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A Big Defeat for Big Tech
A Big Defeat for Big Tech
Joseph E. Stiglitz details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements. -
Haiti’s Proud Boys
Haiti’s Proud Boys
Slavoj Žižek warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence. -
Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset
Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset
Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises. -
The Truth About US Immigration
The Truth About US Immigration
Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating. -
Big Tech, But Bigger
Big Tech, But Bigger
Margaret O'Mara explains how the AI boom will differ from the 1990s-2000s internet boom to which it is often compared. -
The Zombification of Political Parties
The Zombification of Political Parties
Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere. -
How a Man’s World Systematically Neglects Women
How a Man’s World Systematically Neglects Women
Navika Mehta highlights the high costs of not accounting explicitly for both sexes in research, design, and policymaking. -
For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First
For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First
Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country. -
How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy
How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy
Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age. -
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A Big Defeat for Big Tech
A Big Defeat for Big Tech
Mar 18, 2024 Joseph E. Stiglitz details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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Haiti’s Proud Boys
Haiti’s Proud Boys
Mar 18, 2024 Slavoj Žižek warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset
Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset
Mar 18, 2024 Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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The Truth About US Immigration
The Truth About US Immigration
Mar 18, 2024 Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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The Zombification of Political Parties
The Zombification of Political Parties
Mar 15, 2024 Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy
How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy
Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age. -
Will Today’s Tech Wave Drown Developing Countries?
Will Today’s Tech Wave Drown Developing Countries?
Xiaolan Fu considers how lower-income economies can respond to the rise of technologies unsuited to their specific needs. -
Nina L. Khrushcheva on Navalny, Putin, Russian elections, and more
Nina L. Khrushcheva on Navalny, Putin, Russian elections, and more
Nina L. Khrushcheva argues that seizing Russia’s central-bank assets would harm the West’s international reputation, highlights cracks in the Russian regime, calls warnings that Vladimir Putin plans to invade NATO irresponsible, and more. -
Making Bretton Woods Work for Africa
Making Bretton Woods Work for Africa
Hippolyte Fofack envisions a reformed global financial architecture that provides equal access to long-term patient capital. -
The War for the West
The War for the West
Ivan Krastev interviewed by Sławomir Sierakowski about the conflict in Ukraine and the challenges facing Western democracies in a changing world. -
Which AI Risks Matter?
Which AI Risks Matter?
Edoardo Campanella considers three leading experts’ assessments of the technology’s future capabilities and their implications.
Profit and Peril
“It is better to ask forgiveness than permission” has been the mantra of the digital revolution so far, and one should not expect that to change with artificial intelligence. For those already in a position to dominate this potentially groundbreaking sector, the opportunities are too enticing to miss.
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Sustainability Now
Sustainability Now brings together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change, each addressing specific facets of the challenge.
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Climate Leadership from the Global South
Climate Leadership from the Global South
Omar Andrés Camacho & Soipan Tuya tout the progress Colombia and Kenya have made in advancing the clean-energy transition. -
Degrowth Is a Dead End
Degrowth Is a Dead End
Alessio Terzi argues that the movement lacks a coherent theory of change and faces insurmountable political obstacles. -
Carbon Credits Hold the Key to Combating Deforestation
Carbon Credits Hold the Key to Combating Deforestation
Roselyn Fosuah Adjei explains how nature-based offsets could help reduce emissions and benefit local communities.