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Taming the Tech Monster
urges radical reform of the Internet to address the dysfunctions of the digital age.
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The World Economy’s Urban Future
Long Reads argues that, while countries and regions struggle, cities are developing the economic models the world needs.
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The Fog of Immigration
Long Reads shares findings from a recent study revealing Western publics’ widespread ignorance of the issue.
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New Rules for the New Global Economy
Insider Interview interviews on the future of global governance, the economic outlook for the US and China, and much else.
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No Robo-Apocalypse
Long Reads argues that we should be much more worried about bad policymaking than automation and artificial intelligence.
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The Global Nostalgia Epidemic
Global Bookmark sees a pathological obsession with the past as the driving force behind modern nationalist movements.
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Who Should Vote in America?
Long Reads proposes policies to boost electoral turnout and lead to more credible, representative political outcomes.
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American Democracy on the Brink
Long Reads says the US Supreme Court no longer provides a check on legislative, executive, and corporate abuses of power.
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Reclaiming Multilateralism
Long Reads calls on institutions like the G20 to adopt a three-pronged approach to addressing global problems.
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Putin’s Economic Dilemma
Long Reads say that while Russia has achieved macroeconomic stability, the temptation to pursue rash stimulus will grow.
The Year Ahead
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The Global Economy’s Risky Recovery
As the advanced economies’ post-2008 recession fades into the distant past, global prospects for 2018 look a little better than in 2017. The shift from fiscal austerity to a more stimulative stance will reduce the need for extreme monetary policies, which almost surely have had adverse effects not just on financial markets but also on the real economy.
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Central Banks’ Year of Reckoning
- In the absence of political solutions, central banks in the decade since the 2008 financial crisis have rolled out one unconventional monetary policy after another, with various justifications and varying effectiveness.
- Now that the period of monetary exceptionalism seems to be coming to an end, central bankers must soberly assess their own record.
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How Inequality Works
- The political upheavals and populist incursions of the past few years owe much to widespread perceptions of inequality and economic injustice in advanced economies.
- While median wages have stagnated, incomes at the top have continued to rise, and there is growing evidence to suggest that the two phenomena are connected.
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Will Monetary Policy Trigger Another Financial Crisis?
- Sustained unconventional monetary policies in the years after the 2008 global financial crisis created the conditions for the second-longest bull market in history.
- But they also may have sown the seeds of the next financial crisis, which might take root as central banks continue to normalize their policies and shrink their balance sheets.
