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    When Art Is All That Remains

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    Art saves the world every day, in every century, and for every generation, because it is what will be left of us when we are gone. In reflecting on a tragedy like Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine, the power and potential of this uniquely human activity comes into sharper focus.

     reflects on the ameliorative effect and emancipatory power of imaginative culture under repressive regimes.
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    Populism’s Lost Summer

    Jan-Werner Mueller

    Once again, pundits in America and Europe are advancing a narrative of democratic erosion and far-right ascendancy. But not only is there little evidence of a “populist wave” sweeping major democracies; recent experience points to workable strategies for countering such forces.

     explains how to defeat far-right, anti-democratic parties in the public square and at the ballot box.
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    British Judges Are Carrying Water for China

    Nicholas Reed Langen decries a Hong Kong court ruling in which UK justices upheld the convictions of pro-democracy protesters.
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    How Financial Markets Can Drive Climate Action

    Lynn Forester de Rothschild explains what it will take to channel private capital toward clean energy and sustainable development.
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    Recommitting to Pandemic Preparedness

    Gro Harlem Brundtland urges global leaders to focus on improving – instead of just paying lip service to – global equity.
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    America Needs Political Age Limits

    Nancy Qian sees no good reason for allowing elected officials to cling to office well into old age.
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    Giving Afghan Girls the Education They Demand

    Yasmine Sherif urges public- and private-sector donors to increase funding for non-formal schooling in the country.
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    The Emancipatory Meaning of the Paris Olympics’ Opening Ceremony

    Slavoj Žižek interprets the controversial spectacle as a masterful use of irony to depict what modern Europe stands for.
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    James K. Galbraith on the US election, entropy economics, trade policy, and more

    James K. Galbraith says what it will take to improve Americans’ living standards, calls the concept of equilibrium a figment of economists’ imaginations, highlights a potential effect of tariffs that most textbooks do not anticipate, and more.
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  1. Populism’s Lost Summer
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    Populism’s Lost Summer

    Aug 16, 2024 Jan-Werner Mueller explains how to defeat far-right, anti-democratic parties in the public square and at the ballot box.

  2. America Needs Political Age Limits
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    America Needs Political Age Limits

    Aug 16, 2024 Nancy Qian sees no good reason for allowing elected officials to cling to office well into old age.

  3. Giving Afghan Girls the Education They Demand
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    Giving Afghan Girls the Education They Demand

    Aug 16, 2024 Yasmine Sherif urges public- and private-sector donors to increase funding for non-formal schooling in the country.

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    The Real AI Risks

    Aug 16, 2024 PS Commentators assess the safety and security implications of artificial intelligence.

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    How Financial Markets Can Drive Climate Action

    Aug 16, 2024 Lynn Forester de Rothschild explains what it will take to channel private capital toward clean energy and sustainable development.

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    When Art Is All That Remains

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    Art saves the world every day, in every century, and for every generation, because it is what will be left of us when we are gone. In reflecting on a tragedy like Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine, the power and potential of this uniquely human activity comes into sharper focus.

     reflects on the ameliorative effect and emancipatory power of imaginative culture under repressive regimes.
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    Managing the Sino-American AI Race

    Karman Lucero explains the limits and remaining potential of official and unofficial dialogue on governance and guardrails.
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    What Soft Landing?

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    While stock markets have recovered somewhat from last Monday’s rout, investors remain rattled, fearing further volatility. What was behind the sudden selloff, and does it portend a period of escalating global economic distress – and even a US recession?

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    James K. Galbraith on the US election, entropy economics, trade policy, and more

    James K. Galbraith says what it will take to improve Americans’ living standards, calls the concept of equilibrium a figment of economists’ imaginations, highlights a potential effect of tariffs that most textbooks do not anticipate, and more.
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    Confronting the Organized Crime Pandemic

    Robert Muggah shows that the problem has exploded and gone global, demanding a more robust multilateral response.
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    A Philosopher for Our Times

    Enrique Krauze shows that, given rising illiberalism, the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza is as relevant as ever.

It is both the best and the worst of times for democracy – or at least for voting. Although a record-breaking four billion people across 76 countries will have cast ballots in elections this year, democratic institutions are increasingly under strain, and leading watchdogs warn of a broad-based global trend toward “autocratization.”

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    How Financial Markets Can Drive Climate Action

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    The Best Climate Policy Puts Carrots Before Sticks

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    Europe Must Give Future Generations a Seat at the Table

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