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Abolish the Billionaires? 
Abolish the Billionaires?
Global Bookmark Nov 15, 2019 reviews three recent books analyzing how tax policies might be used to rein in rampant inequality.
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The Next Great Transformation The Next Great Transformation
Long Reads Nov 8, 2019 warns that our ability to confront global challenges is being hindered by economic instability and inequality.
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Tales of the Economy Tales of the Economy
Global Bookmark Nov 1, 2019 considers Nobel laureate economist Robert J. Shiller's theory of “narrative economics.”
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What American Moral Leadership Should Look Like What American Moral Leadership Should Look Like
Long Reads Oct 25, 2019 offers portraits of public service that stand in stark contrast to today's political leaders.
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What Next for the Bretton Woods Twins? What Next for the Bretton Woods Twins?
Long Reads Oct 18, 2019 traces the divergent paths of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank since their founding.
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The Insanity of Austerity The Insanity of Austerity
Long Reads Oct 11, 2019 & are alarmed by economic policymakers’ continued obsession with fiscal retrenchment at a time of slowing growth.
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The Making and Breaking of Constitutions The Making and Breaking of Constitutions
Global Bookmark Oct 4, 2019 examines the dynamics of constitutional change in times of political crisis.
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Progressive Phonies Progressive Phonies
Long Reads Sep 27, 2019 argues that rampant virtue signaling has made the left increasingly vulnerable to moral hypocrisy.
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Can Capitalist Democracy Survive? Can Capitalist Democracy Survive?
Long Reads Sep 20, 2019 considers whether the marriage of market economics and representative government will survive its latest crisis.
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The Meritocracy Muddle The Meritocracy Muddle
Global Bookmark Sep 13, 2019 asks if revulsion at meritocracy is what is giving populism its momentum.
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Magazines
Special Edition Magazine, Fall 2019: Sustainability
Sustainability Comes of Age brings together many of the leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change, each addressing specific facets of what amounts to an existential threat.
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The Necessity of Climate Economics -
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There Is No Security Without Sustainability -
Integrating the Arab World for Sustainable Growth
