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Asha George is Chair of Health Systems Global and a professor at the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

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Taming the Wild West of Digital Health Innovation
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Taming the Wild West of Digital Health Innovation

Jun 11, 2019 Asha George, et al. call for greater accountability and stronger government stewardship before new technologies are adopted.

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When Gender Bias Creates Unequal Health Systems

When Gender Bias Creates Unequal Health Systems

Aug 13, 2019 Asha George & Elmira Bayrasli discuss how social and cultural biases generate disparities in health outcomes between men and women, hindering progress towards gender equality.

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Europe Must Oppose Trump
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Europe Must Oppose Trump

Jeffrey D. Sachs says that the US president's psychopathy makes ignoring or reasoning with him impossible.

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Social Policy Starts at Home
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Social Policy Starts at Home

Shahra Razavi advocates a family-oriented approach to tackling poverty and promoting gender equality.

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The End of “Peak Germany” and the Return of France
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The End of “Peak Germany” and the Return of France

Jacek Rostowski & Arnab Das

Europe works best, as the old quip has it, with the Russians out, the Germans down, and the Americans in. Today’s new European order has the Russians up, the Germans on the way down, the Americans potentially bowing out, Britons struggling toward Brexit – and France rising.

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The Case for a Guaranteed Job
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The Case for a Guaranteed Job

Robert Skidelsky

The debate over government job-guarantee programs is partly one of economic theory. But the main issue is politics: the size of the state, its proper economic role, and the resources the state needs.

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Hungary’s Holocaust Simulacrum
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Hungary’s Holocaust Simulacrum

Andrea Pető thinks increasingly simplified, high-tech museum exhibitions about the tragedy reflect a dangerous shift.

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Good Jobs for Disabled Workers
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Good Jobs for Disabled Workers

Brian Malika proposes ways to overcome the formidable labor-market challenges that confront too many talented job seekers.

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A Wake-Up Call for Human Rights
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A Wake-Up Call for Human Rights

James A. Goldston says advocacy groups alone cannot repel the current populist onslaught on liberal values.

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When Leninists Overreach
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When Leninists Overreach

Nina L. Khrushcheva suspects that Russia and China's leaders may be losing support among their respective country's elites.

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