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Helen Prejean

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Helen Prejean is the founder of the Ministry Against the Death Penalty and author of Dead Man Walking (Vintage, 1994) and River of Fire: On Becoming an Activist (Vintage, 2020).

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  1. An Injustice That Biden Can Still Set Right
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    An Injustice That Biden Can Still Set Right

    Jan 7, 2025 Helen Prejean urges the outgoing president to pardon six men who were wrongly convicted in a high-profile 1984 murder case.

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    A Retrospective on Trump’s First Year Back

    Jeffrey Frankel

    From a stock- and bond-market crash to a military confrontation with China, there is no shortage of downside risks for 2025. But whatever disasters Donald Trump ushers in during his first year back in the White House, one should not expect his supporters to turn on him.

     imagines the economic and geopolitical consequences we might be facing in January 2026.
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    Global Cooperation in the Age of Trump

    George Papaconstantinou & Jean Pisani-Ferry suggest how global commons and interdependencies can be managed in the absence of a responsible superpower.
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    Trump Will Put the US and China Back on a Collision Course

    Ian Bremmer

    Donald Trump's return to the White House will almost certainly trigger an unmanaged decoupling of the world’s most important geopolitical relationship, increasing the risk of global economic disruption and crisis. After all, Chinese leaders will be far less conciliatory than they were during his first term.

     thinks Xi Jinping's government will be less accommodative of the “Tariff Man's” demands this time around.
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    Viktor Orbán’s Home for Populist Fugitives

    Sławomir Sierakowski highlights the Hungarian leader’s policy of offering asylum to European politicians facing corruption charges.
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    Ukraine’s Existential Culture War

    Ian Buruma thinks the country is justified in banning Russian art, even though it runs counter to humanist principles.
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    An Injustice That Biden Can Still Set Right

    Helen Prejean urges the outgoing president to pardon six men who were wrongly convicted in a high-profile 1984 murder case.
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    Europe Needs Shared Defense Capabilities

    Lars Frølund & Fiona Murray argue that gaining a technological edge requires focusing on collective, rather than national, interests.
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    Australia’s Great Social-Media Experiment

    Peter Singer assesses the merits of new legislation requiring users to be at least 16 years old.
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    Trump Is on a Collision Course With the US Budget

    Joseph E. Stiglitz points out that no amount of bluster or strong-arming can overcome the laws of arithmetic.

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