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Monthly Archives: May 2014
And the winner is … !
In the United States, we think of elections as ending major conflicts and producing outcomes that everyone has to then accept and move forward. Or rather, we used to think that way. Now, with the rise of the Tea Party … Continue reading
Democracies fading? Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine…
People in America love Thai food. But beyond that, we don’t know much about Thailand as a country. It is a complicated place, caught between the conservative military and loyalists to the King, who have helped develop Bangkok into an … Continue reading
Posted in The Global Economy, U.S. Politics
Tagged Prime Minister Erdogan, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Turkey, Ukraine, United states
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A Great Country
I grew up in a great country. True, we only had one bathroom for a family of four; getting two cars for the family seemed like a dream come true, and travel for vacations was never much more than a … Continue reading
Posted in The Global Economy, U.S. Politics
Tagged Hedrick Smith, inequality, Piketty, top 1%
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Completion
Apologies to all; had a slight crash and lost the last few lines of yesterday’s post. It appears in complete form below. Thanks for your patience!
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Back in the USSR
I am back in Moscow, in the USSR (er, Russia). But more than at any time recently, it feels like the USSR. Not economically; stunning new apartment towers are gleaming in the late May sunlight, women are smartly dressed in … Continue reading
Busy week
Sorry it’s been a longer gap in this space than usual. I am — despite, or because of — the situation, I am flying to Moscow today. Plus it was a week of interesting events in New York. Updates coming … Continue reading
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Is China the new Number 1 Economy, and India Number 3?
According to new figures issued this week by the World Bank, estimating the Gross Domestic Product for countries across the world, the rankings of major economic powers are in for a shake-up. The new numbers show that China has nearly … Continue reading
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