When people in 25 countries were asked what makes them proud of their country, at least some cited their political system and economy.

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at President Trump's handling of the economy, including his tariff policy. This episode: political correspondent Sarah ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: The closed-door "AI Insight Forum" is hosted by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) inside the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.

2025 was a tumultuous year for Mongolia’s politics and economic endeavors. With increasing numbers of intermittent protests in the nation’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia saw political instability, corruption, and social distress. In the upcoming ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — When Idalia Bisbal moved to this Pennsylvania city synonymous with America’s working class, she hoped for a cheaper, easier life than the one she was leaving behind in her hometown of New York City. About three years later, she is ...

The arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has reopened debate over whether the country's long-isolated economy could soon re-engage with global markets, but analysts caution that sanctions relief and recovery are far from guaranteed.

In a truly free market, there is no class conflict. In the presence of the state, however, things are different because various groups jockey with each other to

Mr. Jäger is a contributing Opinion writer and a lecturer in politics at Oxford University. He wrote from Brussels. Among contemporary European writers, the novelist Michel Houellebecq is not known for his optimism. In his oeuvre spanning three decades, a ...

There's a peculiar magic to language moments — those rare instances when a phrase or term suddenly captures something we've all been feeling, but couldn't quite articulate, and then refuses to let go. For most of 2025, I found myself cataloging them ...

Discover what autarky means, its economic implications, and real-world examples like North Korea and Nazi Germany's self-sufficient policies.

In my position as the head of one of the world’s leading economic and political research firms, and as a speaker and writer on topics focused on future trends and how to succeed in a changing world, I have been in the business of making predictions for ...