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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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March 20, 2024
Human Rights
The Human Rights Industry
The two largest human rights NGOs, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, dominate the field despite deep problems of bias and inadequate oversight.
September 19, 2022
United States
Laura D. Tyson: California Capitalism’s Successes and Challenges
California Capitalism's greatest successes are in education, health and climate. Its greatest challenges are inequality and affordable housing.
July 17, 2020
Wars and Conflict
Five Foreign-Policy Comedies Worth Watching
Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: comedy movies.
March 10, 2017
Puerto Rico
Getting Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Baseline Right
Developments in Puerto Rico are accelerating. The long-run fiscal plan is really a critical component of PROMESA—as it is intended to be a guide both for Puerto Rico’s annual budget and for any debt …
August 27, 2019
South Africa
One More Step in Dismantling Apartheid's Legacy
On August 21, South Africa’s Equality Court ruled that gratuitous displays of the Apartheid-era flag counted as hate speech and discrimination. Confronting history head on, Judge Phineas Mojapelo wrote in his ruling that the flag represents “a vivid symbol of white supremacy and black disenfranchisement and suppression,” and flying it, “besides being racist and discriminatory, demonstrates a clear intention to be hurtful.”
