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America Votes

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On Tuesday, US voters will elect their next president, either incumbent Barack Obama or Republican challenger Mitt Romney. What will the election results mean for America's sputtering economy and geopolitical challenges worldwide?

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  1. America’s Global Election
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    America’s Global Election

    Nov 1, 2012 Joseph E. Stiglitz

  2. Kill and Let Die
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    Kill and Let Die

    Oct 29, 2012 Naomi Wolf

  3. The New Obama
    tb0820c.jpg Tim Brinton

    The New Obama

    Oct 24, 2012 Jonathan Schell

  4. A New Low for China Bashing
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    A New Low for China Bashing

    Oct 23, 2012 Stephen S. Roach

  5. Obama’s Underachieving Foreign Policy
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    Obama’s Underachieving Foreign Policy

    Oct 23, 2012 Zaki Laïdi

  6. Four Magic Tricks for Fiscal Conservatives
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    Four Magic Tricks for Fiscal Conservatives

    Oct 22, 2012 Jeffrey Frankel

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    PS Roundtable: The Return of Trump

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    Although Americans – and the world – have been spared the kind of agonizing uncertainty that followed the 2020 election, a different kind of uncertainty has set in. While few doubt that Donald Trump's comeback will have far-reaching implications, most observers are only beginning to come to grips with what those could be.

     consider what the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election will mean for America and the world.
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    Inequality Is Destroying Mental Health

    Olivier De Schutter & Kate Pickett propose raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to improve well-being in unequal countries.
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    How Europe Could Benefit from Trump’s Second Term

    Daniel Gros urges policymakers to focus on defusing trade tensions with the bloc’s largest export partner.
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    Global Freshwater Supplies in the Balance

    Mariana Mazzucato & Johan Rockström warn that governments are doing too little too slowly about the breakdown of critical natural systems.
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    The End of US Democracy Was All Too Predictable

    Jason Stanley

    Since Plato’s Republic 2,300 years ago, philosophers have understood the process by which demagogues come to power in free and fair elections, only to overthrow democracy and establish tyrannical rule. The process is straightforward, and we have now just watched it play out.

     observes that philosophers since Plato have understood how tyrants come to power in free elections.
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    How Trump Won

    Nina L. Khrushcheva points the finger at a nihilistic voter base, profit-hungry business leaders, and craven Republican politicians.
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    Trump vs. China, Round Two

    Angela Huyue Zhang warns that if the US doubles down on aggressive policies, it risks becoming defined by what it opposes.
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    How Europe Should Woo Trump

    Philippe Legrain outlines a strategy for EU leaders to win over the next US president and mitigate the threat he represents.
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    China Can Beat Back Deflation

    Michael Spence predicts that, with the right policies, the economy’s growth momentum can be restored within 2-3 years.

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