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SIMON JOHNSON, A FORMER CHIEF ECONOMIST AT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, IS A PROFESSOR AT MIT’S SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND A CO-CHAIR OF THE COVID-19 POLICY ALLIANCE

Consumers know what they pay for groceries. Inflation works like an enormously regressive tax on poorer people and those on fixed or not fully indexed incomes (such as pensions).

Attacking the Federal Reserve is self-defeating

The crypto crises are coming

The crypto crises are coming

FILE PHOTO: A view shows oil storage tanks of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's (CPC) Marine Terminal in Yuzhnaya Ozereevka near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia, September 21, 2021. Caspian Pipeline Consortium/Handout via REUTERS REUTERS  ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT./File Photo

A US tariff idea that makes sense

Greenland is not for sale, but whoever leads after Mar 11 will presumably be in a strong position to bargain for more fiscal resources from Denmark.
THE BROAD VIEW

Greenland’s future must be decided by its people

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a meeting with Republican Senators at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. A faction of Trump's allies is harboring doubts about Republicans' chances of passing a sweeping tax bill in 2025 amid party infighting and strategy disputes. Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg
PERSPECTIVE

The economic consequences of Trump 2.0

US vice president Kamala Harris at a campaign rally at the Michigan State University campus on Nov 3, 2024 in Lansing, Michigan..

Only Harris will deliver shared prosperity

A sign in support of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is seen in an industrial area of Detroit, Michigan, U.S., October 1, 2024.   REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
THE BOTTOM LINE

Trump’s proposed tariffs are a gift to the rich

With regard to the Chips and Science Act, Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington says: “We don’t know exactly what innovations will come out of this, but we do know this – America will be more competitive because of it."

Creating more good jobs

The latest phase of Great Power competition is much more about technology than it is about trade.
THE BROAD VIEW

Great Power competition today

Russian crude oil tanker ship Clyde Noble is seen berthed at the Karachi Port, Pakistan, June 28, 2023. Pakistan received its second cargo of discounted Russian crude oil as part of a new deal between Islamabad and Moscow.

Why are Russian oil products still being sold in America?

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