The U.S. Needs To Double The Size Of Its Energy Grid
Will the state of the US grid constrain the conversion to electric vehicles and other green devices?
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A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws
Big employers like McDonalds have been caught illegally employing children. Some state want to regulize that. But is this just a GOP affair?
Read more...Violence in Sudan and the Decline of U.S. Hegemony
The conflict in Sudan is an expression of the changing world order and the intense fight over resources and critical geographies.
Read more...Can the US Adjust Sensibly to a Multipolar World?
The US channels Nora Desmond.
Read more...Big Banks Must Become Globally Resolvable – or Significantly ‘Smaller’
Sadly, coming up with a way to resolve big international banks is a non-starter. The answer is very strict regulation. But that would be work.
Read more...“In the Coronation, Britain’s Ruling Class Will Cast Its Dark Spell on Millions”
Do the Royals still have this sway? “Charles’ coronation will encourage millions to keep marching to the beat of Britain’s posh boys”
Read more...The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?)
Tectonic eruptions in Eurasia erode America’s global power.
Read more...War, What Is It Good For?
At least when it comes to “great” powers and war these days, one lesson seems clear enough: there simply is nothing great about them, except their power to destroy not just the enemy, but themselves as well.
Read more...Ukraine Conflict Highlights Key Question for Africa: Should We Focus on the Problems of the Elite, or Those Faced by the Majority of the Population?
Professor Sokona, Vice-Chair of the IPCC, on how Ukraine has reshaped thinking in Africa and on the needed transformation in its leadership
Read more...The Hidden Costs Of The Renewables Boom
Why renewables are not a free lunch.
Read more...A Debt Crisis Looming in the Global South?
Martin Guzman explains the role of power in sovereign debt crises and restructurings.
Read more...Tracking the EU Decoupling from Russia
Taking stock of the EU’s economic divorce from Russia.
Read more...Russia Leaves Neoliberal West to Join World Majority
The sanctions against Russia and Russia’s kinetic war in Ukraine have produced great changes in and outside. But what are their implications?
Read more...Saudi- U.S. Relations Sour Further On Huge OPEC+ Surprise Cut
Yes, sports fans, the Administration blew it with Saudis. Dealings may have been set to sour, but Team Biden accelerated the process.
Read more...Herman Daly (1938-2022): The Economist for Our Time
The double question implied throughout Herman Daly’s work as an economist is this: “Is the economy for the people, or are the people for the economy?” nomy for the people, or are the people for the economy?”
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