7 Facts: The World’s Working Poor

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Many of the world’s poorest workers have jobs, but their jobs don’t pay enough for them to escape poverty.

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Japan: From Abenomics to Abeggedon

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Japan’s lack of political circumspection has economic consequences.

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America’s Mezzogiorno: A Thanksgiving Reflection

Why are U.S. southern states so determined not to serve the very real needs of their poor populations?

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9 Facts: Unemployment in the Developing World

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Lack of jobs remains a stubborn problem for the world’s most vulnerable workers.

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Japan Vs. China: Oil and a Tale of Two Countries

How the oil price drop has very different effects on China and Japan.

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6 Facts on Youth Unemployment: A Turkey-Sized Problem

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The global economy is recovering — but young people are still getting left behind.

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Obama’s Amnesty Further Fractures America

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Is Obama using executive power to satisfy a constituency and put it above the rule of law?

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The Oil Price Crash: Who Dunnit?

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Observations on the latest Saudi-American geo-strategic drone.

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7 Facts: Unemployed Workers of the World, Unite!

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Advanced economies account for a disproportionate share of global joblessness.

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Visiting India? Battling a Kafkaesque Bureaucracy

Reflections on the amazing difficulties of obtaining a visa to India.

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