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New Zealand as a Mediator in the Australian-China Trade War
New Zealand or “New Xi-Land”? That is the question raised by Australia’s Daily Telegraph newspaper in response to New Zealand’s ambiguous...
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Mar 12, 20214 min read


The Other Ceiling That Needs to Shatter
America has a debt problem, but the problem is not the debt itself. It’s the debt ceiling. A breach of the US debt ceiling would herald...
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Mar 10, 20215 min read


Reconciling US-China Climate Change Cooperation
On his first day in office, President Biden began the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement – a crucial initial step that signaled to...
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Mar 9, 20214 min read


Radical or Reasonable? The Case for a Federal Jobs Guarantee
The state of the union is in crisis, and a federal jobs guarantee is part of the solution. While it is easy to accept complacency, the...
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Dec 29, 20205 min read


“Just-Wing-It”: America’s Sub-Par Solution to Teaching Personal Finance
Personal finance is one of the rare issues that can unite people on all fronts. We all have money, and we all have to manage it at some...
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Dec 28, 20205 min read


Carbon Taxes are Essential, but Nearly Impossible to Implement in America Today
Carbon emissions are a quintessential example of a negative externality – an output that causes an undue negative effect on those who are...
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Dec 27, 20204 min read


The Case for Codetermination: Advantages of Worker Representation
In recent years, American corporations have faced a crisis of legitimacy. A 2020 Gallup poll found that 58 percent of Americans were...
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Dec 24, 20204 min read


The Rise of Wellywood
Wellywood, also known as Wellington, is the film hub and unsung hero of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s economic growth. The capital city has...
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Dec 18, 20206 min read


Controlling the Narrative: Industry-Led Misinformation in the Great Health Care Debate
Over the summer, former Cigna executive Wendell Potter made headlines for exposing the misinformation campaigns that corporate health...
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Dec 15, 20205 min read


From a Lack of Funding to a Local News Drought: How News is Essential to Democracy
Per a 2018 survey, 71 percent of US adults believe their local news outlets are doing well financially, even though only 14 percent of...
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Dec 7, 20204 min read


Fix the American Grid
If Thomas Edison resurrected tomorrow and decided to inspect the American power grid, he would find everything up to his standards. In...
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Dec 3, 20206 min read


The Last Embers of Coal: Appalachia’s Green Path Forward
Coal mining jobs have been on a staggering decline for the past 40 years. An industry once integral to the livelihoods of Appalachian...
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Nov 20, 20205 min read


Japanese ‘Abenomics’: The Overlooked Third Arrow of Shinzo Abe’s Reforms
The surprise announcement of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s resignation in August has renewed an international debate over the...
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Nov 16, 20206 min read


Lessons of 2008: What the US Learned from the Great Recession
The recent history of the world economy has been one scarred with recurring crises. The financial crisis of 2008 delivered a severe blow...
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Nov 12, 20205 min read


BitMEX: The Digital World’s Latest Black Market
Cryptocurrency – once thought of as a lucrative way to make quick cash has transformed into treacherous and illegal territory. Left...
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Nov 11, 20204 min read


Don’t Trust the Trusts: The Perils of Declining Market Competition
Editor’s Note: This article was written in March 2020, before the period of sudden change following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Oct 21, 20205 min read


Preaching Preservation: Religious Leaders and Climate Change
Water scarcity currently affects billions of people worldwide. In the coming years, it is expected to become increasingly severe due to...
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May 28, 20204 min read


ESG Factors: Investing in the Future
With over $7 trillion in assets under management, BlackRock is the world’s largest investment management firm. So, when BlackRock CEO...
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May 28, 20204 min read


A Looming Crisis: The National Debt
The national debt currently stands at almost $25 trillion, with interest of $382 billion. However, it receives minimal attention. Since...
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May 21, 20207 min read


Pointing Fingers: Why No Singular Entity Is to Blame for Rising Drug Costs
There’s no question about it: prescription drug costs in the United States are unaffordable for many Americans. So whose fault is it?...
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Apr 9, 20206 min read
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