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Governing In The Planetary Age
“To overcome the twin crises of legitimacy and effectiveness created by planetary challenges, nation-states must delegate governance responsibilities up to planetary institutions and down to local ones” (Blake and Gilman, 2021).
Democracy is Down, But Not Out
“During 2020, democracy retreated for the 15th consecutive year, deteriorating in 73 countries and improving in only 28...reversing this decline will require established democracies to play both defense and offense, bolstering democracy where it is under siege and challenging the anti-democratic message of the world’s authoritarian powers” (Stewart M. Patrick, 2021).
How to Put Out Democracy's Dumpster Fire
“Tocqueville reckoned that the true success of democracy in America rested not on the grand ideals expressed on public monuments or even in the language of the Constitution...by contrast, Americans worked together...in the nearly two centuries that have passed since Tocqueville wrote these words, many of those institutions and habits have deteriorated or disappeared.” (Applebaum and Pomerantsev, 2021).
How a Disaster Relief Program Changed the Roman Empire for the Better
“Pompeii may symbolize catastrophe, but its aftermath provides a blueprint for rebuilding” in the context of wealth transfer and relief (Annalee Newitz, 2021).
Trump Is Gone, but Democracy Is in Trouble
“The United States has, for now, pulled back from the brink...although the current state of the Republican Party is deeply worrying, the party’s next presidential nominee may yet turn out to be a conventional conservative. In the meantime, the new administration is doing its best to reestablish America’s claim as the leader of the free world.” (Yascha Mounk, 2021).
Representation Isn't Enough
“Simply counting the number of women in political office does not provide a full picture of women’s political power...doing so distorts perceptions of progress and reinforces the flawed assumption that simply increasing the number of women in high-level political positions is a silver bullet for women’s political empowerment” (Brechenmacher, Mann and Meadows, 2021).
Desperate Times, Creative Measures
“Reforming the current Republican Party would mean a million grass-roots battles to retake the base. Understandable that people would just prefer to start a new movement...but you could never create a massive 50-state party structure, with enough voters willing to make the very large decision of abandoning the party they’ve identified with forever” (Collins and Stephens, 2021).
Building Back Together
“The world is confronting three great ruptures: the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital revolution, and climate change. Unfortunately, it is confronting them with the nation-state, which is no longer fit for purpose” (Joschka Ficher, 2021).
On Climate, Declaring ‘America Is Back’ Doesn’t Make It So
Delivering on Biden’s promise requires Washington to commit internationally to an ambitious carbon reduction goal—and making good on that pledge requires the U.S. Congress to act. At a moment when bipartisan cooperation on climate change seems a pipe dream, the new administration’s credibility depends on it” (Jason Bordoff, 2021).
The Murderous Monarch
“In making the intelligence conclusions public with only minimal redactions, the administration did what should have been done a long time ago...Mr. Khashoggi, a critic of the crown prince living in exile and writing for The Washington Post, was lured into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, and there he was killed and dismembered by a team of Saudi assassins” (NYT Editorial Board, 2021).
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