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From bombed reactors to inflation and blackouts, a cascade of crises is testing the Islamic Republic’s resilience like never before.
The case that a bipartisan movement structured around progress and reform may be reaching critical mass.
To build a better world, we first have to understand how change actually happens.
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“This is a world in which we've essentially given ourselves the tools to stop the construction of the most important product in American lives in the places where Americans often most want to move.”
The veteran economist joins Big Think to unpack the new rules of social media, explain tariffs, and recount his adventures in Albania.
Americans have gone through three historic junctures like what we're witnessing today — and they happen on an uncanny 80-year cycle.
In post-Soviet nations where ministers have a relatively high BMI, corruption tends to be high, too.
In 1980, Willy Brandt drew a line across the map that still influences how we think about the world.
Each year, over half a million migrants cross the deadly jungle separating Colombia from Panama in search of a better life in the United States.
Misinterpreted data may be distorting Western predictions about the future of China's economy.
Big Think spoke with historian Marc-William Palen about the egalitarian aims of the free-trade movement in past centuries.
There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?
While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.
Unmasking a "convenient untruth" in U.S. politics.
The story of China is the story of global economics.
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Almost 18,000 projects, brought together on one clickable map.
While cities drive national economic growth, their political geography means they cannot effectively deal with inequality, poverty, and other socioeconomic problems.
Despite being called the "dismal science," economics impacts our lives every day. Here, we look at seven of the greatest economists in history.
Guess which country has 269% inflation.
Reading between the lines of Dorothy’s adventure to the Emerald City.
Million Stories
Kublai Khan wasn’t the first ruler in history to issue paper money, but his Yuan dynasty did take unprecedented action to ensure this revolutionary form of currency retained its value.
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The minimum wage is a popular policy, but it's not the only way governments have tried to help workers secure a decent living.
An upstart third party is unlikely to dislodge the status quo in the current system.
A clear alternative has yet to emerge.
Our economy is dominated by middlemen, including huge companies such as Walmart and Amazon. There are many benefits to going direct instead.
Recent geopolitical turning points, like Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were chapters in a story that extends decades back in world history.
Since Ukraine originally meant “borderland,” the territory was already a target for several kingdoms.
Is 2022 the year the economy recovers?