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Krugman Wonks Out: Do Hiring Headaches Imply a Labor Shortage?
“Two things are clear about the U.S. economy right now. It’s growing very fast, and adding jobs at a rapid clip; but the pace of job creation is being crimped, at least a bit, because employers are having a hard time finding as many workers as they want to hire” (Krugman 2021).
Biden’s Great Game
“Considered in isolation, some of the Biden administration's recent decisions on sanctions and transatlantic diplomacy may seem overly accommodating. But looming over everything – including Biden's upcoming European tour – is the pursuit of a united Western policy to deal with an increasingly aggressive China” (Krauss 2021).
Waste Less, Earn More
“While some advocate economic degrowth as an option to achieve climate targets and other environmental goals, there is a much stronger case for adopting efficient clean technologies. The gains from introducing them would outweigh the financial cost of the green transition, and economies would not have to sacrifice growth in the process” (Piccard 2021).
Investing in Data Saves Lives
“The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for more and better data, and the value of models in informing humanitarian response strategies. The world must now invest in data infrastructure and human capacity in order to get ahead of crises, predict future needs, and trigger responses earlier” (Lowcock and Shaw, 2021).
Obama Explain How America Went From "Yes We Can" to "MAGA"
“This is a conversation with Obama about both the successes and failures of his presidency” (The Ezra Klein Show, 2021).
How Young G.O.P. Leaders Sold Out Their Generation
“Ms. Stefanik’s rise — and her colleagues’ fall — ...it’s a broader omen for a party struggling to reach a 21st-century electorate...she and other new Trump loyalists in Congress are caught between their party and their generations, stuck between their immediate ambitions and the long-term trends” (Charlotte Atler, 2021).
Is America’s Democracy Slipping Away?
“We are entering a new era of extreme restriction, of white supremacy and white oligarchy, and Republicans are attempting to maintain power by redefining democracy backward.... back to a time when white people had complete control of the halls of power, the levers of industry and the crafting of narrative” (Charles M. Blow, 2021).
Stop glorifying ‘centrism’. It is an insidious bias favoring an unjust status quo
“The notion of a neutral and moderate middle is a prejudice of people for whom the system is working, against those for whom it’s not” (Rebecca Solnit, 2021).
The Authoritarian Assault on Exiles
“Pratasevich’s arrest represents just the most recent example of a trend toward transnational repression, as authoritarian regimes increasingly seek to apply the brutal tactics they use at home to exiles and members of diasporas elsewhere in the world” (Nate Schenkkan, 2021).
The Sudden Rise of the Coronavirus Lab-Leak Theory
“Scientists and political commentators are no longer dismissing the possibility that COVID-19 emerged from a Chinese laboratory. What changed?” (Benjamin Wallace-Wells, 2021).
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