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Kenneth Rogoff, on the prospects for the U.S. and global economy under the Trump administration in 2017-2020
12/08/2016
Grouped Articles
Will Trump herald a US economic boom?
The Guardian 12/07/2016
Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017
WSJ 12/14/2016
Aging Population, Stagnant Productivity Challenge Donald Trump’s Growth Plan
WSJ 12/04/2016
Opinion: Trump in offside position | Business | DW.COM | 12.01.2017
DW.COM 01/12/2017
Within Trump’s inner circle, a moderate voice captures the president’s ear
Washington Post 04/14/2017
Trump Plans to Seek Tax Rate of 15% on Owner-Operated Companies
WSJ 04/25/2017
World AIDS Day 2016 and the AIDS HIV epidemic in Russia, and the situation other parts of the world
12/01/2016
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Russian HIV epidemic at a tipping point | World | DW.COM | 30.11.2016
DW.COM 11/30/2016
The story of women in America- Gladys Ament, born in Lonaconing, Md, 1920, and the 96 years since the adoption of women's right to vote
11/08/2016
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She was born the day women got the vote. And then a century passed. . .
Washington Post 11/08/2016
New evidence on the dangers of smoking- to basic DNA of other organs liver, bladder, esophagus, beyond the lungs
11/04/2016
This should be a warning for countries such as China, India, Russia, and parts of the developing world where anti-smoking efforts lag behind the U.S. and Europe.
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Smoking leaves genetic 'signatures' far from lungs | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 03.11.2016
DW.COM 11/03/2016
Japan: Where Antismoking Laws Go to Die?
WSJ 03/06/2017
The most important things in retirement
10/27/2016
Grouped Articles
The Biggest Mistake People Make Nearing Retirement
WSJ 10/25/2016
The Biggest Surprises in Retirement
WSJ 02/13/2017
The Mental Mistakes We Make With Retirement Spending
WSJ 04/24/2017
U.S. president Obama on "The Way Ahead" in October 2016 after 2 terms in office
10/12/2016
The first term of president Obama was taken up mostly in meeting the 2008 financial crisis. Much remains to be done says president Obama after his second term, as the economic recovery needs to be brought home to all Americans, job opportunities improved, growing inequality addressed, productivity increased. He says many foreign leaders ask him about the the populist trends and sentiment for protectionism growing in the U.S. and he has given a lot of thought to this. He summarizes his ideas in an Essay in The Economist magazine of Oct 8-14th 2016.
Grouped Articles
The Economist 10/08/2016
The Guardian 11/06/2016
‘American Democracy Is Bigger Than Any One Person,’ Obama Says
The New York Times 11/16/2016
The White House’s claim that 800,000 manufacturing jobs were added during Obama’s presidency
Washington Post 12/09/2016
How U.S. shale oil companies have weathered the slump in oil prices by 2016 and are snapping back
09/27/2016
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Two Years Into Oil Slump, U.S. Shale Firms Are Ready to Pump More
WSJ 09/27/2016
How American Shale Drillers Flipped OPEC’s Script
WSJ 05/24/2017
U.S. Oil Exports Double, Reshaping Vast Global Markets
WSJ 06/07/2017
Effort to Crush Shale Producers Only Made Them Stronger
WSJ 06/09/2017
The New Tech That Terrifies OPEC
WSJ 06/01/2018
Saudis Struggle to Share Pain of Pumping Less Oil
WSJ 11/30/2018
Is the Olympic model broken- is there a better way?
08/24/2016
Montreal Olympics took a long time to pay off- developed countries have problems too. Athens is an example of a country that suffered badly just following the Olympics, with poor management of public finances, and Greece is a mid tier European economy. It is not about discriminating against developing countries, because developing countries can if they look to show off match their public transportation systems with brand new subways and bullet trains to match those in China, which would get approval from the broad public. For example it would make no sense for India to build $12 billion of Olympic stadiums and related infrastructure, when it could first match China's transportation infrastructure, road building and subway/bullet train building, as well as invest in athletic facilities for every high school in the country. The politicians are sure to be reelected that way, the country get pride in its transportation system, and instead of 4 medals in all India could match Britain and the U.S. in having invested in the same way in sports programs in its high schools and colleges. What is better than that?
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Rio Games Highlight Problems With the Olympic Model
The New York Times 08/23/2016
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/2018
U.S. television channel NBC and its coverage of the U.S. Olympic swimmer Lochte's story about being robbed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
08/21/2016
NYT report points to the lack of checking on Lochte's account when NBC broadcast the story. The incident and Lochte's story which did not stand up to scrutiny damaged Brazilians perception of the U.S. It showed Brazilians think that Americans are ready to believe the worst about South American countries. Already facing problems with crime and making an effort to combat it, and in the midst of political uncertainty with lack of public approval for the Olympics, this was a failure on the part of some media channels to take this into account in making sure that what was broadcast was correct down to specific details. One newspaper compared the Lochte story to the way the media handled the Trump story, giving the hype and profanity full coverage for its sensational value at a time when news television media is struggling.
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Ryan Lochte’s Evolving Story Faced Little Resistance From NBC
The New York Times 08/20/2016
Zeit Online Von Mark Schieritz's 3 Part series on Capitalism, Globalization, and discontent in global society
08/17/2016
The appeal of populist politicians using racist slogans and divisive rhetoric to appeal to those left behind by the capitalism, tech changes, trade and globalization of the last 2 decades, has created a new danger to the prosperity and peace achieved in the 4 decades after World War II. Schieritz shows how this needs to be addressed and the changes already taking place.
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Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/2016
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
Populism, Far From Turned Back, May Be Just Getting Started
The New York Times 04/25/2017
Inadequate preparations and public anger during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2016
08/04/2016
About two thirds of Brazilians think hosting the Olympics was a mistake , that it will hurt the country's finances, according to Datafolho. Only 16 percent think it was a good idea.
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Brazil’s Other Olympic Spirits: Anger, Anxiety and Indifference
The New York Times 08/04/2016
Rio Olympics 2016: Did the IOC's gamble pay off or did Brazil fail to deliver?
BBC Sport 08/23/2016
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/2018
Eduardo Porter on how extremes are dangerous- populist policies failed to help the very people they were intended to help in Brazil, just as populist mortgage policy and extremes of free market deregulation hurt the American middle and working class
05/03/2016
Eduardo Porter of the NYT reflects on what happened in Brazil in chaos after soaring popularity of Lula as long as the commodities boom lasted, with no real foundations. The extremes of populist policies and of free markets without mindfulness of the risks can be dangerous to the livelihoods of the vast majority of people in the Americas. As Brazil struggles, Mexico with the opposite model struggles from lack of good management, Argentina emerges from decades of experimenting with extremes in either direction, and the U.S. mulls over its future direction in the general election of 2016, there is a moral for the Americas extremes without mindfulness are dangerous. Cruz and Sanders offer different versions of direction. Cruz and Sanders a version of policies too far in one direction, Trump channeling anger but lacking any clear statement of policy. The fate of nations and peoples hangs in the balance- needed is mindfulness and thoughtfulness in taking the path forward, clear of illusions that it will be easy going forward from mistakes in the past.
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Populist Policies Let Brazil’s Tomorrow Slip Away
New York Times 05/03/2016
Brazil Workers’ Party, Leaders ‘Intoxicated by Power,’ Falls From Grace
New York Times 05/12/2016
What Donald Trump Learned From Joseph McCarthy’s Right-Hand Man
The New York Times 06/20/2016
US election: Anger over Donald Trump gun rights remarks - BBC News
BBC News 08/10/2016
Brazil Police Recommend Ex-President’s Indictment on New Corruption Charges
WSJ 10/05/2016
Donald Trump Takes Conciliatory Tone at Postelection Rallies
WSJ 12/16/2016
2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- preparations during the Brazilian political crisis
04/28/2016
Grouped Articles
Olympians Are Ready, Even If Rio Isn’t
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2016
Michel Temer, Brazil’s Interim President, May Herald Shift to the Right
New York Times 05/12/2016
Brazil’s Other Olympic Spirits: Anger, Anxiety and Indifference
The New York Times 08/04/2016
Rio Olympics 2016: Did the IOC's gamble pay off or did Brazil fail to deliver?
BBC Sport 08/23/2016
Team USA's Rio 2016 highlights and lowlights: our writers' verdicts
The Guardian 08/22/2016
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/2018
The U.S. and world economy in 2017 with the incoming Trump administration
12/07/2016
Grouped Articles
The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas
WSJ 12/06/16
Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017
WSJ 12/14/16
Aging Population, Stagnant Productivity Challenge Donald Trump’s Growth Plan
WSJ 12/04/16
Opinion: Trump in offside position | Business | DW.COM | 12.01.2017
DW.COM 01/12/17
Within Trump’s inner circle, a moderate voice captures the president’s ear
Washington Post 04/14/17
Trump Plans to Seek Tax Rate of 15% on Owner-Operated Companies
WSJ 04/25/17
Latin America and the influence of Fidel Castro
11/27/2016
Grouped Articles
Fidel Castro’s Death Echoes Across Latin America
WSJ 11/26/16
Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90
The New York Times 11/26/16
The new West Coast model of higher taxes on the wealthy to support state budgets to invest in education, healthcare and infrastructure
11/06/2016
Grouped Articles
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/16
Air quality, pollution and planting trees in cities
10/31/2016
Grouped Articles
Growth of city trees can cut air pollution, says report - BBC News
BBC News 10/31/16
Women and sexual assault
10/18/2016
Grouped Articles
Retired Military Brass Decry Trump, Citing Attitude Toward Women
WSJ 10/18/16
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Advice for Living
10/03/2016
Grouped Articles
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Advice for Living
The New York Times 10/01/16
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is making her opera debut
Washington Post 10/21/16
Why Colombia's Santos and the NYT description of peace in the America is overdrawn
08/26/2016
The more visible conflicts are now replaced by less visible but no less insidious and dangerous conflict that has entered civil life and discourse further north in central America, Mexico and the U.S. disrupting democratic process, civil society and the rule of law.
Grouped Articles
Colombia’s Milestone in World Peace
The New York Times 08/26/16
Colombia’s Remarkable Peace Process
The New York Times 08/25/16
Colombia Peace Deal Is Defeated, Leaving a Nation in Shock
The New York Times 10/02/16
La victoria del No sorprende a Colombia sin un plan b
10/03/16
Deep Scars and Complacency Defeated Colombia’s Peace Deal
The New York Times 10/04/16
Former President Who Fought Colombia’s Peace Deal Holds Key to Its Future
WSJ 10/03/16
Looking back at the 2016 Rio Olympics- expectations and how Rio and Brazil delivered
08/23/2016
Grouped Articles
Rio Olympics 2016: Did the IOC's gamble pay off or did Brazil fail to deliver?
BBC Sport 08/23/16
Team USA's Rio 2016 highlights and lowlights: our writers' verdicts
The Guardian 08/22/16
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/18
Ryan Lochte, the Rio Olympics, and public opinion in Brazil
08/19/2016
Grouped Articles
Ryan Lochte: swimmer, reality TV star – and now diplomatic incident
The Guardian 08/19/16
Rio Olympics: Swimmer Lochte apologises for 'robbery' saga - BBC News
BBC News 08/31/16
Ryan Lochte’s Evolving Story Faced Little Resistance From NBC
The New York Times 08/20/16
Team USA's Rio 2016 highlights and lowlights: our writers' verdicts
The Guardian 08/22/16
Capitalism and globalization that leaves many behind- the refocus planned at the G-20 meeting in China
08/17/2016
Dangers to the global economy from many left behind by the tech and trade changes of the last 2 decades that have benefitted some sectors and groups and hurt others. Turning to populist political appeals those who feel left behind and suffer the effects of a lack of intergenerational mobility could lead the world into a period of protectionism and nationalist upheaval. This would reverse many of the changes that delivered prosperity for the four decades after World War II.
Grouped Articles
Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/16
World Trade Set For Slowest Yearly Growth Since Global Financial Crisis
WSJ 09/27/16
WTO lowers trade growth forecast | Business | DW.COM | 27.09.2016
DW.COM 09/27/16
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade
The New York Times 09/28/16
12/19/16
On Globalization, China and Trump Are Closer Than They Appear
WSJ 01/27/17
The legacy of Dilma Rousseff and the way forward for Brazil in 2017
04/29/2016
The boom years of the Lula administration supported by high commodity prices covered up serious problems in infrastructure, basic public services, education and health care. The collapse of commodity prices exposed real weaknesses in Brazil's economic structure. With this came a realization of the deep seated corruption of the ruling elite.
Grouped Articles
Economist 04/29/16
Populist Policies Let Brazil’s Tomorrow Slip Away
New York Times 05/03/16
Conservative’s Star Rises in Brazil as Polarizing Views Tap Into Discontent
New York Times 05/07/16
Brazilian President Rousseff’s Downfall Was Years in the Making
Wall Street Journal 05/12/16
Brazil Workers’ Party, Leaders ‘Intoxicated by Power,’ Falls From Grace
New York Times 05/12/16
Brazil Police Recommend Ex-President’s Indictment on New Corruption Charges
WSJ 10/05/16
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