Being the world’s top economic power comes with many responsibilities, which China may be trying to sidestep.
Watch Out What You Wish For: China Now No. 1 Economy
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Labor, Trade, & Finance
How Liberal Democracy Promotes Inequality
Western-style democracies — not the dictatorships they replaced — have allowed deeply undemocratic economic systems to flourish. So what’s to be done?
The World Bank Is Refereeing a Race to the Bottom
Instead of ranking countries by their “business friendliness,” the World Bank should rank corporations according to their social responsibility.
Obama’s Immigration Action Doesn’t Go Far Enough
All the undocumented farm workers who harvest our food deserve a chance to live without fear of deportation.
Rich Countries Pony Up (Some) for Climate Justice
The developed world has pledged $9.5 billion to help fight climate change. But it’s going to take hundreds of billions more.
What “Free Trade” Has Done to Central America
Warnings about the human and environmental costs of “free trade” went unheeded. Now the most vulnerable Central Americans are paying the price.
How Ebola Could End the Cuban Embargo
Instead of encouraging Cuban doctors to defect, the United States should be working with them to stop the spread of Ebola.
Asia Smiles for the Cameras
Today, Asia is like the Kardashian clan: wealthy, contentious, and all up in the public’s face.
The Dance of Superpowers
Can China and the United States pivot without crashing into each other?
What a GOP Senate Means for Obama’s Foreign Policy
2015 could yet see some significant developments—at least on issues where the White House and GOP are aligned.