USS Trump Pivots to Asia
Trump Secretary of State contender Rudy Giuliani makes belligerent noises towards China and wants the US to bulk up its navy.
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Wall Or No Wall: Trump Needs The Mexican Oil Industry
If Trump follows through with his promise of having the US exit Nafta, it means imposing tariffs on Mexican oil, which the US needs.
Read more...Panama Papers: The Role of Western Secrecy Jurisdictions in Looting Africa
Africa, despite having many of the poorest countries in the world, is nevertheless a capital exporter due to bank secrecy and tax gaming.
Read more...Gaius Publius: TPP Is a Monopoly Protection Scheme, the Exact Opposite of a “Free Trade” Deal
Obama is determined to pass the TPP in the lame duck session, so yet another reminder of what this deal is really about.
Read more...Gauis Publius: TPP Has Picked Up a Powerful Enemy — Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter takes on Obama’s plan to pass the TPP in the lame duck session.
Read more...TRIPS: The Story of How Intellectual Property Became Linked to Trade
Why intellectual property rights are a form of private tax, and how they are abusive when applied to IP developed out of public funding.
Read more...Act on Air Pollution, the Silent Killer
Air pollution is a serious problem in Malaysia and other Asian countries, yet official recognition and responses are sorely lagging.
Read more...How Does Diversity Affect Economic Growth? A Look at Data on Immigration, Tax Rates and Real GDP per Capita
Why Trump’s tax policies and Clinton’s immigration policies are both deficient in terms of their stated objective of promoting growth.
Read more...Dean Baker: Rigged – How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer
Dean Baker explains how market structure, which results from policy choices, legislation, and regulation, serve the rich first and foremost.
Read more...Rise of the Politics of Rage
Is rage the undercurrent of increasingly anti-globalist politics?
Read more...Another Huge Brexit Spanner in the Works: UK Faces Customs Train Wreck With Need for IT Upgrade
The UK faces a customs nightmare as IT systems needed to handle the new volumes and requirements are almost certain not to be ready on time.
Read more...Ilargi: Ungovernability
“Ungovernability: or why the legitimacy crisis will only get worse.
Read more...The Evidence Is Clear: Population Growth and Prosperity Are NOT Linked
An in-depth analysis of why the assertion that more population growth promotes higher living standards is bunk.
Read more...Salvation Army Slams New Zealand’s Loose Immigration Policy for Hurting Local Workers
Immigration is a hot topic in the antipodes too, for much the same reason as in the US….the impact on jobs and wage rates.
Read more...Trump, Clinton, Obama and the TPP
How much-derided “populism” has revealed some ugly truths about the TPP, leading Clinton and Obama to try to reposition themselves.
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