The pace of US business investment has fallen by about 50% over the past 50 years. Idle capacity, not cautious executives, explains the decline, research suggests.

Over 700 million people are unable to afford the basics of a decent life: food, water, housing, healthcare, and education.

Lee Han-joo, head of the Democratic Research Institute, stated in a book set for release on the 30th that a “basic society” becomes an accelerator for “real growth.” The theory of real growth is the ...