Ancient Greek oligarchy frames a warning on US minority rule
Matt Simonton links classical Greece’s elite regimes to modern US concerns over wealth, institutional veto points and the Senate f...
By David L. Chen 3 months agoSection
Opinion
Ricks calls for UN-led debt and tax reforms to rebalance global finance
Jenny Ricks says sovereign debt, corporate tax and illegitimate borrowing rules should be redesigned to give poorer countries more...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months ago
US concern over AI has climbed as adoption expands, Pew data show
Pew surveys cited by Ngaire Woods show rising American anxiety over AI, raising questions about public trust in technology oversig...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months agoCanada GDP nowcasts point to Q2 growth as payroll measure improves
Scotiabank and the Canadian Chamber’s Business Data Lab both estimate Q2 expansion, while StatCan-based indicators show GDP and la...
By David L. Chen 3 months ago
Macron and WHO chief call for tougher rules on children’s digital access
Emmanuel Macron and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said child health should guide regulation of social media, gaming and generative AI...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months agoUS payroll gain falls short as household jobs measure weakens
Nonfarm payrolls rose 57,000, about half the consensus estimate, while household-based employment measures pointed to a weakening...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months agoReal hourly pay trails inflation since February, analysis finds
Econbrowser calculations show real average hourly earnings for key private-sector workers below February levels after adjusting fo...
By David L. Chen 3 months ago
Water risks move up corporate and policy agenda, analysts say
Project Syndicate contributors argue that water stress is becoming a security, trade and investment issue as climate and geopoliti...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months agoDollar reserve share edged higher after US-Iran war, IMF data show
IMF COFER data show the dollar’s share of global FX reserves rose to 57.1% in the first quarter of 2026, partly reflecting exchang...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months agoEconbrowser climate debate turns on mitigation versus weather control
A July 2026 Econbrowser exchange highlighted a dispute over whether climate policy depends on controlling weather or reducing emis...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 3 months ago