly worried about the rising tide of economic inequality, as fewer control more wealth. Daniel Mandell The National…
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The Beirut Blast: An Accident in Name Only
Among the country’s long-suffering citizens, shock is quickly yielding to fury. ICG It may be the last chance for those…
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Pandemic’s economic fallout will worsen conflicts: U.N. diplomats
COVID-19 is hampering aid programs, diverting the attention and resources of major powers battling the deadly virus at home, and…
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COVID-19 and a Possible Political Reckoning in Thailand
But a looming economic crisis could shake the foundations of the political order. ICG What is needed is revision of…
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Solidarity with the Germans
If anything, the way debt mutualization was snuck into the financing of the scheme will probably turn out to have…
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‘Exhausted beyond measure’: what teachers are saying about COVID-19 and the disruption to education
Prior to the state’s premier Daniel Andrews announcing a tightening of restrictions over the weekend, only students in prep to…
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Spain’s Iglesias sees EU moving his way on economic policy
MADRID — Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Spain’s leftist Podemos party, was an outspoken critic of the EU’s handling of…
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Older women are the new face of homelessness in Australia, and the government is failing them
That is how Vanessa described her experience of becoming homeless for the first time in her 50s. Josh Burns The…
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China and Iran are about to Become Allies—Here’s What We Should Do about It
”Two ancient Asian cultures, two partners in the sectors of trade, economy, politics, culture and security with a similar outlook…
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To Counter China, Look to Canada and Mexico
If there is broad bipartisan agreement on anything in Washington today, it is that the United States has become dangerously…
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Brexit will deliver double shock to UK economy, study finds
A Brexit hit is looming for sectors that have emerged relatively unscathed from the Covid-19 pandemic, new data has showed.…
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Unused buildings will make good housing in the world of COVID-19
Many people will adjust to this new world order and work remotely at home if they don’t have to attend…
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Algeria: Bringing Hirak in from the Cold
The authorities should respond to popular protests with a lighter touch and sit together with hirak members to discuss the…
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Not enough work? There is plenty, we just need to pay for it
Today, almost a million Australians are out of work and forecasts suggest it is going to get worse. Elise Klein…
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