The autocracies of the Arab world have been as economically destructive as they've been politically repressive.
Where asylum is used as a route to economic migration, it can cause deep resentment in the host community.
Partly because of the desperate economic situation in the country, what were once the leading institutions of conservatism are constrained.
In the US, most progressives start to see the differences between internationalism and economic globalization.
I don't believe in trickle-down economics. I don't think that people who have the most are inclined to share it, generally.
Railroads are the primary economic beneficiaries. It's a difficult project for the public sector.
Economic issues are just as much moral issues as social issues.
In tough economic times, desperate people do desperate things, and the abortion rate goes up.
The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.
Renewable energy has economic advantages that extend beyond steady, predictable electric rates - and Maine is in a good position to capitalize on those opportunities.
First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.
When economic conditions are difficult, people tend to be less generous and protect themselves; the question of solidarity doesn't mean much to them at that time.
High-speed rail would revolutionise interstate travel and would also be an economic game-changer for dozens of regional communities along its path.
Truth be told, most financial television bores me. Two or more people discussing the latest economic trends or hot stocks is not especially entertaining.
They still have some money, and they have needs to supply. They must begin immediately to pool their earnings and organize industries to participate in supplying social and economic demands.
Let us face it: in the world today, money and economic strength remain more powerful arguments than the number of people you represent.
I've always been interested in the economics of reproduction, who gets what they want when it comes to childbearing and how these days, money is a tremendous advantage.
What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesn't make sense.
The link between peace and stability on the one hand, and social and economic growth on the other, is dialectic. Peace, poverty, and backwardness cannot mix in one region.
America stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal.
The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself.
