Economic policies have profound effects on the tensions within and between countries — tensions that can lead to war,” renowned progressive economist James K. Boyce remarked to me recently, adding ...

Economy has been battered by corruption and 13 years of civil war. Coupled with international sanctions and mismanagement, ...

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When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest ...

The irony of the 1850s is lost on Evers, a Democrat; the same party that defended slavery then is party that seeks to employ ...

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A letter writer who compared Gov. Evers’ defense of the economic importance of undocumented workers with southern Democrats ...

China has increased civil servant salaries in ... This impending salvo in the U.S.-China trade war could further threaten Beijing's already ailing economy and bring China's struggles with weak ...

Since the economic crisis began ... of the political class the ruled the country after the end of the 1975-90 civil war.