THE FINANCIAL EQUIVALENT OF A VACCINE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

  The Financial Equivalent of a Vaccine While the advanced economies can rely on their central banks to support massive fiscal stimulus in r...

COVID-19 IN 2020: THE YEAR THAT EVERYTHING CHANGED / THE ECONOMIST

Covid-19 in 2020 The year when everything changed Why the pandemic will be remembered as a turning-point Warren harding built a campaign for...

THE UTILITY AND MORALITY OF ASSASSINATION / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The Utility and Morality of Assassination By: George Friedman The head of the Iranian nuclear weapons program was killed Friday near Tehran....

CHINA WON 2020 / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China Won 2020 After a rocky start, China has clearly ended 2020 on a high note, having brought the pandemic under control and strengthened ...

DEEPMIND CLAIMS MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN UNDERSTANDING PROTEINS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

DeepMind claims major breakthrough in understanding proteins Discovery may dramatically speed up discovery of new drugs Siddharth Venkataram...

WHY WHATSAPP MATTERS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Why WhatsApp matters By Shira Ovide WhatsApp is being remodeled in front of our eyes.  Watch what happens because even if you don’t use the ...

THE LONG DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN / THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Long Darkness Before Dawn With vaccines and a new administration, the pandemic will be tamed. But experts say the coming months “are goi...

THE RISKS OF THE GLOBAL COVID DEBT BRIDGE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The risks of the global Covid debt bridge Markets seem unconcerned that the pandemic has left borrowing at all-time highs Gavyn Davies Mario...