How commerce became our most powerful tool against global poverty
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We’ll miss globalism when it’s gone
I have, like I suspect many readers, been in quite a bad mood for the last two months. My go-to ...
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
In a sweeping interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the ...
GOP Gambles on Budget Plan That Helps the Rich and Cuts Aid to the Poor
The Republican Party won the last election in no small part because of its new appeal with working-class voters, a ...
The attack on USAID portends a war on the welfare state
One of the first casualties of the second Trump administration has been the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). ...
One reason it’s harder to escape poverty in America
The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor you ...
This obscure budget procedure could be Trump’s biggest weapon
Editor’s note, January 28, 9:50 am: This story was originally published on December 2, 2024. On Monday, January 27, the ...
How we measure poverty matters — and we can do better
How many people are living in poverty in America? It depends on whom you ask. If it’s the US Census, ...
The best thing that Joe Biden did
Joe Biden has had a rough go of things. He leaves the presidency with the worst end-of-first-term approval rating of ...
The 10(ish) most read Future Perfect stories of 2024
It’s that time of year. As Future Perfect has in the past, we’re rounding up our most read stories of ...
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