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Protests of Despair
Protests of Despair
May 11, 2024 Slavoj Žižek sees the pro-Palestinian student demonstrations as a signal of a much deeper, widespread malaise.
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The Rise of the Finternet
The Rise of the Finternet
May 10, 2024 Agustín Carstens & Nandan Nilekani foresee a world in which cheap, secure, and near-instantaneous financial transactions are available to all.
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Don’t Fret About Green Subsidies
Don’t Fret About Green Subsidies
May 10, 2024 Dani Rodrik sees no good argument against industrial policies that accelerate growth in decarbonization industries.
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Europe’s Geoeconomic Competitiveness Challenge
Europe’s Geoeconomic Competitiveness Challenge
May 10, 2024 Daniel Gros highlights the security risks raised by the prolonged decline of the EU’s relative economic power.
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How Exceptional Is China's Crony-Capitalist Boom?
How Exceptional Is China's Crony-Capitalist Boom?
May 10, 2024 Yuen Yuen Ang explains how corruption both drove the country's GDP growth and sowed the seeds for its current economic problems.
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Will India’s Election Destroy Its Democracy?
Will India’s Election Destroy Its Democracy?
May 9, 2024 PS Commentators consider the likelihood – and likely consequences – of a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party.
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The Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism
The Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism
May 9, 2024 Shlomo Ben-Ami warns that demonizing all Israelis will only make peace less likely – though that may be the point.
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How to Close the Gender Wage Gap
How to Close the Gender Wage Gap
May 9, 2024 Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir argues that Iceland’s experience lends further support to Nobel laureate economist Claudia Goldin’s research.
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Getting the Pandemic Treaty Across the Finish Line
Getting the Pandemic Treaty Across the Finish Line
May 9, 2024 Gordon Brown hopes negotiations will conclude this month, and pushes back on a last-minute wave of misinformation.