A Rational Backlash Against Globalization
“In a democratic society that values equality, globalization cannot survive in the long run.”
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The US-Mexico Trade Deal Dies
How the US effort to push a trade agreement with Mexico over the line fell apart.
Read more...Hard-Brexit Lobbyists Demand UK Roll-Back Environmental Standards to Strike Free Trade Deals with India, China and US
Another ugly but far-from-secret element of what was in store with a Glorious Brexit.
Read more...Does the U.S. Have the Ingredients to Win a Trade War?
In winning the trade battle with China, Trump may lose the war against inflation.
Read more...The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire
How Britain’s system of offshore finance and tax havens developed and preserved the UK’s role as the largest player in international finance.
Read more...Chevron Arbitration Ruling Against Ecuador ‘Completely Off Base’
A secret corporate arbitration panel in the Hague ruled that Ecuadorean courts’ $9.5 billion judgement against Chevron for environmental damages is illegal and should not be enforced. An expert argues that the decision is a travesty.
Read more...Brexit: Circling the Drain?
Has anything changed on the Brexit front?
Read more...Shall We Kill the Hay Exports or the Cows?
Hay has become a scarce resource in Australia, and not for the best reasons.
Read more...As Musk Goes Nuts Publicly, Tesla Bondholders Get Antsy
Rising bond yields pose a problem to Tesla’s survival.
Read more...The Mills of Providence Were Ground Up Slowly
Life along Woonsquatucket, and what “a screw loose” really means.
Read more...Causes of Turkey’s Crisis
Turkey is entering a major crisis, which many of the media have been quick to blame on Erdogan’s nationalist inclinations. However, the crisis has much more to do with poor economic fundamentals and the lending decisions of European banks.
Read more...Marrying NAFTA and The TPP: The “US-Mexico Trade Agreement”
How a new “great” Trump trade deal is just recycled old trade deals with a new label.
Read more...Brexit Is a Consequence of Low Upward Mobility
In the Brexit referendum, UK citizens were pleading through their vote – and non-vote – for a fair shot at the future.
Read more...France Could Lose Billions In Brexit Trade Route Redirection
How French ports and hence France look set to lose in Brexit.
Read more...Empires, Past and Present
Which countries fit criteria that would lead them to be classified as empires?
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