A fearful misunderstanding
Steve Laughton joined The Mint to talk about money. Not money in the everyday sense but as a political story — so badly misconstrued that it has trapped governments, parties …
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Chinese lessons
In her new book, Uneasy Streets sociologist, Caroline Knowles, points out the marks made on British society by Chinese money while Britain’s understanding of the superpower remains scant. She shares …
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‘Harmful to American Workers’: Warren, Sanders Lead Charge Against Trump Crypto Scheme for 401Ks
Two progressive US senators are leading the charge against a new Trump administration scheme that would allow Americans’ retirement funds to invest in cryptocurrencies. As reported by The Guardian on Tuesday, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth …
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Andrew Bailey has two years left running the Bank of England. They’ll be the toughest yet.
Andrew Bailey bows his head and steps inside the church. Set among residential buildings and shops in a leafy south London suburb, this is where the Bank of England governor …
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US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K on Maduro raid is granted bond
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. special forces soldier was granted bond Friday on charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to win more …
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Rewriting the rules
International trade and finance rules have, since their inception, remained skewed in favour of the richest nations. Rick Rowden argues that developing nations want measures to right the asymmetries. Canadian …
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Ruling for the rich: Evidence of a pro-wealthy bias on the US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is at the centre of economic policymaking. Trade policy, immigration enforcement, climate regulation, labour law, and the scope of federal agencies routinely hinge on judicial review. …
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Not just oil, the Venezuela invasion is about preserving the petrodollar
“We don’t need Venezuela’s oil. We have plenty of oil in the United States,” the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told an NBC interviewer the day after US troops snatched …
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The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight
Much attention has focused on the famous names implicated in the sex trafficking network surrounding Epstein. But perhaps less has been paid to the very system that – legally and …
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Want to bet on whether the U.S. will attack Iran? An increasing number of people are using Polymarket and similar online prediction markets to gamble on war and other geopolitical …
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