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Democracy and Its Enemies

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  1. tyson115_ Chip SomodevillaGetty Images_local reporters Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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    To Protect Democracy, Revive Local Journalism

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca identify promising new models and philanthropic initiatives geared toward supporting independent media.
  2. mueller46_DARREN HULLAFP via Getty Images_canada wildfires DARREN HULLAFP via Getty Images
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    The Siren Song of Climate Authoritarianism

    Jan-Werner Mueller explains why messy, slow-moving democracy is still the best system for tackling global warming.
  3. boskin90_Drew AngererGetty Images_biden Drew AngererGetty Images
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    Restless America

    Michael J. Boskin worries that the country’s likely presidential candidates are not equal to its most pressing challenges.
  4. borrell21_Arif Hudaverdi YamanAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_bazoum Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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    Democracy Must Prevail in the Sahel

    Josep Borrell sees cascading coups in the region as a major test for the European Union's own resolve and unity.
  5. buruma205_Scott EisenGetty Images_trump Scott Eisen/Getty Images
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    Elected Criminals

    Ian Buruma says it is foolish to rely on multiple indictments to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
  6. nye246_Win McNameeGetty Images_ramaswamyhaley Win McNamee/Getty Images
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    Is America Reverting to Isolationism?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers the implications of the Republican Party's latest flirtation with populist foreign policies.
  7. stiglitz321_ROBYN BECKAFP via Getty Images_USinequality Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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    Inequality and Democracy

    Joseph E. Stiglitz traces the rise of illiberal, authoritarian populism to the excesses of modern neoliberal capitalism.
  8. patten157_ANTHONY WALLACEAFP via Getty Images_jimmylai Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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    A Smidgen of Hope

    Chris Patten highlights the crucial role of free speech in ensuring citizens' well-being in open societies.
  9. zizek22_Eyal WarshavskySOPA ImagesLightRocket via Getty Images_amiramlevinisraelprotest Eyal Warshavsky/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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    National Derangements

    Slavoj Žižek considers what extremist justifications for abhorrent behavior reveal about Russia and Israel today.
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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
  2. stark9_DANIEL ROLANDAFP via Getty Images_ecb DANIEL ROLAND/AFP via Getty Images
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
  3. castellino1SAM PANTHAKYAFP via Getty Images_water SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
  4. marin26_Sean GallupGetty Images_german ev Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.
  5. qian31_Kevin FrayerGetty Images_china unemployment Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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    Is Chinese Youth Unemployment As Bad As It Looks?

    Nancy Qian

    China’s exceptional growth in recent decades has influenced the education and career choices of young people and their families. But now that high-skilled jobs are drying up and recent graduates are struggling to find work, there is a growing mismatch between expectations and new realities.

     argues that the rise in joblessness among young people does not spell economic apocalypse for China.
  6. mazzucato57_Bill PuglianoGetty Images_uaw Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
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    Auto Strikes and Climate Change

    Mariana Mazzucato & Damon Silvers explain why the transition to a net-zero economy cannot happen without worker empowerment.
  7. haass159_ED JONESAFP via Getty Images_un general assembly ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images
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    The New World Disorder

    Richard Haass highlights the growing threat to international stability and calls for effective cooperation.
  8. fraga4_ JUAN MABROMATAAFP via Getty Images_money JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images
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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.
  9. davies87_Justin SullivanGetty Images_svb Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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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.

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