List of Economics articles
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A photo illustration shows a solar panel covered in $100 bills against a blue sky. Clean Energy Is Security
A policy path to address a warming climate on which both parties can agree.
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An illustration shows a US flag on a stand inside of the wire frames of a cube box. Play by the Rules
No longer the sole hegemon, the United States faces global issues that require global cooperation.
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letters-president-america-election-nicolas-ortega-illustration-3-2 Letters to the Next President
No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.
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A worker displays a silicon wafer at a semiconductor computer chip fabrication plant in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on March 14. U.S. Adds India to Its Global Semiconductor Alliance
The move aims to create a friendlier supply chain amid escalating tech competition with China.
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A boy is seen cheering through a fence in the foreground in front of a giant crowd of people in the stands. Milei Is Coming for Argentina’s Beloved Soccer Clubs
Some Argentines aren’t happy about the libertarian president’s privatization plans.
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Boats are moored in a Swedish harbor. A Fight Is Brewing Over Chinese Money in Norway
Locals at a key strategic port want foreign investment, but security services are worried.
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An illustration shows a No. 1 foam finger with a bandage around its fingertip. Why America Should Drop Its Obsession With Being No. 1
A letter from Singapore to the next U.S. president.
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A woman walks with a Lebanese national flag tucked into her pocket past a broken window amid protests against dire economic conditions in Beirut. Why Hezbollah Is Rich and Lebanon Is Poor
The country’s economy is in free fall, but the group is thriving.
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Rows of cars are lined up next to a large blue and green ship. Why Is the West’s EV Industry So Far Behind China’s?
Reads on the geopolitics of electric cars.
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado waves a national flag atop a truck during a protest called by the opposition movement in Caracas. What’s Next for U.S. Policy in Venezuela?
Targeted pressure on elites could sway Maduro to support a peaceful transfer of power.
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A large crowd of people reach out with hands extended for food. A hand reaches out from behind the camera, holding some food wrapped in brown paper. The World Bank Is Failing and Needs a Restart
Global poverty and income divergence are set to rise again—a brutal indictment of the institution’s work.
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Kamala Harris gestures with one hand while speaking into a microphone at a podium. Harris wears a light blue suit, and seated members of a crowd are visible slightly out of focus in the background. Why Food Prices Are Surging
Kamala Harris vows to fight price gouging, but is that the problem?
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a man with white hair and a navy blue suit, gestures with both hands as he looks toward the crowd while giving a speech at the DNC. The Democrats’ Pro-Worker Agenda Can Go Global
Picking Tim Walz as her running mate signals that Kamala Harris is all-in on the post-neoliberal shift.
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Two Russian Orthodox priests are seen from behind, wearing ankle-length black robes, as they watch black smoke filling the sky above a dry field. A few fire trucks and other vehicles are lined up next to the priests. Kyiv Keeps Russian Oil in the Crosshairs
The pinprick attacks boost morale, but they don’t much dent Moscow’s energy earnings.
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Chinese women take photos as they visit the Bund along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. China’s Fragile Social Compact
On a return to Shanghai, our columnist takes note of how rising inequality is leading many Chinese to vote with their feet.