
How Biden Can Restore Multilateralism Unilaterally
NEW YORK – There is so much to celebrate with the new year. The arrival of safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines means that there is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel (though the next few months will be horrific). Equally important, America’s mendacious, incompetent, mean-spirited president will be replaced by his polar opposite: a man of decency, honesty, and professionalism.
The Brutal Governance Lessons of 2020
Ngaire Woods considers why the countries expected to perform the best against the coronavirus fared so poorly. 6 Add to BookmarksThe Gift of a COVID Vaccine?
The world received the blessings of cutting-edge science this holiday season with the record-fast development of effective COVID-19 vaccines that promise to end a pandemic that has so far killed more than 1.7 million people and caused the worst economic crisis in generations. But the rush by rich-country governments to secure enough doses for their own citizens threatens to prolong the agony for the developing world.
3 Add to BookmarksLiving and Dying in America in 2021
Anne Case & Angus Deaton warn that the pandemic has accelerated trends associated with the epidemic of deaths of despair. 9 Add to BookmarksBut we should harbor no illusions about what President-elect Joe Biden will face in office. There will be deep scars left from the Trump presidency, and from a pandemic that the outgoing administration did so little to fight. The economic trauma will not heal overnight, and without comprehensive assistance at this critical time of need – including support for........
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