The Globalist

Germany: What Makes A Nation Rich or Poor?

Are Germans less financially wealthy than those in Europe’s poorer countries?

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The Low-wage, Low-education U.S. Future?

Will the U.S. economy become dominated by retail, leisure and education/health services?

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Top 10 Upcoming Global Elections

A list of the most interesting elections of 2014, by date.

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Energy: Subsidizing the Rich

How do energy subsidies benefit the upper and middle classes at the expense of low-income people?

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U.S.: Rich Get Richer, Everyone Else Pays Taxes

How capital rules the tax code and labor pays the bill.

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The Globalist’s Top Books of 2013

Excerpts from the ten best books in our library this year.

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Eastern Uganda: Back to School

With the end of LRA rebel attacks in Uganda, life has returned to normal for kids like Dan Opiding.

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Africa’s Unretiring Leaders

Which current African leader has led his country the longest?

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20 Facts About Mikhail Kalashnikov’s AK-47

From combat zones to inner city ganglands, the AK-47 has had a pervasive effect.

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Pope Francis on Income Inequality

Excerpts from Pope Francis’s July 2013 speech on social justice and income inequality in Rio de Janeiro.

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