Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Economy
04/06/2021
Progress in Five Minutes: Slashing Child Poverty in Half
Though not as flashy as the $1,400 cash payment, the expansion of the Child Tax Credit could be a real game changer that significantly reduces child poverty in America.
03/29/2021
What Does the World Need? More Humans
Global depopulation is the looming existential threat that no one is talking about.
03/26/2021
The Sonic (Entrepreneurship) Boom
Post-crisis periods are among history’s most productive eras.
Crime Rates Dropped in 2020—Just as They Did in 1918
An economist looks at public safety during the Covid lockdowns and also at the time of Spanish Flu.
03/23/2021
Professor Mariana Mazzucato on how to create value
Mariana Mazzucato is Professor of Economics and Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, and the author of Mission Economy, The Entrepreneurial State, and The Value of Everything. She joins the Ideaspace to discuss her work, theories of value, and how it feels to push so hard against the grain.
03/19/2021
We Can Eliminate Child Poverty
The U.S. stimulus bill includes guaranteed monthly payments to families with children. Will it work? It already has.
03/23/2021
An Unusually Optimistic Conversation With Bernie Sanders
The Vermont senator discusses the Rescue Act, cancel culture, the filibuster, and more.
03/15/2021
Stop Whining About Big Government
The narrative that the private sector drives innovation is only half the story
03/16/2021
Doughnut Economics author Kate Raworth on the century of nature’s metrics
The Oxford economist Kate Raworth is the creator of Doughnut Economics, a powerful framework that shows how both humanity and our planet can thrive in the 21st century.
03/15/2021
How much economic growth is necessary to reduce global poverty substantially?
Billions of people in the world are living in poverty. Adjusted for the purchasing power in each country, 85% of the world population live on less than $30 per day.
03/18/2021
Boom Times Are Coming
Our latest newsletter looks forward to the post-pandemic economic boom, rights a few wrongs with regard to the US' fiscal response to the pandemic, and more.
03/09/2021