NEW YORK — There has been much handwringing about the retreat of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism in recent years – and for good reason. We have a growing list of authoritarians and would-be autocrats who channel a curious form of right-wing populism.

 NEW YORK — The US presidential election in November is critical for many reasons.

NEW YORK — While we are all paying a steep price for climate change already, today’s children and young people will have to endure far worse conditions, and for far longer.

NEW YORK — Last year, US President Joe Biden’s administration infuriated lobbyists representing Big Tech firms and others that profit from our personal data by denouncing a proposal that would have gutted domestic data privacy, online civil rights and liberties, and competition s

NEW YORK — Last year, US President Joe Biden’s administration infuriated lobbyists representing Big Tech firms and others that profit from our personal data by denouncing a proposal that would have gutted domestic data privacy, online civil rights and liberties and competition sa

NEW YORK — Competition is what makes markets work (when they do). But firms do not like competition because it tends to drive down profits.

PISA — As the world was recovering from the pandemic, inflation shot up, owing to widespread disruptions to global supply chains and sudden changes in patterns of demand.

NEW YORK — With the enactment last year of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the United States fully joined the rest of the world’s advanced economies in combating climate change.

NEW YORK — The aftershocks of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), while seemingly fading, are still reverberating around the world.