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The Perils of Retirement in America

Teresa Ghilarducci

The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

 proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    China’s Rebalancing Imperative

    Stephen S. Roach explains why the Chinese authorities should switch to a consumption- and productivity-led growth model.
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    Governments Must Shape AI’s Future

    Mariana Mazzucato & Fausto Gernone urge policymakers to see themselves as proactive participants in technological innovation and market-making.
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    Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?

    William H. Janeway assesses a new theory of “technological market power” and its effects on the modern economy.
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    The Struggle for Currency Supremacy

    Paolo Tasca expects that digital assets will accelerate efforts to create alternatives to the US dollar.
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    The Indian Giant Has Arrived

    Mohamed A. El-Erian & Michael Spence consider the risks and challenges associated with the country's rapidly expanding global footprint.
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    How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

    Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age.
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    Will Today’s Tech Wave Drown Developing Countries?

    Xiaolan Fu considers how lower-income economies can respond to the rise of technologies unsuited to their specific needs.
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    Making Bretton Woods Work for Africa

    Hippolyte Fofack envisions a reformed global financial architecture that provides equal access to long-term patient capital.
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    Which AI Risks Matter?

    Edoardo Campanella considers three leading experts’ assessments of the technology’s future capabilities and their implications.
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    What Was Capitalism?

    James Livingston asks whether those at the commanding heights of today's economy are steering us toward feudalism or fatuousness.
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    The Rise of Consumer Crypto

    Steve Kaczynski & Scott Duke Kominers detail a wide range of business uses for non-fungible tokens and other blockchain-based technologies.
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    The Fog of War Crimes

    James A. Goldston shows why the accusation of double standards has accompanied international criminal justice since its birth.

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