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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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January 20, 2022
Economics
Robert E. Rubin: The Challenges and Future of Capitalism in the United States
There are many critical challenges for the U. S. economy that markets, by their nature, will not address. In this sense, the future of American capitalism thus depends on the future of American polit…
April 19, 2024
United States
Election 2024: Donald Trump Declines to Fight Aid to Ukraine
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Donald Trump has chosen to stand aside as the House of Representatives moves to vote on aid to Ukra…
July 14, 2006
United States
Far be it from me to disagree with Robert Rubin
One thing I never thought I would see: William Greider (no fan of Citibank Democrats) interviewing Robert Rubin. The end result is well worth reading. Rubin doesn’t seem to be in Steve Roach’s…
December 5, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
Arthur Chaskalson: An Architect of Democratic South Africa
Lawyers can be improbable heroes, but Arthur Chaskalson was one. He used the law to hobble apartheid and subsequently helped author a post-apartheid legal system that subordinated the parliament to …
August 30, 2005
Economics
Rubin doctrine of international finance v. Greenspan doctrine …
The Rubin doctrine of international finance (From In an Uncertain World):1. The only certainty in life is that nothing is ever certain.2. Markets are good, but they are not the solution to all proble…