Trump’s Trade War is About Trump, Not China
Those China tariffs aren’t surprising. What’s bizarre are the people praising Trump’s recklessness and reviving his political fortunes.
Postcard from Mumbai
Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat is one of many reminders that the modern economy has not transcended the realities of undercompensated manual toil.
NAFTA at 20: The New Spin
Nearly 20 years since NAFTA went into effect, its empty promises have been laid bare for the people of Mexico.
Where Bulgaria Went Wrong
Bulgaria naively embarked upon a ready-made Western model of change: neoliberalism.
Bulgaria’s New Left
A major change that has taken place in East-Central Europe in the last few years is the emergence of a new left.
Economic Crisis Shakes Old Paradigms
As our global economic and ecological crises converge, neither neoliberalism nor Keynesianism can cure what ails us.
Just Another Corporate Profit Center
Americans who want to know what caused Haiti’s devastation need to look in the mirror.
Waiting for Copernicus
Maybe the end of the Washington consensus is finally upon us.
What Do The New World Bank Statistics Really Tell Us?
The statistics upon which most poverty elimination strategies are based are extremely misleading, and often steer experts toward the wrong solutions.
Jeffrey Sachs’s Metamorphosis From Neoliberal Shock Trooper to Bleeding Heart Hits a Snag
No economic crisis would be complete without Jeffrey Sachs’s two cents.
Seven Billion … And Rising
For humanity to survive and prosper, capitalists must confront the limits of growth-led models, and progressives must confront the problem of population.
The World Is Finally Fighting Off the Infection of Neoliberalism
The immediate progenitors to Occupy Wall Street are international: from Tunisia and Egypt to Wisconsin.
Multitudes in the Streets
The failure of neoliberalism stares us in the face as tens of millions of jobless despair, millions of homeless seek shelter, and thousands take to the streets to protest.
The Ideology that Drives the Republican Party
The Republicans are scared of the world, and this drives their anti-government mania.
Does Corruption Create Poverty?
Bribery and sweetheart deals are a curse for democracy and civil society. But as columnist Walden Bello explains, corruption is not the principal cause of global poverty.