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    The Democrats’ Only Option

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Although a variety of factors seem to have contributed to Donald Trump’s victory in this year’s US presidential election, the message for the defeated Democrats is clear. The party must abandon neoliberalism and return to its progressive roots in the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson.

     urges the party to reconnect with its New Deal and Great Society roots.
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    Europe’s Economy Is Stalling Out

    Kenneth Rogoff

    As Germany and France head into another year of near-zero growth, it is clear that Keynesian stimulus alone cannot pull them out of their current malaise. To regain the dynamism and flexibility needed to weather US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariffs, Europe’s largest economies must pursue far-reaching structural reforms.  

     explains why the EU’s long-term economic slump is not likely to end anytime soon.
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    Big Money Beat Bigger Money in the US Election

    Hippolyte Fofack warns that the ultra-rich are corroding US democracy, even if they can’t always spend their way to power.
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    Is America the Next Soviet Union?

    Harold James sees parallels between the United States’ political dysfunction and that of its twentieth-century adversary.
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    Has Angela Merkel No Shame?

    Sławomir Sierakowski marvels at the former German chancellor’s denial of her own role in Europe’s current malaise.
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    Democracy Needs Workers

    Bartosz M. Rydliński urges center-left parties in the West to reconnect with voters who increasingly support far-right populists.
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    Protecting Children from Anti-Social Media

    Peter G. Kirchschläger urges countries to emulate Australia and bar young people from addictive online platforms.
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    The Techno-Realist Manifesto

    Nicholas Agar & Stuart Whatley question the widespread belief that all our biggest problems will soon succumb to engineered solutions.
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    The World Needs a Pro-Human AI Agenda

    Daron Acemoglu fears that the tech industry’s current priorities will result in the worst of all possible worlds.
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  1. Protecting Children from Anti-Social Media
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    Protecting Children from Anti-Social Media

    Dec 2, 2024 Peter G. Kirchschläger urges countries to emulate Australia and bar young people from addictive online platforms.

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    Democracy Needs Workers

    Nov 29, 2024 Bartosz M. Rydliński urges center-left parties in the West to reconnect with voters who increasingly support far-right populists.

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    The World Needs a Pro-Human AI Agenda

    Nov 29, 2024 Daron Acemoglu fears that the tech industry’s current priorities will result in the worst of all possible worlds.

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    Big Money Beat Bigger Money in the US Election

    Nov 28, 2024 Hippolyte Fofack warns that the ultra-rich are corroding US democracy, even if they can’t always spend their way to power.

  5. Europe’s Economy Is Stalling Out
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    Europe’s Economy Is Stalling Out

    Nov 28, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff explains why the EU’s long-term economic slump is not likely to end anytime soon.

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    The World Needs a Pro-Human AI Agenda

    Daron Acemoglu

    Judging by the current paradigm in the technology industry, we cannot rule out the worst of all possible worlds: none of the transformative potential of AI, but all of the labor displacement, misinformation, and manipulation. But it’s not too late to change course.

     fears that the tech industry’s current priorities will result in the worst of all possible worlds.
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    Europe in the Age of Trump

    Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross about the challenges facing the continent following the US election.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

    Maurice Obstfeld warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    What Will Trump Do About China?

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    US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.

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    Nicholas Agar on Elon Musk, AI, the futurism industry, and more

    Nicholas Agar urges us not to put too much stock in Musk-style “Mars-shots,” describes how the humanities needs to evolve in our time of disorienting change, suggests that humanists might soon get bored with artificial intelligence, and more.
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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.

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    Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet

    Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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    Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?

    Liane Schalatek warns that rich countries are once again shirking their responsibility to provide adequate climate finance.
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    Inclusive Finance Is the Key to Climate Action

    Sophie Sirtaine calls for COP29 to address the overlooked question of how to channel funds to vulnerable communities.

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Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Raila Amolo Odinga The G20 Must Help Africa Close the Climate-Finance Gap
  2. Hippolyte Fofack The Right Climate Finance for Developing Economies
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Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Katrin Kivi The Case for Press Freedom Just Got Stronger
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As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, PS commentators assess its implications for the economy, propose policy responses, and consider what might – and sho…

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