As President Trump imposes a new fee on the H-1B visa, economists express concern about how this fee can diminish America’s competitive advantage on the world stage and to what degree foreign labor-dependent industries will be impacted.
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The diminishing popularity of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party and its ineffectiveness as a governing body — especially relating to economic issues — have led to a rise in right-wing populist ideologies.
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The United States' reign as the world's undisputed tech leader is in jeopardy as China methodically closes the gap. This decline is being accelerated by inconsistent domestic policies that erode the very advantages that once secured its top position.
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President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” reimagines higher education not as a public good but as a battlefield, wielding endowment taxes and student loan restrictions as weapons against elite universities. Doing so punishes middle-income students most of all, trading their American Dream for fleeting political victories.
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Only nine months later, Americans have all but abandoned the brief class consciousness that emerged after the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Despite the country moving on, the cultural and legal issues this moment illuminated still persist. How do we solve them? And how do we move forward
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A look into the dangerous game of financial freedom and regulation, how governments can weaponize a centralized financial power against opposition protest movements, and the cryptocurrencies opposition movements rely on to persevere.
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Two years after the breakout of the Ukraine war, the burgeoning economic alliances between autocratic nations have become a threat to economic sanctions as a viable method of quelling the Russian assault. Unless sanctions broaden their attack to corporations enabling evasions, they fail to stop or even disincentivize the Russian offense.
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This past year has seen more strikes and union action than the past two combined, creating a sort of contagion of worker protests that have impacted every corner of the American labor system. What sparked these strikes and why now?
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The western response to the COVID-19 crisis was criticized for failing to properly assist low income counties. Changing the patent for Covid vaccines would lower informational barriers between high income and low income counties.
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The rise of China prompts competition on all fronts, including the lucrative and dangerous business that is digital currency.
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The welfare state has grown increasingly bogged down with inefficient and counterproductive practices. One solution: consolidating the welfare state into a single, empirically-supported system in order to waste less and help more.
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The Keystone XL has received significant opposition, but after considering its economic advantages and minimal risk, President Biden may want to reconsider his decision.
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Americans don’t understand government welfare, and this ignorance has created a dangerous and unfounded stigma against the poor. We have come to conflate welfare with government handouts, and government handouts with poverty, when in reality welfare plays a large role in all of our lives—and an extensive role in the lives of the rich.
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GameStop’s surge in the stock market was an unprecedented event. What does this phenomenon mean for the future of our economy though?
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From employee-owned mom-and-pops to large-scale enterprises, worker co-ops offer a compelling, sustainable, and democratic alternative to the traditional top-down business model.
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To end the disillusionment and financial insecurity that fueled the GameStop incident, we need Wall Street reform.
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Lime? Bird? VeoRide? Electric scooters are booming, and cities like Charlottesville have a lot to gain.
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A progressive candidate in 2020 is more likely than ever, and it is time to create a lasting strategy that extends beyond just defeating Donald Trump. The key is creating an environment in America that promotes progressive values while also stimulating the economy. That environment is progressive capitalism.
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Technology is creating concerns in the trucking industry. However, could new technological and legislative reforms solve problems drivers and companies currently face?
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