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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Teresa Ghilarducci

    The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

     proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    Trump on Trial

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    Nancy Isenberg, Eric Posner, Reed Galen, Richard K. Sherwin, William L. Silber

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    Navigating Major Transitions in an Uncertain Economy

    Mohamed A. El-Erian explains how to recalibrate expectations in the face of yet another forecasting failure.
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    Central Banks in a Cashless World

    Mariana Mazzucato & David Eaves explain why policymakers should become more involved in shaping or creating digital-payments infrastructure.
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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor urges policymakers worldwide to commit to administering the HPV vaccine as widely as possible.
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    Must Democratizing the Media Be Bad for Democracy?

    Carsten Brosda proposes a strategy to defend the digital public square against manipulation and algorithmic distortion.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.
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    Navigating Major Transitions in an Uncertain Economy

    Apr 26, 2024 Mohamed A. El-Erian explains how to recalibrate expectations in the face of yet another forecasting failure.

  2. Must Democratizing the Media Be Bad for Democracy?
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    Must Democratizing the Media Be Bad for Democracy?

    Apr 26, 2024 Carsten Brosda proposes a strategy to defend the digital public square against manipulation and algorithmic distortion.

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    Central Banks in a Cashless World

    Apr 26, 2024 Mariana Mazzucato & David Eaves explain why policymakers should become more involved in shaping or creating digital-payments infrastructure.

  4. Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer
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    Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

    Apr 26, 2024 Ifeanyi M. Nsofor urges policymakers worldwide to commit to administering the HPV vaccine as widely as possible.

  5. The Perils of Retirement in America
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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Apr 26, 2024 Teresa Ghilarducci proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.

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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Teresa Ghilarducci

    The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

     proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    China’s Rebalancing Imperative

    Stephen S. Roach explains why the Chinese authorities should switch to a consumption- and productivity-led growth model.
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    Minxin Pei on China’s economy, surveillance state, repression of dissent, and more

    Minxin Pei doubts China’s government is willing to do what is needed to restore growth, describes the low-tech approaches taken by the country’s vast security apparatus, considers the Chinese social-credit system’s repressive potential, and more.
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    Governments Must Shape AI’s Future

    Mariana Mazzucato & Fausto Gernone urge policymakers to see themselves as proactive participants in technological innovation and market-making.
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    Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?

    William H. Janeway assesses a new theory of “technological market power” and its effects on the modern economy.
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    Joseph S. Nye, Jr., on nuclear risk, American hubris, great-power competition, and more

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. calls for restoring the credibility of the US nuclear umbrella, highlights the role of nongovernmental agencies in international relations, worries that the US will play its cards poorly vis-à-vis China, and more.

“It is better to ask forgiveness than permission” has been the mantra of the digital revolution so far, and one should not expect that to change with artificial intelligence. For those already in a position to dominate this potentially groundbreaking sector, the opportunities are too enticing to miss.

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    AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities

    Justina Nixon-Saintil surveys the technology's foreseeable applications in promoting urban sustainable development.
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    What a Climate-Aligned IMF Would Look Like

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    The Ozone Layer’s Recovery Shows How to Protect the Planet

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  4. Takatoshi Ito How Risky Is Japan’s Monetary-Policy Normalization?

  1. Carl Bildt Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now
  2. Nancy Isenberg Is Trump Above the Law?
  3. Tatyana Deryugina, et al. Ukraine Is Far From Doomed
  4. Ana Palacio Why the EU’s New Migration Pact Matters

  1. Ifeanyi M. Nsofor Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer
  2. Sania Nishtar Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More
  3. Rachel Glennerster The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need
  4. Jayati Ghosh The Key to Transforming African Health

  1. Justina Nixon-Saintil AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities
  2. Mohamed Nasheed, et al. What a Climate-Aligned IMF Would Look Like
  3. Robert Redford, et al. The Ozone Layer’s Recovery Shows How to Protect the Planet
  4. Laurence Tubiana Taxing Polluters Is the Key to Climate Justice

  1. Mariana Mazzucato, et al. Central Banks in a Cashless World
  2. Peter G. Kirchschläger AI Needs UN Oversight
  3. Daron Acemoglu, et al. History Already Tells Us the Future of AI
  4. Amar Bhidé The Boring Truth About AI

  1. Eleanor Carter, et al. How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions
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  3. Robert Skidelsky The Language of Political Control
  4. Jorge G. Castañeda, et al. From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America

Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Anne O. Krueger The Geopolitics of Africa’s Debt Crisis
  2. Jayati Ghosh The Key to Transforming African Health
  3. Ishac Diwan, et al. Developing Countries’ Liquidity Crisis Is Not Over

Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Anya Schiffrin, et al. Quality Journalism Is More Important than Ever
  2. Natalie Dunleavy Campbell, et al. The US Is Jeopardizing the Open Internet
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As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, PS commentators assess its implications for the economy, propose policy responses, and consider what might – and sho…

  1. Rachel Glennerster The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need
  2. Mariana Mazzucato How to Save the Pandemic Treaty
  3. Helen Clark, et al. Delivering the Pandemic Accord the World Needs