In a Bloomberg Surveillance interview, Joseph E. Stiglitz discusses the influence of fiscal stimulus on U.S. economic growth and employment, outlook for inflation, and the American military drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Philip LaRocco expands on why the clean cooking sector needs a coherent strategy.

The spread of the Delta variant threatens America's progress in fighting COVID-19, raising the chance that schools will not fully reopen in the fall, writes Lincoln Mitchell.

In India, "recent expansion and reconfiguration of the council of ministers offers a fresh opportunity to accelerate and deepen structural reforms." Arvind Panagariya elaborates on the need for reform.

Safwan M. Masri comments on recent actions by President Kais Saied of Tunisia.

Lincoln Mitchell considers the spread of the Delta variant that threatens America's progress in fighting COVID-19, and also puts at risk schools' efforts to reopen.

Professor Takatoshi Ito talks about trends in the portfolios of Japan’s top public pension funds.

To raise money for the MTA, we should charge the real vehicles that cause congestion, writes Lucius Riccio.

In a letter to the Times, Stuart Gottlieb endorses the U.S. founders' vision for the Senate.

In response to rising protests against social inequities, luxury fashion brands are contending with issues related to sustainability and the need for cultural and social changes in production, says SIPA lecturer Laura Scherling.