A firsthand look at China’s material progress and clean-tech revolution -- and what could happen if we let an authoritarian state steer AI's future.

Globalization did not fail — it improved the lives of billions of people. The next phase of human development could push us to a new level of global abundance.

In this excerpt from The Wage Standard, Arindrajit Dube explains how "monopsony" gives some employers the power to set wages below competitive levels.

The case for robotaxis on the water.

At the foundation of America’s progress movement are immigrants who still believe this country can build.

Preindustrial life wasn’t simple or serene — it was filthy, violent, and short. The Industrial Revolution was imperfect, but it was progress.

Behind the plateau in corporate AI lies a surge in personal and agentic use.

Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? In theory, yes. In practice? Not so much.

By weaponizing the global economy, the U.S. initiated a new era of economic warfare and transformed how major powers compete.

In 1900, the UK clearly was the richest country in Europe. That's no longer the case.

With undersea cables, AI education, and more, the tech giant is helping create Africa’s “digital decade.”

An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before.

A new railway will switch the Baltic region's train gauge from Soviet to standard European — a megaproject with political, economic, and military dimensions.

"Understanding more about monetary policy and the economic regime that you're living under can help ease some of the fundamental uncertainties [that have been] prevalent since COVID, and help you make better decisions in your day-to-day life."

The cat-and-mouse game between China and the world’s semiconductor companies is already having enormous consequences.

9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.

Cam Lawrence — CEO of international venture platform Newlab — joins Big Think Business to discuss his strategic vision for climate tech.

Is human overpopulation alarmist hype with disturbing consequences? Oxford data scientist Hannah Ritchie debunks the overpopulation myth.

While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.

Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower is poised to become the world’s tallest building. What’s behind the century-plus drive to build ever taller skyscrapers?

Misinterpreted data may be distorting Western predictions about the future of China's economy.

How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.

This may be the largest helium reservoir in U.S. history.

Consumer debt shapes American lives so thoroughly that it seems eternal and immortal, but it’s actually relatively new to the financial world.

The United States is the biggest risk in 2024. Here are the other 9, explained by Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.

China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.

The Pan-American Highway began a century ago with a vision of unfettered motor-vehicle access between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego. What happened to the dream?

Did they spend the money on themselves or others?

Mansa Musa, perhaps history's richest man, claims he ascended the throne of Mali after his predecessor sailed west and never came back. Could he have made it to the New World?

Burj Al Babas may one day be full of wealthy vacationers, but for now it’s a ghost town in the center of Turkey.