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Michele Gelfand

Michele Gelfand

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Michele Gelfand, Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology at Stanford University, is the author of Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: Tight and Loose Cultures and the Secret Signals That Direct Our Lives (Simon & Schuster, 2019).

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  1. Harris or Chaos
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    Harris or Chaos

    Nov 1, 2024 Michele Gelfand explains what is really at stake in the 2024 US presidential election.

  2. What Happened to Boeing?
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    What Happened to Boeing?

    Mar 8, 2024 Ashley Fulmer & Michele Gelfand trace the company’s mounting crises to a gradual but discernible shift in its corporate culture.

  3. How Threatening Are Threats?
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    How Threatening Are Threats?

    Jan 6, 2023 Michele Gelfand & Virginia Choi explain how public communication channels can be mined for insights to improve decision-making.

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    What Progressives Must Learn from Trump’s Campaign

    Peter Singer thinks one of the most important lessons is to uphold open debate and address hot-button issues head-on.
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    The BRICS Currency Charade

    Barry Eichengreen chronicles the latest vain attempt to create an alternative to the dollar-based international monetary system.
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    Once Again, It Was the Economy, Stupid

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    The economy played a critical role in the 2024 presidential race, creating the conditions not only for Donald Trump to trounce Kamala Harris, but also for a counter-elite to usher in a new power structure. Will the Democrats and “establishment” experts get the message?

    explains how and why Democrats failed to connect with US voters’ pocketbook realities.
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    PS Events: COP29 Live From Baku

    PS editors present the COP29 Live From Baku event.
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    Trumpian Turmoil Is Coming to the Middle East

    Barak Barfi thinks that the regional leaders who are cheering now may soon be pining for a less capricious leader.
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    The Democrats Committed Suicide This Year

    James K. Galbraith

    Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump because she received around ten million fewer votes than Joe Biden did in 2020. The Democratic Party leadership was, at best, indifferent to the erosion of voting access, negligent in retaining newer voters, and proactive in marginalizing what remained of its left wing.

    thinks the party has only itself to blame for losing the 2024 election on low voter turnout.
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    America Must Stand Up to Asia's Bully

    Brahma Chellaney urges Donald Trump’s incoming administration to push back against China’s aggressive expansionism.
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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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    India’s Troubled Truce with China

    Shashi Tharoor fears that the recent agreement ending the military standoff in Ladakh will not bring the expected benefits.

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