When addressing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), we must put people’s health (and, potentially, life) at the forefront of every action taken by the public and private sectors, as well as individuals. Late prevention, poor communications, playing politics, or just focusing on economic…
Realpolitik indeed! With Senator Warren also retired from the Democratic presidential primary race, it is now a two men contest: Joe Biden v. Bernie Sanders. Joe Biden is, once again, the front runner of the Democratic primaries, leading both the…
It is time to address Cuba on our Latino Debates series. Coincidently, it comes in the middle of the controversy originated from the inexplicable comment Senator Bernie Sanders made in the context of his campaign for Democratic presidential nominee. Sanders…
Esta semana, Ben Ritz, joven y brillante experto en finanzas públicas, director del Progressive Policy Institute, publicó un artículo fenomenal en la revista Forbes donde analiza los costos de los programas sociales del senador Sanders. En su nota periodística, Ritz…
This week, Ben Ritz, a brilliant young public finance mind and the Director of the Progressive Policy Institute, published a phenomenal article on Forbes Magazine accounting the costs of Senator Sanders’s social programs. In his calculation, Ritz dug into the…
Nuestra serie Debates Latinos ha llegado al tema de Cuba. Coincide con la controversia que originó, en la carrera por la presidencia de los Estados Unidos, el inexplicable comentario, por absurdo, del Senador Bernie Sanders, quien reivindicó supuestos elementos positivos…
Trump’s proposed budget to Congress is a $4.8 trillion spending plan in which he addresses the fiscal deficit that resulted from his tax cuts to the wealthiest. It includes a list of deep cuts to student loan assistance, affordable housing…
Aquí estamos, frente al presupuesto propuesto por Trump al Congreso. Es un plan de gastos de 4.8 millones de millones, marcado por la intención de lidiar con el déficit fiscal, creado por el mismo, al reducirles los impuestos a los…
La semana pasada tuve el privilegio de participar en el Hay Festival, en la edición correspondiente a la histórica ciudad colombiana de Cartagena de Indias. La invitación siguió a la inclusión de mi reciente libro, ‘94 paradojas para pensar el…
Ten years ago, on January 12, an earthquake of 7 degrees devastated Haiti. As the most powerful earthquake in the region of the past 250 years, it is hard to describe the destruction that took place. Almost 320 thousand people…
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