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Putin’s Meaningless Coup Putin’s Meaningless Coup
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Is America Going Fascist? Is America Going Fascist?
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Protecting Trade Protecting Trade
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Has the World Economy Reached Peak Growth? Has the World Economy Reached Peak Growth?
considers the prospects of the US, the EU, China, and other major sources of global output in the years ahead.
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Teaching Old Markets New Tricks Teaching Old Markets New Tricks
Jan 23, 2020 & show how applied economics can be used to improve outcomes in everything from school matching to crowd control.
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How a Democratic Counteroffensive Can Win How a Democratic Counteroffensive Can Win
Jan 23, 2020 sees hope in popular rebellions like Hong Kong's, and in education that reinforces individual autonomy.
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America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession
Jan 23, 2020 criticizes US President Donald Trump for perpetuating one of America's most self-defeating habits.
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The War on Talent The War on Talent
Jan 23, 2020 & ask why the only function in US corporations where most leaders are women is treated as “office housekeeping.”
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The Truth About the Trump Economy The Truth About the Trump Economy
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What Happened to India? What Happened to India?
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Was Killing Suleimani Justified? Was Killing Suleimani Justified?
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Imagining a World Without Capitalism Imagining a World Without Capitalism
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The Changing Face of Economics The Changing Face of Economics
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- Abhijit Banerjee,
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The War on Talent
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Restoring Fiscal Order in the United States
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The Case for Consumption Equality
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America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession
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Building Cooperation in an Unsettled World
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Finding Europe’s Way in the World
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The Terrorism Paradox
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Why an Ebola Vaccine Is Not Enough
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The Real Consequences of Fake Medicines
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Addressing Africa’s Skills Mismatch
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Realizing the Promise of African Health Care
Jan 7, 2020
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The Best Tool to Fight Climate Change
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Closing the SDG Gap
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A Transformative Deal for Nature
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Why Australia Is Burning
Jan 9, 2020
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Why AI Will Not Abolish Work
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A Data Revolution for All
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Dystopia Is Arriving in Stages
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Make Europe Relevant Again
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Combating Child Labor in Global Supply Chains
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Forgetting Auschwitz
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Why Modi’s Thugs Attacked My University
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The Demonization of Journalists Must End
Jan 9, 2020
The African Century
Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W… read more
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A World Without AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
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Pay-As-You-Go for African Development
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Why African Cultural Restitution Matters
Dec 3, 2019
Press Released
Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility by US President Donald Trump, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey, a… read more
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Only Democratic Literacy Can Save Democracy
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Why End the Global Media Crisis?
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How Fact-Checking Can Win the Fight Against Misinformation
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Trump, Trade, and China
The biggest cloud hanging over the world economy is the incipient trade war with China launched by US President Donald Trump. But with America’s closes… read more
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Trump’s Backward March on Trade
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Why a Cool War May Be Worse than a Cold One
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The Case for Old-Fashioned Tariff Cuts
Nov 27, 2019