Trump back in the White House: an abyss between the US, Europe and China
Polarization is very strong in the Republican party, which sees no alternative to blind support for the former president
Why there are companies that do better in crises than in normal times
Technology, energy and financial corporations have become the elite within the elite
Trump and the philanthropic ogre
The president is dusting off the old and unscientific “Laffer curve,” which did so much damage under Reagan
The Greek mirror
The IMF’s admission that it erred on austerity’s impact has not been accompanied by any change in economic policy
Remember when
If this is what you call recovery, it doesn't feel that way to most of us
Divergence/convergence
Spain is slipping further from the European average, and there is no sign that this is going to improve
Show some pity for the powerful
Thinker Moisés Naím argues that being in charge isn't what it used to be
Democratic recession
Distrust of politicians in Spain means the Socialist Party’s relaunch runs the risk of being stillborn
What we owe
Our huge debts and the extraordinary level of unemployment in Spain distinguish us from our neighbors, and make us "special"
Spirit of ’45
The same people who are helping to destroy the welfare state are those who benefited from it
G20 / Olympic bubble
The result seems premonitory of a global trend: the central countries are in their best economic position in years, growth is slowing in emerging countries, and the south of Europe remains prostrate
The growth of inequality
Recovery seems to be returning, but redistribution of wealth in the US is at 1920s levels
Shuffle the cards
Family businesses need access to credit, not homilies on the virtues of patience
Crime and punishment
What kind of responsibility is borne by politicians, and accompanying technocrats, when their mistakes generate so much suffering among the people?
Dithering Hamlet
The PP's reform has not served to stop the destruction of jobs, nor to incentivize their creation
Legacy
It was the Popular Party that fuelled the property bubble
A thousand days of austerity
It is now three years since Europe-imposed cutbacks were first imposed on Spain With rampant unemployment, the country's suffering has never been more acute
Conservative revolution
Thatcher and Reagan wanted to liquidate socialism and stunt the permissiveness born of 1968
Hateful statistics
A director of the CEOE Spanish employers' association, Joan Rosell, has voiced doubts about the validity of our country's Active Population Survey (EPA)
New rich / new poor
Next week's state-of-the-union debate needs to address disparities in economic growth and public trust to create agreements and resolutions
Painful mistakes
As “austericide” bites, deep, the IMF is beginning to accept that it has been blinkered in its thinking
Against all hope
This labor “reform” has all the sensitivity of an armored car, and is the most unbalanced reform in favor of the interests of companies since the time of Franco
Why Spain is different
Nobody is responsible for the fact that half of our financial system has been awarded junk bond status