The more divided a society becomes in terms of wealth, the more reluctant the wealthy are to spend money on common needs.
JOSEPH STIGLITZClimate change poses an existential threat to the planet that is no less dire than that posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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What you measure affects what you do. If you don’t measure the right thing, you don’t do the right thing.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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The problem is a lot of what is called economics is not economics. It is more ideology or religion.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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When you don’t have equality of opportunity because you don’t have equal access to education, it just seems so outrageous. It weakens our economy and leads to more inequality.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Climate change is a reality.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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