The Globalist

Peddling misinformation for political purposes proves too reckless, even for populists.

To fight the coronavirus pandemic, Emmanuel Macron has proposed a world truce.

Donald Trump has announced the US will stop funding the World Health Organization in the middle of a global pandemic.

Why parks are open in Berlin while Paris is in total lockdown.

Acknowledging that we live on the edge of uncertainty is terrifying for modern people. How to deal with that?

Unlike the fallout from the 2008/9 global financial crisis, improving the healthcare sectors across the world should not retard economic growth.

COVID 19 is especially dangerous for people with pre-existing conditions. It also strikes countries with pre-existing bad governments with particular severity.

From Israel and Pakistan to India, ultra-conservative communities have emerged as virus-spreading clusters. This is not helped by governments reluctant to disrupt ultra-orthodox life by enforcing public health measures.

Rhetoric aside, what are the analytical parallels – and differences — between today’s extraordinary pandemic-related economic policies and the circumstances during or after a major war?

Way beyond the CARES Act, here are six concrete steps the U.S. federal government ought to mandate right now to protect people’s economic livelihood.