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Petar Kujundzic / Reuters America’s Self-Inflicted Wounds
Political dysfunction is doing serious damage to U.S. economic power.
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Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock Economists Still Think Economics Is the Best
Despite failing to foresee the largest financial crisis since the Great Depression, leaders in the field still fail to look for wisdom beyond its bounds.
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Fernando Sancho The Lagarde Consensus
IMF chief Christine Lagarde on the global economy's "new mediocre"—and why women are better leaders than men.
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Jorge Silva/Reuters The Summit of Lies
As Latin American leaders gather in Panama, Venezuela is blaming all its problems on the United States.
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Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters The Hidden Effects of Cheap Oil
From Russia to your local gas station, the consequences of low fuel prices are clear. But the consequences of those consequences are less apparent.
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Wonderlane/Flickr The Anti-Information Age
How governments are reinventing censorship in the 21st century
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Desmond Boylan/Reuters The Cuba Deal: Why Now?
It comes down to two words: biology and technology.
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Reuters/The Atlantic ISIS, Ebola, and Putin: Old News?
What stories will make headlines in 2015? The truth is nobody knows.
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Edgard Garrido/Reuters Good Mexico vs. Bad Mexico
Will corruption and criminality once again wipe out the country’s successes?
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Wikipedia/The Atlantic What American Voters Have in Common With the Vietnamese
The message delivered in the U.S. midterm elections has echoes abroad.
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Neil Howard/Flickr The World Is Full of Grain
Agricultural production is at record levels—and that could make the planet less stable.
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Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Beyond ISIS and Ukraine: What Else Happened This Summer
5 overlooked stories that could reshape world affairs
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U.S. Army/Flickr Beware the Salesmen of Simple Solutions on Iraq
If history is any guide, humility is the best policy.
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Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters The Rise of Militarized NGOs
Today's conflicts are fought by soldiers masquerading as civilians.
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futureatlas/Flickr The Problem With Piketty’s Inequality Formula
In focusing on capital earnings, the economist overlooked a critical factor: corruption.
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Jianan Yu / Reuters Thomas Piketty and the End of Our Peaceful Coexistence With Inequality
Economic disparities aren't new. But from Piketty to the pope, talking about them is.
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Reuters/The Atlantic Postcards From Venezuela
"The guardsmen beat them with their fists and the butts of their rifles, taking away their personal belongings before setting fire to the car."
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Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters Most People in the World Have No Idea How to Manage Their Money
Many couldn't pass a simple finance quiz. Can you?
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Reuters/Rebecca Cook RC America's Coming Manufacturing Revolution
Fracking, robotics, and nanotechnology are poised to transform the industrial sector.
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Joshua Lott/Reuters Why Street Protests Don't Work
How can so many demonstrations accomplish so little?
