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Grassroots Economics

The IMF has become little more than an abettor of bad policymaking. To avoid the next meltdown, the IMF must become a global advocacy group. Diplospeak is out; punchy prose and clear policy recommendations are in.

The Kremlin Begs To Differ

One doesn’t need to be a Russian domestic radical or a foreign Russophobe to see major flaws in the way Russia is ruled. The population, however, is satisfied with the status quo...for now.

Death Cometh for the Greenback

America’s debt is ballooning. Runaway inflation threatens our creditors. Faith in the almighty dollar is wavering. Soon a global reserve, complete with its own currency, will land the final blow against the dollar. But contrary to popular opinion,

Manchurian Paradox

The America-China symbiosis cannot be overstated. Beijing’s willingness to buy U.S. debt allowed us to live on credit, while our purchase of Chinese goods propelled their meteoric rise. But as the financial markets have soured, some in the United

A User's Guide to the Century

Jeffrey Sachs explains why the new world order of the twenty-first century is crisis-prone.

The Fair Play Debate: Fair Trade

The odds are against developing countries when it comes to trade. Social safeguards level the playing field.

Commentary

The Great Recession and the Rich-Country Trap

What wealthy countries in the throes of economic malaise can learn from emerging markets.

Bankrupt Empire

Washington’s massive debt will force America to abandon its role as global hegemon.

A War We Can't Afford

We can’t pay for the conflict in Afghanistan. So why are we still there?

Books & Reviews

Revolutionary Nepotism

Why "keeping it in the family" remains popular under dictatorships--and democracies.

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May 27, 2012