Sistemas financieros y monetarios
What’s a debt ceiling, anyway... and why does the US have one?
In 1917, a country that had mostly avoided entanglements with the outside world for the first 140 years of its existence jumped into a world war.
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Educación y habilidades
Debemos aprender de la historia - y sobre todo ahora
Cierto día, escuché de un eminente profesor de historia de que realmente no aprendemos con nuestro pasado. Dicho profesor, mientras describía un periodo especialmente sangriento de la Rev...
Educación y habilidades
This is why history matters, especially now
One day, a professor describing a particularly gory period of the French Revolution heavy on show trials and guillotines paused to offer an aside. You realize, he said to me and a lecture...
Geopolitics
Cold War redux: this is why keeping the economy global is a good idea
The Lada has been an ample source of jokes. A survey of owners of the Russian car found that just 5% would recommend one to a friend. Even a review aiming for an upbeat tone hit a downbea...
El cambio climático
These laws have formed a foundation to fight climate change
Nearly four decades ago, a US senator proposed legislation to draw up a national strategy for studying and addressing climate change. It quickly went nowhere.
Banca y mercados de capitales
Esto es lo que ocurre cuando un banco cierra sus puertas
Una certeza sobre los bancos: hoy en día parece haber menos.
Sistemas financieros y monetarios
This is what happens when a bank shuts its doors
Here’s one certainty about banks: there seem to be fewer around these days.
Geopolitics
What would a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Ukraine look like?
This article was originally published on 3 February 2023 and was updated on 28 March 2023.
Banca y mercados de capitales
Por qué y cómo se regulan los bancos
Cuando trabajaba como periodista en 2008, tuve el placer de cubrir la quiebra de mi propio banco.
Banca y mercados de capitales
This is why (and how) banks are regulated
When I was working as a reporter in 2008, I had the pleasure of covering the failure of my own bank.
El cambio climático
Geoingeniería: ¿Podemos realmente creer en un Plan B para el clima?
A las 10:38 de una mañana de junio de 1991, explotó un volcán en Filipinas.
El cambio climático
How much faith can we have in backup plans for the climate?
At 10:38 on a June morning in 1991, a volcano in the Philippines exploded.
El cambio climático
‘Weird’ winter weather and reminders of a warming planet
A dusting of snow on the Hollywood sign that looms over Los Angeles is rare. But it happened last week, and on the same day that record heat was reported in Washington, DC, several degree...
Geopolitics
What are ‘shadow fleets’ and how do they hinder efforts to help Ukraine?
In December, the European Union banned imports of Russian crude oil by sea, and the EU and other major economies imposed a price cap – designed to keep essential exports flowing from one ...
Geopolitics
¿Cómo sería un "Plan Marshall" para Ucrania?
Europa no había sido testigo de un conflicto como la invasión de Ucrania desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ahora puede ser necesario un esfuerzo de reconstrucción aún más ambicioso.