Zachary Karabell


Zachary Karabell is the author of Inside Money: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power. He is the founder of the Progress Network at New America and president of River Twice Research and River Twice Capital.

Articles by Zachary Karabell
A man walks past a booth during the Appliance and Electronics World Expo in Shanghai. The section of the exposition hall is somewhat dim, with most the light coming from blue and purple neon lights on a large TikTok music note logo.
A man walks past a booth during the Appliance and Electronics World Expo in Shanghai. The section of the exposition hall is somewhat dim, with most the light coming from blue and purple neon lights on a large TikTok music note logo.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, wearing a suit and tie, is seen in profile against a black and white striped background.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, wearing a suit and tie, is seen in profile against a black and white striped background.
The U.S Capitol Building is prepared for the inaugural ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden as American flags are placed in the ground on the National Mall on January 18, 2021 in Washington.
The U.S Capitol Building is prepared for the inaugural ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden as American flags are placed in the ground on the National Mall on January 18, 2021 in Washington.
National Economic Council director Gary Cohn helps hand out signing pens.
National Economic Council director Gary Cohn helps hand out signing pens.
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attends a meeting with then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at Beijing Hotel in Beijing, on Aug. 19, 2011.
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attends a meeting with then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at Beijing Hotel in Beijing, on Aug. 19, 2011.
A worker removes the sign at the entrance to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, in Sichuan province, China, on July 25.
A worker removes the sign at the entrance to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, in Sichuan province, China, on July 25.
A tattered American flag blows in the winds of Hurricane Dennis in Mobile, Alabama, on July 10, 2005.
A tattered American flag blows in the winds of Hurricane Dennis in Mobile, Alabama, on July 10, 2005.
Anthony Fauci (left), the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards in the Oval Office of the White House on April 29.
Anthony Fauci (left), the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards in the Oval Office of the White House on April 29.
Dollars and yuan notes are seen at a bank on May 15, 2006 in Beijing, China.
Dollars and yuan notes are seen at a bank on May 15, 2006 in Beijing, China.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event for business leaders in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event for business leaders in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. (Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images)
Donald Trump walks to the official G7 welcoming ceremony in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 8, 2018. (GEOFF ROBINS / AFP)
Donald Trump walks to the official G7 welcoming ceremony in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 8, 2018. (GEOFF ROBINS / AFP)
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EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
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