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Mark Jones, Assistant Professor of History at University College Dublin, is the author of 1923: The Forgotten Crisis in the Year of Hitler’s Coup (Basic Books, 2023).

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  1. How Fascism Happens
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    How Fascism Happens

    Aug 30, 2024 Mark Jones revisits Hitler's rise to power now that political violence and attacks on democracy are intensifying.

  2. The Hitler Trial’s Lessons in the Trump Era
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    The Hitler Trial’s Lessons in the Trump Era

    Apr 1, 2024 Mark Jones draws parallels between the century-old treason case and the politics of trying the former US president.

  3. Will 2024 Be the New 1933?
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    Will 2024 Be the New 1933?

    Jan 29, 2024 Mark Jones worries that, with fateful elections looming this year, the lessons of Hitler’s rise to power are being ignored.

  4. The Nazis’ First Try
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    The Nazis’ First Try

    Nov 3, 2023 Mark Jones explains the context behind the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, and why it still matters a century later.

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    AI Alone Won’t Save the Planet

    Yana Gevorgyan calls for an “augmented intelligence” that combines algorithms with human knowledge and lived experience.
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    Will US Democracy Survive Trump?

    Koichi Hamada considers the tactics that enabled the president-elect to push America toward autocracy.
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    Can Trump Dump the Dollar?

    Barry Eichengreen

    US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration will likely seek to weaken the greenback's exchange rate. But whether doing so would enhance the competitiveness of US exports and strengthen America’s trade balance is another matter.

    argues that while the incoming administration could certainly weaken the greenback, the US would not benefit.
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    A No-Brainer for Global Growth and US Jobs

    Joseph E. Stiglitz & Mark Weisbrot

    With global growth slowing and many developing countries facing debt crises, the world needs another infusion of the International Monetary Fund’s reserve asset. But while the benefits would be far-reaching and free of risk, the US Treasury has been standing in the way.

    call for a new issuance of the International Monetary Fund’s international reserve asset.
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    What Will Trump Do to the US Economy?

    From cutting taxes to raising tariffs to eroding central-bank independence, US President-elect Donald Trump has made a wide range of economic promises, many of which threaten to blow up the deficit and fuel inflation. But powerful institutional, political, and economic constraints, together with Trump’s capriciousness, have spurred disagreement about how worried we should be.

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    Europe’s CEOs Must Speak Up on AI Regulation

    Sylvain Duranton & Kirsten Rulf worry that the drafting of legal frameworks is being left to just a few players.
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    An American Catastrophe

    Jan T. Gross wonders how long it will take the United States to rebuild what Donald Trump is about to destroy.
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    The Truth About Migration

    Ian Goldin warns that stricter border controls often exacerbate the very problems they aim to solve.
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    Is It the Hour of Europe Again?

    Daniel Gros urges European leaders to support Ukraine, politically and financially, if Donald Trump abandons it.

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