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Agnes Binagwaho

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Agnes Binagwaho, a former minister of health of Rwanda, is Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity. She is a 2017 inductee into the US National Academy of Medicine.

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A Formula for Health Equity
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A Formula for Health Equity

Nov 8, 2017 Agnes Binagwaho explains how even a country as poor as Rwanda can guarantee access to medical care for all.

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Diet and Growth
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Diet and Growth

May 31, 2013 Agnes Binagwaho on the devastating effects of childhood undernourishment.

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Global Health Solidarity at a Crossroads
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Global Health Solidarity at a Crossroads

Jul 5, 2012 Agnes Binagwaho

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Is Economic Winter Coming?
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Is Economic Winter Coming?

Raghuram G. Rajan says the greatest near-term threat to US growth is not rising interest rates or various accumulated excesses.

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Why US Inequality Is Higher Than Europe’s
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Why US Inequality Is Higher Than Europe’s

Thomas Blanchet, et al. offer a new explanation for the sharply different income distributions on each side of the Atlantic.

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Will China Confront a Revolution of Rising Expectations?
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Will China Confront a Revolution of Rising Expectations?

Barry Eichengreen thinks the regime could eventually face protests like those in Chile, France, and Hong Kong.

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Power to the People?
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Power to the People?

Aryeh Neier

From Beirut to Hong Kong to Santiago, governments are eager to bring an end to mass demonstrations. But, in the absence of greater institutional responsiveness to popular grievances and demands, people are unlikely to stay home.

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Goats Against Climate Change
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Goats Against Climate Change

Sabine Homann-Kee Tui touts the success of an innovation platform in Mozambique that has raised the incomes of local farmers.

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New Hope for Indian Unity
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New Hope for Indian Unity

Shashi Tharoor lauds a Supreme Court decision that settles one of the country's most protracted inter-religious conflicts.

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The High Stakes of the Coming Digital Currency War
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The High Stakes of the Coming Digital Currency War

Kenneth Rogoff

Just as technology has disrupted media, politics, and business, it is on the verge of disrupting America’s ability to leverage faith in its currency to pursue its broader national interests. The real challenge for the United States isn't Facebook's proposed Libra; it's government-backed digital currencies like the one planned by China.

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Making Murder Great Again
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Making Murder Great Again

Dina Khapaeva says violent protagonists in films like “Joker” radically refute the value of human life and democratic freedom.

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