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Capitalism After the Pandemic
After the 2008 financial crisis, governments across the world injected over $3 trillion into the financial system. The goal was to unfreeze credit markets and get the global economy working again.
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An Epic Moment of National Shame: The Debate Was an Embarrassment for the Ages
At frequent intervals on Tuesday night, the natural human reaction—lower the sound, wince and look away—took over, and the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election became nearly unwatchable.
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Food loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says on International Day
New approaches and solutions are needed to address worsening food loss and waste, the UN Secretary-General has said, in a message marking the first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction.
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World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
France, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans
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Explainer: Despite Trump claims, voter fraud is extremely rare. Here is how U.S. states keep it that way
President Donald Trump and some Republican allies have repeatedly asserted, without evidence, that a surge in mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic will lead to massive fraud in November’s election.
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EU's farm animals 'produce more emissions than cars and vans combined'
Greenpeace says bloc must get a grip on reducing greenhouse gases from livestock or risk missing Paris agreement targets
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Biden blasts Trump's plan for US Supreme Court vacancy
After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump says he will name a nominee this week as Senators plan pre-election vote.
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Geoengineering Is the Only Solution to Our Climate Calamities
Altering Earth’s geophysical environment is a moon shot—and it will be the only way to reverse the damage done. It’s time to take it more seriously.
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International Day of Peace 21 September 2020 Theme: Shaping Peace Together
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.
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Prof Jeff Sachs: 'Our politicians didn't listen to pandemic warnings - then a devilish virus hit'
Experts have been saying for years that new epidemics were coming, says UN adviser - we were unprepared because no one listened
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The Greatest Generation’s Squandered Legacy
As profound as the COVID-19 crisis seems to us now, it pales in comparison to what previous generations faced. Unlike in the past, however, today's biggest threats must be addressed at both the national and global levels, implying the need for political leadership of a kind that is utterly lacking in today's world.
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Red and Blue America took different roads. Here's how to bring them together
America has been coming apart at the seams, with Democrats and Republicans increasingly unable of communicating with one another.
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International Day of Democracy 15 September
The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has resulted in major social, political and legal challenges globally. As states around the world adopt emergency measures to address the crisis, it is critical that they continue to uphold the rule of law, protect and respect international standards and basic principles of legality, and the right to access justice, remedies and due process.
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Prepare for election month, not election night
All of us need to start preparing for a deeply worrying scenario on Nov. 3. It is not some outlandish fantasy, but rather the most likely course of events based on what we know today.
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Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?
There are four key ingredients to the disastrous wildfire seasons in the West, and climate change is a key culprit.
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Four Reasons Why Regime Change Won’t Occur In Belarus
There is no reason to believe that the Belarusian opposition will come to power any time soon. Instead, there are numerous differences between what is occurring in Belarus and what occurred in Ukraine in 2014 and in Armenia in 2018. Here are four reasons why.
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The burgeoning Balkan-Latin American crime nexus threatening the Balkans’ future
Many criminal groups in the Balkans trace their roots to the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the conflict that ensued. Under a new generation of criminals, these erstwhile local groups, criminals, and paramilitaries expanded in size, purpose, and capability, muscling their way into profitable illicit markets and moving up the value chain.
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Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
International Literacy Day 2020 focuses on “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond,” especially on the role of educators and changing pedagogies. The theme highlights literacy learning in a lifelong learning perspective, and therefore, mainly focuses on youth and adults.
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Dialogue to Nowhere: The Lack of Legitimacy in the Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue
Serbia and Kosovo have been talking about normalizing their relations for close to a decade. By now, it is the dialogue that became normality, instead of pursuing the goal of “normal” relations. Serbia denies Kosovo’s independence and many questions between the two countries remain open.
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Amid COVID-19, don’t ignore the links between poor air quality and public health
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge in the United States, with deaths surpassing 169,000 and “red zones” emerging in 21 states, preliminary research suggests that people living in communities with significant exposure to air pollutants have an increased risk of hospitalization or even death if exposed to COVID-19.
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Senior Merkel ally urges action over Bulgaria’s corruption crisis
CDU committee chair Gunther Krichbaum says developments in the country are ‘unacceptable.’
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No 10 and the secretly funded lobby groups intent on undermining democracy
To accumulate power, a government with authoritarian tendencies must first destroy power. It must reduce rival centres of power – the judiciary, the civil service, academia, broadcasters, local government, civil society – to satellites of its own authority, controlled from the centre, deprived of independent action.
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The Pandemic Depression
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a once-in-a-generation threat to the world’s population. Although this is not the first disease outbreak to spread around the globe, it is the first one that governments have so fiercely combated. Mitigation efforts—including lockdowns and travel bans—have attempted to slow the rate of infections to conserve available medical resources.
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The Post-Pandemic Economy’s Barriers to Growth
The COVID-19 pandemic could not have come at a worse time for the global economy. If history is any guide, the current period of deglobalization, public indebtedness, weakening growth, and the expanding economic role of governments does not bode well for sustainable GDP growth.
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The End of American Illusion
Since the end of the Cold War, most U.S. policymakers have been beguiled by a set of illusions about the world order. On critical issues, they have seen the world as they wish it were and not how it really is.
