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Global Crises

How Trump tariffs are affecting allies, frenemies, adversaries

Every corner of the planet is feeling the shock, but some are facing more peril than others.

Scott Bessent
Washington Politics

Bessent: Strong dollar, tariffs can wield US power on world stage

Trump's nomination for Treasury secretary has the support of Wall Street and a hawkish view of macro economics

Wall Street ignores own rules while investing in arms bound for Israel
Military Industrial Complex

Wall Street ignores own rules while investing in arms bound for Israel

Transparency around the weapons industry could reveal some uncomfortable truths

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North America

Banning lawmakers from owning stocks would stymie war profiteering

Members of Congress making military policy are invested in the very weapons companies benefiting from it. That's wrong.