Bush’s reputation should have suffered a nose-dive after he left office. There’s only one reason his standing has improved: Trump.
The UN Crisis
This problem of rogue actors has long bedeviled the United Nations. But the rise of right-wing populists who insist on their sovereign right to do whatever they please poses an additional challenge to the international community.
Learning from Cambodia’s COVID-19 Response
Despite a per-capita GDP of one-tenth of the EU’s, Cambodia has achieved a similar rate of vaccination — and a death rate 20 times lower.
The Delta Variant of Global Stupidity
Why is the far right jumping on the anti-vaccination bandwagon?
Bracing for a Surge of Trumpism in the Twilight of the Pandemic
More infectious strains of Trumpism are emerging for which we haven’t yet developed a vaccine.
Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine the Global Battle Against COVID-19
Even if governments agree to suspend patent protections for vaccines, corporations can fight back with expensive lawsuits.
Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba a Priority
With the stroke of a pen, Biden could lift trade and travel restrictions and allow unrestricted remittances to Cuba, alleviating needless pandemic suffering.
What’s Up with the Herd?
The United States won’t achieve herd immunity because a significant portion of the herd is suffering from mad cow disease.
Viruses Know No Borders. Vaccines Shouldn’t Either.
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine equity.
Zimbabwe’s Unions Declare an End to ‘Business as Usual’
With Zimbabwe’s workers fighting for justice, it’s time for a fundamental rethink of U.S. policy toward the country.