“If the importance of aerosol transmission had been accepted early, we would have been told from the beginning that it was much safer outdoors...our mitigations would have been much more effective,…
“The Biden administration’s decision to stop opposing a proposed COVID-19 waiver of certain intellectual-property rights under World Trade Organization rules is a welcome move. But ending the…
“To prepare for a long century of recurring health emergencies – the temporary Trips suspension must give way to a total transformation of the pharmaceutical patent system. Pausing the gears of the…
“With some prodding from Kara Swisher, Rusbridger reveals how the Trump decision went down, what side of the debate he fell on and whether taking this assignment has been worth it” (“Sway” Podcast,…
“The coronavirus thrives off of complacent leaders, such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi—and has exacerbated the contours of global inequality” (Steve Coll, 2021).
“The UK has enormous capacity to increase its energy supply from offshore wind. Australia too has vast potential for wind and solar power” (Zimmerman and Dunne, 2021).
“The international community must join forces and develop a collective approach to help India address its COVID-19 crisis, not only for moral reasons, but also because the health of other countries’…
“To safeguard their democracies and restore their global standing, Western countries must demonstrate that they possess both the awareness and political will to confront the challenges they face.…
“Recognizing that forest ecosystems, like societies, have elements of intelligence would help us leave behind the old notion that they are inert and predictable” (Suzanne Simard, 2021).
