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Trump misses key trade deficit point: Columbia economist

President Donald Trump fails to understand that the key factor behind the trade deficit is that U.S. consumption exceeds production, according to Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs. Read the full article in Fox Business.

Columbia professor slams Trump’s tariffs on China

Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs on why he disagrees with President Trump’s proposed tariffs against China and the problems he sees with the president’s tax reform plan. Watch the latest video at foxbusiness.com

Does money buy happiness in other countries? New study finds out

Every year, more than 1 million people come to the United States in hopes of living the American dream. With so many people striving to live in the U.S., you might think it’s the happiest country on earth. Not so. The U.S. is the No. 18 happiest country in the world while Finland is No. [...]

Martin Wolf: The crisis of democratic capitalism

Populism is on the rise across the western world — we saw its effect in the outcome of the Brexit referendum, Donald Trump’s election as US president and in the Italian polls. So why are so many voters unhappy? Featuring Jeffrey Sachs, Diane Coyle and David Goodhart.

Forget Trans Mountain, here’s the sustainable way forward for Canada’s energy sector

Oil seems to make politicians lose their bearings. The get-rich-quick mentality or too-much-to-lose thinking is very hard to overcome. Thus, two of Canada’s most progressive leaders, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, have both doubled down recently on Alberta oil sands and the pipelines to carry them to world markets. Whether Kinder [...]

World Coffee Producers Forum to become an organization

The executive committee of the World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) has agreed to start the process to formalize the structure of the forum as a not-for-profit organization that will address and raise awareness of the challenges of the coffee value chain, especially those related to the economic and social situation of coffee growers. Read the [...]

Should the US be part of solution in Syria or leave?

Facebook and the Future of Online Privacy

The EU has taken the lead in responding to abuse by the likes of Facebook, thanks to its new privacy standards and proposed greater taxation of peddlers of online personal data. Yet more is needed and feasible. Read the full article on Project Syndicate.    

SDGs gain traction in the US, but with a domestic twist

NEW YORK — A number of experts on philanthropy, poverty, and development are amping up efforts to show how the Sustainable Development Goals could apply to the United States, just as much as they do in any other country. Read the full article on Devex.

Lessons from the Millennium Villages Project: a personal perspective

The Millennium Village Project (MVP) was initiated in 2005 as a means to implement the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project at a local scale in rural Africa. The main conclusion of the UN Millennium Project was that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) could be achieved if the high-income donor nations increased their official development [...]