It is already clear that the 2016 US election was contorted by extraordinary events. The House of Representatives' incoming Democratic committee chairs insist that they have no interest in impeaching President Donald Trump, but as they continue to investigate his administration's wrongdoings, that outcome may become inevitable.
The Trump administration's conflict with China has little to do with US external imbalances, closed Chinese markets, or even China’s alleged theft of intellectual property. It has everything to do with containing China by limiting its access to foreign markets, advanced technologies, global banking services, and perhaps even US universities.
says the apparent state-sanctioned murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi must not go unpunished.
says that neoliberal ideology, not trade or technology, is what accounts for stagnant wages in many countries.
thinks the US president's rapidly growing political, legal, and personnel problems could be coming to a head.
considers whether a technologically sophisticated economy can be well managed without political freedom.
explains why, despite record-low unemployment, wages for American workers are still stagnating.
and PS Associate Editor Greg Bruno discuss the politics of global public health.
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