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Olivier De Schutter

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Olivier De Schutter is United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.

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  1. Inequality Is Destroying Mental Health
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    Inequality Is Destroying Mental Health

    Nov 7, 2024 Olivier De Schutter & Kate Pickett propose raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to improve well-being in unequal countries.

  2. Trading Away Human Rights

    Trading Away Human Rights

    Jan 7, 2014 Olivier De Schutter & Kaitlin Y. Cordes demand that the Trans-Pacific Partnership's terms be subject to a human-rights impact assessment.

  3. The Right to Eat
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    The Right to Eat

    Nov 1, 2013 Olivier De Schutter on how the right-to-food movement is combating hunger.

  4. Underwriting the Poor
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    Underwriting the Poor

    Jun 6, 2012 Olivier De Schutter

  5. Taking Back Globalization
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    Taking Back Globalization

    Jan 24, 2012 Olivier De Schutter

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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel

    It is often said that a businessman like Donald Trump or Elon Musk will know how to put America’s fiscal house in order. But between Trump’s planned tax cuts and Musk’s absurd estimate of how much federal spending can be reduced, the smart money says they have no idea what they are doing.

     dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz

    To address what he sees as an unfair Sino-American economic relationship, Donald Trump should focus not on trade but on China's currency manipulation and massive holdings of US debt. After all, why saddle US consumers with higher costs when you can demand reparations directly from a foreign competitor?

     proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.
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    Central and Eastern Europe’s Bid for AI Dominance

    Soňa Muzikárová outlines steps policymakers can take to harness the technology’s potential to boost growth and prosperity.
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    Can Technology End Corruption?

    Azalina Othman Said thinks that powerful new digital tools can help, but only if governments commit to upholding the rule of law.
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    Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet

    Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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    Putin’s March of Folly

    Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.
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    A Better Approach to Climate Finance

    Ricardo Hausmann shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities.
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    Trump’s Bad COP

    Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.
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    Are Tariffs Worth It?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.

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