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There will be no quick COVID-19 fix

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 9, 2021

There will be no quick COVID-19 fix

by William A. Haseltine

Few doubt the importance of personal liberty, but this is a time when we all need to forego certain conveniences for the sake of those around us.

Europe’s watershed year

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 9, 2021

Europe’s watershed year

by Josep Borrell

Despite much naysaying, Europeans not only stuck together during the COVID-19 crisis, but grew together, forging a more cohesive bloc.

Learning to live with COVID-19

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 7, 2021

Learning to live with COVID-19

by Erik Berglof

Not even in the most optimistic scenarios will SARS-CoV-2 be eradicated in all settings within five years.

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Lessons from Rwanda’s fight against COVID-19

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 7, 2021

Lessons from Rwanda’s fight against COVID-19

by Agnes Binagwaho

The country does not have an abundance of ventilators or intensive-care-unit beds, but it does have a system built on equity, trust, community participation, and patient centrism.

A global recovery’s leading variables

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 6, 2021

A global recovery’s leading variables

by Joseph E. Stiglitz

Questions remain whether the EU and the U.S. will enact recovery programs of the magnitude needed to restore the global economy, and if the developing world will get the support it needs.

The post-truth pandemic

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 6, 2021

The post-truth pandemic

by Trish Greenhalgh

Scientific “facts,” even when generated and published in good faith, immediately are run through an ideological meat grinder and beaten into a political mold.

A post-COVID labor revival?

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 5, 2021

A post-COVID labor revival?

by Teresa Ghilarducci

As millions of people actively seek work in 2021, many will find that employers increasingly have the upper hand, particularly in the United States.

A new ‘Year Zero’

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 5, 2021

A new ‘Year Zero’

by Klaus Schwab

While COVID-19 delivered the final blow, it has been clear for at least two decades that the postwar model is no longer sustainable, environmentally or socially.

2020 just the start of a testing decade

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 4, 2021

2020 just the start of a testing decade

by Nouriel Roubini

The gap between Wall Street and Main Street has widened, reflecting a K-shaped recovery in the real economy. The pandemic is thus sowing the seeds for more social unrest in 2021.

COVID-19 generates a quiet financial crisis

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 4, 2021

COVID-19 generates a quiet financial crisis

by Carmen M. Reinhart

In addition to virus-related trends, a quieter crisis is gaining momentum in the financial sector. Even without a Lehman moment, it could jeopardize prospects for recovery for years.

After the virus: Getting back on the Paris climate track

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 3, 2021

After the virus: Getting back on the Paris climate track

by Laurence Tubiana

Though the agreement initially met with doubts, its primary mechanisms are proving their efficiency and efficacy.

Debt and disease amid the pandemic

Commentary / World | Beyond COVID-19 Jan 3, 2021

Debt and disease amid the pandemic

by Martin Guzman

The pandemic will likely leave several countries with distressed debt that will have to be resolved, but many will lack the capacity to ensure a level playing field for negotiations.

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