Beware Europe’s New Green Colonialism
July 11, 2023 | European carbon emission reductions might sound impressive, but they come with a big asterisk.
Articles by Alexis Dudden
Listen to the Governor of Okinawa
November 13, 2018 | The new governor of Okinawa wants to persuade Washington to stop a controversial base construction project. Will Washington listen?
Wealthy Americans Don’t Have to Go to Panama to Hide Their Wealth
May 4, 2016 | Who needs offshore tax havens in Panama? Nearly 300,000 corporations — including some owned by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — are incorporated at a single Delaware address.
This Regulatory Move Stopped $35 Billion in Tax Avoidance from One Merger Alone
April 14, 2016 | One of the seedier tax tricks of U.S. corporations has been to merge with foreign firms — without actually moving their operations overseas.
A Roadmap for Peace in South Sudan
December 22, 2015 | As the world's youngest country enters its third year of civil war, there are new hopes for a durable peace.
Bernie Sanders Has America Talking About Denmark. That’s a Good Thing.
November 6, 2015 | If you were looking for a place where democratic socialism appears to be working, you’d be hard pressed to find a better example than Denmark.
Ecuador Puts Piketty Into Practice
June 15, 2015 | This small South American country is taxing wealthy estates and distributing the proceeds directly to workers.
Flight of the Rohingya
May 15, 2015 | Stateless refugees from Burma are risking death, rape, and drowning by the thousands on a risky escape to Malaysia.
The Fourth Winter of Fukushima
January 1, 2015 | In the fourth winter since the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, many of the displaced residents are still in limbo.
South Sudan: Action Needed Now to Prevent Another Year of Devastation
December 24, 2014 | The devastation in South Sudan over the past year has been horrendous and it could get worse.