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Trade Off: Stories of Globalization and Backlash

Is globalization in decline?

by David Brancaccio
Aug 18, 2017
Trade barriers may rise and fall, but it's not a case of extremes, one expert says.
Is our world getting more or less globally connected?
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Laying the groundwork for post-Brexit trade

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 24, 2017
Representatives from the U.S. and Britain are meeting today for the first time to talk about what the trade relationship between the two countries will look like after Brexit. But there is only so much U.S. and British negotiators can work out in advance. That’s because we still don’t know what Brexit will look like.  Click […]
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A year after Brexit vote, some want 'nuclear option'

by Stephen Beard
Jun 23, 2017
Hardliners say Britain should quit Brexit talks and offer unilateral free trade.
Some “hard Brexiters” say that if the U.K. fails to secure a satisfactory deal during negotiations, it should walk out of the talks and make a unilateral declaration of free trade.
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After a difficult few months, Brexit negotiations begin

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 19, 2017
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces mounting pressure at home.
“Prime Minister May's authority has been shattered,” says Stephen Beard, Marketplace's London correspondent.
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Is the UK facing parliamentary paralysis?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 9, 2017
The election results mean May's leadership could be challenged, British pundits say.
Theresa May, British prime minister and Conservative Party leader, delivers a statement in London today after Conservatives lost their majority in a snap general election.
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Weekly Wrap: How much more chaos can one global economy stand?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 9, 2017
Sheelah Kolhatkar of The New Yorker and David Gura of Bloomberg join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. With the stunning election results in Britain now final, we look at how the political turmoil will impact Brexit negotiations and if the European Union now has leverage. Then, we turn our attention to […]
National flags flutter near the the Elizabeth Tower, commonly referred to as Big Ben, in central London today.
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For British whistle-maker, the future is cloudy after the election

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jun 9, 2017
'The politicians have got to get their act together,' says Simon Topman of the Acme Whistle Co.
About half the factory workers at Acme Whistle Co. are immigrants.
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Theresa May's political power is 'massively weakened' following UK snap election

by David Brancaccio
Jun 9, 2017
The prime minister had been hoping for stronger support during her Brexit negotiations.
British Prime Minister Theresa May won the country's snap election, but she lost her parliamentary majority.
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Britain fears labor shortage as EU workers stay away

by Stephen Beard
Jun 7, 2017
EU workers, unsure of their post-Brexit status, choose not to settle in Britain.
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The party that could drive a 'radical centrist movement' in Britain

by David Brancaccio
Jun 6, 2017
The Liberal Democrats are going nowhere in the upcoming U.K. election. Here is why The Economist is endorsing them.
An European Union flag and a British flag fly in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
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