Inflation May Continue, But There is Hope

In the last 12 months, the United States has seen inflation run rampant. The Consumer Price Index shows that everyday necessities have gotten more expensive. Medical services, transportation services, and…

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To Solve Bad Lending, India’s Banks Need to Privatise

At the start of the 20th Century, China and India were in the same economic positions: both nations have their own share of troubles trying to boost their respective national GDPs whilst trying to build a more robust system of accountability for their banks. The majority of banks in both nations are largely owned by the state.

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Jorge Jraissati’s Encouraging Plan for Venezuela’s Political Economy

In Venezuela, we have been dedicating our lives to restoring our nation’s political and economic freedoms. For years, millions of Venezuelans, under the leadership of the student movement and of young political activists, have been peacefully protesting against Nicolas Maduro’s dictatorial regime, with clear demands: Respect for our basic rights and freedoms, such as fair elections, freedom of speech, free enterprise, and rule of law. In response to the people’s demands, Maduro’s repressive groups such as the military and the national police have incarcerated, tortured, and even killed many Venezuelans. To be more precise, Maduro’s dictatorship has unrightfully incarcerated thousands, cold-bloodedly killed hundreds, and overall, forced more than five million Venezuelans into exile

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Shale Gas and Its Effects on America

  The U.S. has become an energy superpower due to the growing shale gas industry. This series will cover the impact of shale gas from three vantage points, beginning with…

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The Cost of Capitalism

  An article published  in The Economist on November 15th,  2018, discusses the implications of a disturbing new survey, conducted in 2016: “more than half of all Americans no longer…

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