Latest. Trump’s Industrial Policy Is More Continuity Than Disruption Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Trump’s Industrial Policy Is More Continuity Than Disruption. Jan 31, 2025 Elisabeth Reynolds thinks that rebuilding America’s manufacturing base has become a central pillar of the US economic agenda.. Oligarchy in America Photo by JULIA …

3 days ago · Though Donald Trump attracted more support than ever from working-class voters in the 2024 US presidential election, he has long embraced an agenda that benefits the wealthiest Americans above all. During his second term, however, Trump seems committed not just to serving America’s ultra-rich, but to letting them wield state power themselves.

6 days ago · Yi Fuxian: For decades, mainstream analysts unanimously predicted that China’s economy would surpass that of the United States.The Economist projected in 2010 that this would happen in 2019. Goldman Sachs forecast in 2011 that this point would be reached in 2026. The Centre for Economics and Business Research, a British …

Jan 3, 2025 · WASHINGTON, DC – US President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration starts at noon on January 20. Trump’s non-stop election campaign since losing to Joe Biden in 2020 suggests a better organized redo of his first term, with the same focus on tax cuts to boost the economy, higher tariffs to reshape US trade with the world, and deporting as many immigrants as possible to generate more ...

Dec 27, 2024 · Every December, Project Syndicate commentators identify the most important political, economic, and policy trends to watch in the year ahead.At the start of 2024, PS contributors predicted a tumultuous and pivotal year for global democracy, shaped by elections, escalating conflicts, and the emergence of potentially disruptive technologies. As we head into 2025, PS contributors foresee a make ...

Jan 21, 2025 · NEW YORK – Thirty-five years ago, the world experienced an epochal change with the collapse of European communism. Francis Fukuyama famously called this moment the “end of history,” predicting that all societies would eventually converge toward liberal democracy and market economies.Today, it is almost a cliché to observe how wrong that prediction was.

5 days ago · Minxin Pei. The reputation of China's longest-serving premier has fared far better than that of the Maoist regime he faithfully served. Zhou's political survival skills enabled him to survive many purges, and even to steer Mao away from potential disasters, but he could not escape the Chairman's cruelty, even at the end of his life.

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Jan 9, 2025 · Minxin Pei. The reputation of China's longest-serving premier has fared far better than that of the Maoist regime he faithfully served. Zhou's political survival skills enabled him to survive many purges, and even to steer Mao away from potential disasters, but he could not escape the Chairman's cruelty, even at the end of his life.

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