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The Sun has fueled life on Earth for billions of years, creating light and heat through nuclear fusion. Given that incredible power and longevity, it seems there can hardly be a better …
Is the dream of clean and unlimited nuclear fusion energy finally within reach? Read More
Good news everyone: wage increases are slowing, raises are getting smaller, layoffs are beginning to happen, and inflation is all your fault. And you should be grateful about all of …
Good News: Economy Sucks, You’re Screwed, and It’s All Your Fault, Economists Say Read More
When governments make decisions, economic considerations often trump everything else — human well-being, social connections, the health of the environment. According to a new report from the United Nations, this …
Nature is in crisis. A UN report says short-sighted economics is to blame. Read More
Sri Lanka is in the grip of an economic, political and humanitarian crisis. In a remarkable display of anger on Saturday, thousands of protesters disregarded government curfews, rampant military and …
Sri Lanka’s crisis is not just about the economy, but a long history of discrimination against minority groups Read More
China’s economy grew at the slowest pace since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the second quarter, highlighting the punishing economic toll of Beijing’s stringent “dynamic zero COVID” strategy. …
China’s economy slows sharply, fanning global recession fears Read More
The possibility that a US dollar and a euro will be worth exactly the same is getting closer to becoming a reality. The single currency suffered further falls this Tuesday …
Euro falls to 20-year low against US dollar and approaches parity Read More
US President Joe Biden’s administration is looking at whether to cut tariffs on some Chinese imports in a bid to ease inflation, the White House said on Tuesday. Four years ago, former US President Donald Trump imposed …
US weighs restructuring Trump-era China tariffs to fight inflation Read More
Against a backdrop of unprecedented turmoil – the first major war in Europe in three decades, the highest inflation rates in decades and a rapidly worsening global food crisis – western leaders have met for two …
G7 and Nato summits lay bare deep and hostile divide between Russia and China and the west Read More
On Thursday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision on West Virginia v. EPA, the case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from …
The Supreme Court’s EPA decision could have been much, much worse Read More
Ken Lewis moved from Grenada to New York City in 1989 at a time when he says employment options for immigrants were limited. “You either got into construction or drove …
Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy Read More