At a time when water systems are increasingly threatened by overuse, pollution, and climate change, far too many people have failed to appreciate the link between water and economic prosperity. To preserve this most critical of natural resources, we must rethink how we value water – and then invest accordingly.
calls for new thinking about how we value the planet’s most important natural resource.
Richard Haass
explains what caused the Ukraine war, urges the West to scrutinize its economic dependence on China, proposes ways to reverse the dangerous deterioration of democracy in America, and more.
If the US Federal Reserve raises its policy interest rate by as much as is necessary to rein in inflation, it will most likely further depress the market value of the long-duration securities parked on many banks' balance sheets. So be it.
thinks central banks can achieve both, despite the occurrence of a liquidity crisis amid high inflation.
发自伦敦—新型冠状病毒疫苗在试验中展现疗效的多项近期声明让人们看到了恢复常态的曙光。辉瑞/BioNTech以及Moderna研制的两款新型mRNA疫苗的初步数据令人大受鼓舞,意味着它们可能很快会获得特批。而最近由阿斯利康和牛津大学共同研制的一款疫苗也具备有效性(尽管有效率稍低)的消息也使人们更加乐观地认定还有更多突破性进展即将到来。
从理论上讲,安全有效疫苗的到来代表着新冠疫情开始走向终结,但实际上看,我们甚至还没能开始提供所需的东西:一款可以被公平分发并免费提供给所有需求者的“人民疫苗”。
当前这种在短短几个月内研发出疫苗的工作确实值得赞扬。人类已经实现了巨大的技术飞跃,而其跳板则是数十年来在研发上投入的巨量公共资金。
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