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Lena Lavinas

Lena Lavinas

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Lena Lavinas, Professor of Welfare Economics at the Institute of Economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, is the author of The Takeover of Social Policy by Financialization: The Brazilian Paradox. 

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    The Far Right’s New-Old War on Women

    Jan-Werner Mueller

    From the Trumpists who attacked the US Capitol to far-right populists in Europe, insecurities about women are a major ideological motivation that often goes underappreciated. Mainstream conservatives, in particular, should be wary of the role that gender issues play in opening the door to extremists.

     sees misogyny as an underappreciated element of today’s extremists – and a bridge to mainstream conservatives.
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    Biden's Neo-Populist Economic Doctrine

    Nouriel Roubini

    Within the space of just half a year, US President Joe Biden has completed a necessary economic-policy regime shift that started chaotically under his predecessor. But while the Biden administration has a much better handle on the issues, that doesn't mean the new dispensation will be without risk.

     thinks the US administration has completed a necessary policy regime change that began under Donald Trump.
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