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  1. tyson115_ Chip SomodevillaGetty Images_local reporters Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    To Protect Democracy, Revive Local Journalism

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca identify promising new models and philanthropic initiatives geared toward supporting independent media.
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    Britain’s Turn Against Championing Media Freedom

    James Deane calls on the British government to live up to its promises to support public-interest journalism.
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    PS on Sunday

    A selection of essential PS content from the past seven days, giving you the information and insights you need as you prepare to start the new week.

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    Press Freedom on Trial in Guatemala

    Christophe Deloire & Jose C. Zamora calls out authorities for their abuse of the judicial system to intimidate and threaten independent media.
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    Can Local Journalism Be Saved?

    Jan-Werner Mueller concludes that reviving the institution will require abandoning the current focus on material resources.
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    Journalism Fights Back

    Anya Schiffrin highlights initiatives to compel the major digital platforms to support public-interest news reporting.
  7. mueller43_ Mark WilsonGetty Images_journalism Mark WilsonGetty Images

    Can Journalists Be Activists?

    Jan-Werner Mueller thinks the traditional debate about the profession’s role in a democracy is largely missing the point.
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    Tyranny’s Propagandists Are Winning

    Maria Ressa & Nishant Lalwani urge funders and policymakers to commit significant funds to support public-interest journalism.
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    Facebook Is Failing Journalists

    Arzu Geybulla says that in the struggle for press freedom under repressive regimes, Meta is squarely on the wrong side.
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    The New World Disorder

    Richard Haass highlights the growing threat to international stability and calls for effective cooperation.
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    Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

    Arminio Fraga, et al.

    Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.

    explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
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    We Need to Talk About Bank Supervision

    Howard Davies thinks the renewed debate over commercial bank capital requirements largely misses the point.
  4. skidelsky191_Hollie AdamsGetty Images_rorystewart Hollie Adams/Getty Images

    The New Anatomy of Britain

    Robert Skidelsky laments the decline of UK institutions and the increasingly limited scope for meaningful action.
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    Financing Our Survival

    Vera Songwe

    Between now and the end of this decade, climate-related investments need to increase by orders of magnitude to keep the world on track toward achieving even more ambitious targets by mid-century. Fortunately, if done right, such investments could usher in an entirely new and better economy.

    explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide.
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    Whither the G20?

    Takatoshi Ito sees the grouping as increasingly divided between friends of the G7 and friends of China and Russia.
  7. kitaw1_Per-Anders PetterssonGetty Images_africamining Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

    Making the Most of Africa’s Strategic Green Minerals

    Marit Kitaw explains how the continent can move beyond resource extraction to build green industry.
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    America Must Join Europe’s Climate Club

    Gary Yohe & Roger Kuhns urge US policymakers to create a carbon-pricing policy in line with the bloc’s emissions-reduction plan.
  9. ydeng1_ Feng LiGetty Images_chinapolicecorruption Feng Li/Getty Images

    Measuring Corruption in China

    Yongheng Deng & Shang-Jin Wei outline a novel approach to assessing the extent and scope of the country's graft problem.

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