The Globalist

What’s the historical background of Congressional negotiations over domestic debt?

How has the American middle class fared under Presidents Bush I, Clinton, Bush II and Obama?

Why has the American Dream slipped out of the reach of more and more of the middle class?

Can the fragmentary and chaotic process of resolving sovereign debt crises be made fairer and more effective?

Can the United States muster the economic insight and political will to step into the 21st century world of energy?

Are international financial institutions helping or hindering the switch to clean energy technologies?

Is the euro crisis just a European crisis — or is it a global crisis in search of a global governance solution?

Why have Americans been so tolerant of the rising gulf between rich and poor?

Wall Street lost its bid to unseat President Obama. Now it should get onboard with sensible regulation and oversight.

How did the U.S. election of 1980 and the British election a century prior lay the groundwork for each country’s decline?