To appease industrialized allies, the White House could undermine the delicate coalition backing domestic green manufacturing.
Europe
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Ukraine’s Neoliberal War Mobilization
Low taxes, privatization, and pared-back labor protections could undermine Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression.
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Who Knew? Revoking Long-Established Rights (This Time in France) Proves Unpopular
Today on TAP: Macron’s bid to raise retirement age yields huge backlash. Have our own Republicans even noticed?
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Slime-on-a-Rock Cuisine and Social Democracy
Today on TAP: Noma, the world’s most pretentious restaurant, in Copenhagen of all places, to close.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Europe Tries to Stop Exporting Its Emissions
A new EU border tax on carbon could hurt low-income industrializing countries, but ‘green protectionism’ is here to stay.
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European Disunion
Fragmentation over energy and defense policy weakens the EU and fails to solve urgent problems.
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One More French Lesson—Le Drugstore
Today on TAP: In France, pharmacy chains are illegal. The result: local ownership, better service, and more price competition.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Best Tax System on Earth
What America and the world can learn from the Faroe Islands
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Hospital Billing Is a Crime Against American Patients
A visit to a hospital in Europe is an eye-opener to the many ways monopolized U.S. hospitals pad their profits with unnecessary costs.