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Hey, look it over—public ownership is the most effective way to fix America’s economy.

The strange thing about last week’s Brussels compact is that it is irrelevant to the task at hand—avoiding collapse of the euro.

All of the plans on the table for solving the debt crisis, including the finalized plan, are far removed from the needs and wants of ordinary Americans. 

While the US funds democratic reform projects in the post-Mubarak age, Egyptians are mistrustful of American meddling in their domestic affairs.

The government has the power to spur innovation and reshape the economy—but it must be willing to flex its muscle.

Investors who seek out companies that are meeting the long-term challenge of sustainability will have a strategic advantage.

Relying so heavily on GDP as a measure of economic health is like removing all of the gauges on a car’s dashboard except the speedometer.

Her name was Global South. His name was Washington Consensus. But his winning streak was running out and her star was rising.

Can the world sustain a country the size of China with an appetite for the good things in life on par with America's?

China is slowly winning control of the Greater Middle East and Central Asia's energy supplies with deals, strategy and lots of pipe.