Global Political Economy

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Economists call for structural reforms to shift China’s focus to…

HKUST professor tells ‘Summer Davos’ panel that opportunities can be found in services sector and smaller Chinese cities.
Deutsche Welle

How French billionaires push the far-right agenda

One French billionaire is spending millions of euros to boost far-right initiatives. But the case of Pierre-Edouard Sterin is…

Dublin is the only large European capital without a metro: what would…

In James Joyce’s Ulysses, the city’s most famous fictional resident was as frustrated by its transport links in 1904 as many of…
Deutsche Welle

Can EU secure a US trade pact despite Trump's new tariff threat?

US President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with a 50% tariff on goods, saying current negotiations with the bloc…
BBC News - World

Norwegian princess moves to Australia for university

Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who is second in line to the throne, will study at the University of Sydney.
Berkman Klein Center

The Right Understands That All Governance is Data Governance

Salomé Viljoen warns that the Trump Administration's attempts at monetary efficiency mask its increasing goal over the US's data…
Deutsche Welle

Trump probe raises doubts over US role in IMF, World Bank

The US president has ordered a review of US-funded international organizations, which he claims unfairly benefit other nations.…
Nieman Lab

Robert W. McChesney, America’s leading left-wing critic of corporate…

After studying the early days of radio, McChesney developed a holistic critique of media structures that exposed how open they…
The Guardian (U.S.)

Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts…

Predictions that US firms could retain manufacturing plants in Ireland but move profits back to America
World news | The Guardian

Willingness to ease off ‘debt brake’ may decide the German election

Rule dating from 2009 that limits borrowing looks vulnerable as main political parties promise to revive stalled economy
The Atlantic

The Secret That Colleges Should Stop Keeping

Despite ever-higher sticker prices, the real cost of getting a degree has been going down.
Tech Insider

The USAID shutdown could make China more powerful. Beijing is already…

The end of USAID could mean more space for China to expand globally. BI analyzed where China invests the most and how it compares…
The Atlantic

Is This How Democrats Win Back the Working Class?

Embracing populism could help the party build a lasting political coalition—if the Republicans don’t do it first.

Meet ProPublica’s 2024 Class of Emerging Reporters

These five student journalists will receive stipends and mentorship from ProPublica’s staff as they begin to navigate careers in…
World news | The Guardian

US cancels $1.1bn of Somalia’s debt in ‘historic’ financial agreement

Commitment by Mogadishu’s largest single lender is latest in series of deals to forgive ‘unsustainable’ $4.5bn debt
FAIR

When Lights Go Out in Cuba, Media Blame Communism—Not US Sanctions

Reporting on Cuba’s blackouts have either omitted or paid brief lip-service to the effects of US sanctions on the Cuban economy.
Tech Insider

More employers say they don't care if you went to college. Most still…

While some employers are dropping degree requirements, the shift to skills-based hiring is slow, affecting millions of workers…
Nature.com - Science

A checklist for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 17 offers an “enabling” blueprint for meeting ambitious targets, including measures to tackle poverty, hunger and climate…
FAIR

Top Papers Quoted More Wine Importers Than Union Leaders on Port…

The more a strike affects the economy, i.e., the more effective it is, the harder corporate media try to smear workers as selfish…
The Guardian - Politics

The Guardian view on Andrew Bailey’s aggression: whatever traders…

Editorial: Balance of payments, interest rates, unemployment and inflation determine short-term currency prices, but they are…
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