The Globalist

Inequality: Obama Era’s Defining Feature?

Evidence that America isn’t working well for its people.

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Fracking: The Circus Comes to Town

What does it take to set up a natural gas fracking operation?

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Does the U.S. Really Have the World’s Highest Corporate Tax Rate?

Ending a favorite U.S. myth, in 10 facts.

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Europe and Asia United at Last

Turkey finally realizes the dream of connecting the two continents underneath the Bosphorus.

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The Rise of Cheap Solar Energy

How are existing utilities reacting to solar energy becoming cost-effective?

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Anti-Migrant Backlash Growing in Europe

A new Financial Times/Harris poll reveals rising anti-migration backlash in the big EU member states.

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8 Facts for World Food Day

October 16 is World Food Day.

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Welfare States: And The Winner Is?

A performance comparison of the West’s three welfare models.

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Who is Janet Yellen?

Who is President Obama’s nominee for Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve?

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On the Rise Again: U.S. Health Care Spending

Why is U.S. health care spending about to start accelerating again?

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