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Vaccinations, Polio and COVID 19: A Personal Reflection
What the history of developing the Polio vaccine teaches us about the current search for a COVID 19 vaccine.
Donald Trump: The Face of the US’s Decline, in Five Epic Failures
COVID 19 has torn the mask off all of the rot that had been festering just below the surface of US politics and society. More and more, the US resembles a developing nation.
Germany’s COVID 19 Comeback Story
Germany looks at a solid, but uneven economic rebound from the pandemic, largely based on a pronounced home bias in economic activity.
Violence Against Women and COVID 19
In formulating their COVID 19 responses, governments, NGOs and the private sector need to be far more sensitive to the special risks women face.
Beyond Fauci: When Doctors Are Victims
Thoughts on the persecution of doctors and scientists in modern history.
The US and the EU: A Tale of Two Continents
Compared to the extreme disunity and cynicism that rules the U.S. political process, the decision-making process of the EU27 is a sea of calm and rationality.
Saint Angela of Europe
How Angela Merkel could effectively operate at the just-concluded European Summit on the basis of a well-hedged position.
An Easy Way to Provide Debt Relief for the World’s Poorest Countries
Donor governments do not have to fund poor country debt relief from their fiscal budgets. They can tap long-unused reserve assets available at the IMF called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).
US and Mexican Parallels: Inequality, Health and Wealth
How COVID 19 highlights blatant levels of social and economic inequality in the United States and Mexico.