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It’s (Still) The Economy, Stupid!
“In all of the West, we run into a divided society. Those who are smart enough to play on the stock market are fine; they can live. Those who are...
The Covid Economy: Your Bust, My Boom
What happens when the global economy collapses, but global financial markets boom? That’s one of the issues explored in the conversation with German...
Can America halt its decline — and does it want to?
“We're shocked, for example, that trains don't work. We are shocked that the digital infrastructure is not good … America doesn’t not just invest in...
“What’s happened in 2020 is very promising.”
Those words have not been spoken by many this year. But Jorge Castañeda—Mexican educator, diplomat, former Foreign Minister, and frequent critic of...
Is America Finished?
Why has America stopped investing in itself? We speak with Christine Loh who is a Hong Kong-based academic, environmentalist, and former government...
America: Darkness Before the Crack of Dawn?
What kind of institutional change does the United States need and can that change be achieved without revolution? Castañeda talks about some of the...
Are “we” capable of fixing all that is breaking? Or is it too late?
Looking for silver linings may be an integral part of the human condition. Even during the bleakest moments—like during a global pandemic, a global...
On the Outside, Looking In: America in the Era of George Floyd
“Do I think that the U.S. is a racist country? Oh yes. Yes. This is a country that was built on that premise of the negation of humanity of part of...