The economy is “in a coma” – and tax cuts won’t help: Clark and Devries

Scott Clark and Peter Devries say the economy needs a jump start – and the solution is not more tax cuts. Read it in iPolitics here.

David Miliband on the Iraq war’s legacy

David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee, looks back at the Iraq War and how it contributed to the current crisis. Read it in the Guardian here.

Hilary Clinton: North America can lead on clean energy

IMF Chief on “inclusive capitalism”

Read Christina Lagarde’s address to the Conference on Inclusive Capitalism, entitled “Economic Inclusion and Financial Integrity.” Click here.

Mark Carney warns of growing income inequality

Former Governor of the Bank of Canada, and current Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney warns of growing income inequality. Link here (subscription required).

Does Canada need to change its tax system to allow all (not just smaller) firms to grow?

Does Canada need to change its tax system to allow all (not just smaller) firms to grow? Read the new Deloitte Canada report.

Canada has the top 3 resilient cities in the world: Fast Company

Canada has the top 3 resilient cities in the world according to Fast Company. Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary are some of the most prepared cities that are adaptive to climate change in the world. See the full list here.

How Obama Shocked Harper as Keystone’s Frustrator-in-Chief

Bloomberg News has an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the recent (un)development in the Keystone XL saga. Read it here.

Martin Wolf on Thomas Piketty: Capital in the 21st Century

Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Editor of the Financial Times, reviews Thomas Piketty’s ground-breaking new book Capital in the 21st Century. Read it here.

States of transition: IPPR on youth unemployment in U.S. and Europe

The Institute for Public Policy Research has released a new report examining the transition from education to full-time employment in the U.S. and several European countries. Read it here.

McKenna: Ottawa takes another stab at solving the innovation conundrum

The Globe & Mail’s Barrie McKenna details new efforts by the federal government to jumpstart Canada’s innovation agenda. Read about it here.

The truth about Afghanistan

Despite the Canadian military’s claim of success, the mission failed to extinguish Afghanistan’s insurgency or stabilize the country. Read Roland Paris’ take in IPPR here.

Graves & Lang: growth, but the right kind of growth?

Frank Graves and Eugene Lang take a closer look at StatCan’s data and sees signs of trouble for Canada’s middle class. Read their take here.

How to be a true progressive

Insights into inequality in America: to be a true progressive, Barack Obama should borrow ideas from the Republicans. Read here.

“The rungs of the ladder are moving farther apart”

New research on social mobility in the U.S. suggests equality of opportunity is increasingly scarce. Watch the PBS interview with Dr. Raj Chetty here.

Jeff Simpson: A long line of procurement failures

The Globe & Mail’s Jeff Simpson details Canada’s recent history of procurement failures: read it here.

Productivity crisis haunts global economy

Productivity growth on a steady decline according to the Conference Board. Read analysis in the Financial Times here.

A path forward on responsible resource development

An impressive slate of Canadian energy, environment and aboriginal experts met 5 times last year to discuss energy development in Canada. Read the summary of their conversations.

The politics of global inequality

Wherein the focus on inequality goes global – and why that matters in the long-run. Andrew Norton’s thoughts here.

A surprisingly rational conservative vision for the role of government

Even some U.S. conservatives are beginning to think rationally about the role of government. Can Canadian progressives say the same? From National Affairs.