Income inequality is spurring populist movements. But income growth has curbed poverty in many areas, and wealth can hold the key to equality. A limousine is offered for hire besides a bicycle path in Beijing, China, 29 February 2008 (EPA/Adrian Bradshaw) Has income...
Italy is struggling — again — to form a government. But with massive debt and a large economy, Italy is no financial side show. Time to pay attention. Italian President Sergio Mattarella talks to the press after a second round of consultations to form a...
The U.S. presidential campaign can be puzzling for a foreigner. But it’s a window on popular culture as Republican candidates jockey for position. U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz (IJReview) What does the race to the U.S. presidency have to do with bacon and...
Greece’s debt woes bring back memories to Tiziana Barghini, who says this small country can teach us a lot. A woman sells bread next to posters reading ”NO to EU, IMF, ECB proposal” in Thessaloniki, 1 July 2015. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) Greece’s...
The first time I met John Nash I was overwhelmed — and amused. The math genius was both eccentric and human. The first time I met John Nash I was overwhelmed — and amused. I knew about the Nash equilibrium, a founding concept for game theory, a branch of mathematics...