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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).
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).
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).
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).
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 Banality of Democratic Collapse
“America’s democratic experiment may well be nearing its end...Republicans might take power legitimately; they might win through pervasive voter suppression; G.O.P. legislators might simply refuse to certify Democratic electoral votes...the G.O.P. will try to ensure a permanent lock on power and do all it can to suppress dissent” (Paul Krugman 2021).
How to design anti-discrimination policies that actually work
“In constantly tweaking their diversity training in the hope of finding something that does, police departments struggle with a higher-stakes version of a problem confronting many American institutions” (The Economist, 2021).
How Nations Face Crises
“Speed, agility and technology are key to overcoming catastrophe” (Niall Ferguson, 2021).
Israel’s Real Existential Threat
“For Israelis to form a shared civic identity, Jews need to fulfill Israel’s founding promise to grant full equality to all citizens and reassure Arabs that “Israeli” is not a synonym for “Jew.” Arabs need to come to terms with the fact that Israel will not abandon its Jewish identity and commitments” (Yossi Klein Halevi, 2021).
No Safe Place in Gaza
“It’s immensely complicated working as a journalist ‘when you are living under occupation inside a conflict...This is one of the most difficult things...it’s unbelievable to be here. Gazans are good people, and they deserve a better life’” (David Remnick and Hazem Balousha, 2021).
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