“America’s democracy is still in real danger" and is v"closer to a political civil war — more than at any other time in our modern history. Today’s seeming political calm is actually resting on a…
The author’s meeting with a friend includes with the idea that “‘America might be done with Afghanistan, but Afghanistan isn’t done with America.’ In his view, my lunch at the ambassador’s residence…
“The world desperately needs the United States and China to collaborate in addressing climate change, but no one should harbor any illusions. The best to be hoped for is that the two superpowers are…
“The reality is that Trump used Facebook most effectively as an organizing and fundraising tool, not as a platform for ‘posting’” (Siva Vaidhyanathan, 2021).
“Europe’s experience suggests that decarbonizing the power sector first, while sheltering industry from higher costs, can generate some modest progress in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. But…
“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,…
