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Will QE3 Cause Serious Inflation? Not With Economic Prospects So Dismal.
And other reasons to be pessimistic about the recovery.
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Ignore the Rising Markets
There are still plenty of reasons for concern in Europe, the United States, and China.
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A Fracking Good Story
Carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. are at their lowest level in 20 years. It’s not because of wind or solar power.
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Fiscal Conservatives Make a Risky Gamble
The rest of the world wants our dollars, which makes borrowing cheap even in troubled times. How long can that last?
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How "Policy By Panic" Can Backfire for Environmentalists
Saying that droughts are caused by global warming leads to public distrust and disengagement when the rain starts to fall.
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Resource Rich, Cash Poor
Why new discoveries of natural resources probably won’t help Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, or Mozambique.
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The Problem With a “Green Domestic Product”
Environmentalists want a better standard to measure a nation’s wealth, but their propoal falls short.
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The Folly of Rio
This week’s Earth Summit will try to tackle global warming. Meanwhile, poor people are dying from air pollution and dirty water.
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What Land of Opportunity?
The American Dream can be restored, but it will take some work.
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Iran Requires Diplomacy First
Its nuclear aspirations are serious and troubling. But now is not the time for a military response.
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Europe’s Man-Made Disaster
The consequences of the rush to austerity will be long-lasting and possibly severe.
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Protectionism Is on the Rise
The financial markets and commercial banking are both undergoing deglobalization. That’s bad.
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Magical Thinking Isn’t Enough
Romney and Obama both owe us better plans for tax reform.
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Why the Eurozone Crisis Is Getting Worse
Europe has an austerity strategy. It needs a growth strategy.
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Sorry, Jim Yong Kim
The Dartmouth president might be a fine World Bank president, but it’s silly that the United States gets to choose.
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Competition Can Make Cities Better
Important urban areas endure in a way that even nations do not, but we can still improve them. Here’s how.
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The Fear Premium
Oil supplies are up, and demand is down. But the conflict between Israel and Iran threatens to cause another global recession.
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Too Big To Jail
Why did the Obama administration agree to a "robo-signing" settlement that barely punishes the huge banks behind the foreclosure crisis?
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Goodnight Sunshine
Germany is cutting solar-power subsidies because they are expensive and inefficient.
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Austerity. China. The Housing Market. The Middle East.
Four reasons to stay gloomy about the global economy.
