Author
Richard Phillips
New York Editor, The Globalist
[United States]
Richard Phillips is a New York-based international analyst. Since the 1980s, he has served as a senior advisor to major financial institutions around the world.
Among Mr. Phillips current responsibilities is the management of the Thomson Reuters Corporate Responsibility Ratings and Indexes, which measure 200 separate factors to assess the environmental, social and governance performance of over 5,000 companies worldwide.
His clients have included Deutsche Bank, UBS, Société Générale, Deutsche Borse and the United Nations Development Plan.
Mr. Phillips currently serves as senior financial analyst for S-Network Global Indexes and is responsible for developing and managing indexes and ratings that measure discrete aspects of the global economy.
Articles by Richard Phillips
US Presidential Election: 2020 Is Not 2016
Joe Biden will be vilified more and more by the Trump campaign as the election approaches. But this vilification is likely to be confined to inside the right-wing echo chamber.
September 13, 2020
Coronavirus: Information, Misinformation, Disinformation and Outright Lies
In the Trump era, we urgently need to equip ourselves better for the basic requirements of contemporary truth management. Here is your guide for survival in a very contested field.
May 10, 2020
The Sad State of US and Global Economic Affairs
If -- or is it already when -- the current crisis ends with the United States of America fiscally and monetarily bankrupt, the idea of a full-blown depression becomes all too real.
March 27, 2020
The Democrats’ Wrong Choice on Impeachment
Donald Trump’s rap sheet is spectacularly long. The Democrats made a big political mistake not impeaching him for all his offenses.
December 18, 2019
US: Building an Alliance for Climate Change Mitigation
A sensible climate plan will marry CO2 reductions aimed at remediating the climate challenge with infrastructure improvements designed to mitigate its impact.
September 23, 2019
Long Shot: Marianne Williamson for President!
If Donald J. Trump is darkness, then Marianne Williamson is light.
September 18, 2019
Nancy Pelosi’s Hamlet Moment
For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it comes down to this: "To Impeach or not to impeach. That is the question."
June 21, 2019
Enter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Socialist
When Ocasio-Cortez calls for "Medicare for All," the right calls her a socialist. But a large segment of the US electorate may be ready for a bit of socialism.
February 24, 2019
The Fallout From Michigan
Takeaways for the would-be frontrunners from Tuesday's U.S. presidential primaries.
March 9, 2016
Immigration: The Story of U.S. Political Dysfunction
President Obama's immigration action is a product of a far larger problem.
December 1, 2014
Pricing the Risk of Climate Change
Why U.S. politicians must learn about dealing with reality.
November 13, 2014
Obama: So Good, Yet So Bad
How can someone so politically adept at campaigning be so politically incompetent at governing?
November 4, 2014
Pity Poor Germany? Leadership Comes with Responsibility
How can an economy, which represents only 4.9% of global GDP, be so central to the global economic outlook?
October 22, 2014
ISIS as a Colonial Creature: Is Washington Being “Played”?
ISIS is not an aberration. It is a legitimate part of the Middle Eastern political landscape.
October 15, 2014
The Power of Video: From ISIS to the NFL
The power of the media to shape and shift public opinion.
September 23, 2014
Willful Ignorance on the Economy
Did the American political right's willfully ignorant view of the economy undermine it's recovery?
September 19, 2014
Willful Ignorance on Foreign Policy
Stability through strength was and is a phantom concept
September 6, 2014
The Dumbest U.S. Foreign Policy Question Asked This Century
What do U.S. politicians mean when they say they want to save Syria?
August 19, 2014
Should Obama Quit His Job?
The job of president of the United States is impossible for anyone holding that office.
August 11, 2014
Countering the Voices of U.S. Economic Extremism
The economic extremism from the far right could have set the United States far off course.
July 17, 2014
This Thing Europeans Call Football
An American’s cultural journey toward the world’s most popular sport.
June 27, 2014
The Nagging Realities of the U.S. Foreign Policy Debate
U.S. foreign policy needs a complete rethink to move past the post-9/11 model.
May 22, 2014
Don’t Count the Democrats Out Just Yet
Why U.S. Republicans may not gain another unearned victory in the fall.
April 1, 2014
Rethinking China’s Future Path
The Chinese economy in its current form may not be sustainable.
March 10, 2014
Don’t Pity the Poor JP Morgan Shareholder
Accountability has to be the key underpinning of modern capitalism.
October 27, 2013
Learning to Love Inflation (Thanks To Quantitative Easing)
Why should real capitalists and long-term investors love quantitative easing?
May 16, 2013
US Presidential Election: 2020 Is Not 2016
September 13, 2020
Coronavirus: Information, Misinformation, Disinformation and Outright Lies
May 10, 2020
The Sad State of US and Global Economic Affairs
March 27, 2020
The Democrats’ Wrong Choice on Impeachment
December 18, 2019
US: Building an Alliance for Climate Change Mitigation
September 23, 2019
Long Shot: Marianne Williamson for President!
September 18, 2019
Nancy Pelosi’s Hamlet Moment
June 21, 2019
Enter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Socialist
February 24, 2019
The Fallout From Michigan
March 9, 2016
Immigration: The Story of U.S. Political Dysfunction
December 1, 2014
Pricing the Risk of Climate Change
November 13, 2014
Obama: So Good, Yet So Bad
November 4, 2014
Pity Poor Germany? Leadership Comes with Responsibility
October 22, 2014
ISIS as a Colonial Creature: Is Washington Being “Played”?
October 15, 2014
The Power of Video: From ISIS to the NFL
September 23, 2014
Willful Ignorance on the Economy
September 19, 2014
Willful Ignorance on Foreign Policy
September 6, 2014
The Dumbest U.S. Foreign Policy Question Asked This Century
August 19, 2014
Should Obama Quit His Job?
August 11, 2014
Countering the Voices of U.S. Economic Extremism
July 17, 2014
This Thing Europeans Call Football
June 27, 2014
The Nagging Realities of the U.S. Foreign Policy Debate
May 22, 2014
Don’t Count the Democrats Out Just Yet
April 1, 2014
Rethinking China’s Future Path
March 10, 2014
Don’t Pity the Poor JP Morgan Shareholder
October 27, 2013
Learning to Love Inflation (Thanks To Quantitative Easing)
May 16, 2013