International economics

A New York economist says in order to get our country back on the right track, we need to raise taxes and get the government spending money on the sorts of things that will propel us into the future. And it needs to do with a comprehensive plan.

16.5 million American children live in poverty. That’s more than any other first-world nation.

A proposed bill before the US Senate puts duties on goods from China that the US deems artificially cheap — China says passage of the bill would trigger a trade war.

Many Greeks aren’t buying the government’s argument for more financial sacrifice. Some are talking about defaulting on loans and pulling out of the EU generally.

John Harold hired jobless Americans to help on his farm, and says they proved to be less reliable and less willing to perform the hard work than foreign workers.