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  1. Bill Gates
    Bill Gates

    Writing for PS since 2012
    10 commentaries

    Bill Gates, Founder and Technology Adviser of the Microsoft Corporation, is Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

  2. Bates Gill
    Bates Gill

    Writing for PS since 2023
    1 commentaries

    Bates Gill is Executive Director of the Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

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  4. Who Will Suffer Most from Climate Change?

    Who Will Suffer Most from Climate Change?

    Sep 1, 2015 Bill Gates proposes adaptation measures for those who will suffer most from hotter temperatures.

  5. The Tokyo Games Will Go on

    The Tokyo Games Will Go on

    Jul 8, 2021 Bill Emmott explains why Japan will not, and should not, heed the alarmists calling for the event's cancellation.

  6. Promises to Keep in 2016

    Promises to Keep in 2016

    Jan 20, 2016 Bill Gates & Melinda Gates set out the three main areas on which their foundation will focus its attention this year.

  7. The Polio Heroes

    The Polio Heroes

    Dec 17, 2015 Bill Gates praises the brave health workers and generous supporters who have nearly eradicated the disease.

  8. Why Jeffrey Sachs Matters

    Why Jeffrey Sachs Matters

    May 21, 2014 Bill Gates explains why the Millennium Villages Project, though a failure, was worth the risk.

  9. The Measurement of Hope

    The Measurement of Hope

    Feb 4, 2013 Bill Gates on the next 15 years of development assistance.

  10. Learning from Bill Gates

    Learning from Bill Gates

    Feb 14, 2017 Bjørn Lomborg praises an approach to development spending that puts the best investments first.

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    Navigating Major Transitions in an Uncertain Economy

    Mohamed A. El-Erian explains how to recalibrate expectations in the face of yet another forecasting failure.
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    Must Democratizing the Media Be Bad for Democracy?

    Carsten Brosda proposes a strategy to defend the digital public square against manipulation and algorithmic distortion.
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    Central Banks in a Cashless World

    Mariana Mazzucato & David Eaves explain why policymakers should become more involved in shaping or creating digital-payments infrastructure.
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    Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor urges policymakers worldwide to commit to administering the HPV vaccine as widely as possible.
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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Teresa Ghilarducci

    The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

    proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Trump on Trial

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.

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