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Why DOGE’s meddling at Treasury could have catastrophic consequences for the US economy

By Liz Fong-Jones | Disruptive Technologies

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Russia’s economy is much more than a “big gas station.” Under sanctions, that’s now its biggest problem.

By Janis Kluge | Special Topics

The A1 Verse: the pandemic that ate the economy

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity

In 2020, as tens of thousands of people in the United States continued to test positive for COVID-19 each week, many wondered if it was really time to reopen the economy. Credit: US Army. CC BY 2.0.

When to reopen the economy during the coronavirus pandemic? South Korea’s got a plan and the numbers to back it up

By HyunJung Kim | Biosecurity