Is America Going Fascist?
Jan 15, 2020 thinks comparisons between current politicians and the Nazis are not just unhelpful, but self-defeating.
Daron Acemoglu
Daron Acemoglu, Professor of Economics at MIT, is co-author (with James A. Robinson) of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty.
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Is America Going Fascist? 
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Elizabeth Warren’s Bold Ideas Don’t Go Far Enough Elizabeth Warren’s Bold Ideas Don’t Go Far Enough
Dec 18, 2019 explains why restoring productivity and wage growth will require less automation and more worker power.
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Social Democracy The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Social Democracy
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How to Stem Ukraine’s Corruption How to Stem Ukraine’s Corruption
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