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An illustration showing a giant scale, with one side weighed down by a large pile of money and the other much lighter. Two figures push money from the heavier side to the lighter one, symbolising redistribution—a “Robin Hood” economy.

Soaked

The Robin Hood state is coming for the rich

Tax systems are more progressive than you think

Portrait of the author

The logic of persistence

Russia’s economy has entered the death zone

Alexandra Prokopenko wonders how much longer it can go on metabolising its own muscle tissue

A freight train with an Indian flag on the front carrying cargo containers rides along a railway track in Ajmer, India.

Comparative advantage

Who wrangled the best trade deal from Donald Trump?

The agreements look one-sided. Their consequences may not be