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Article
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa
Feb 10, 2021
“Equitable COVID19 vaccine distribution is a very important issue of global solidarity”
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Article
Mass Producing Covid-19 Vaccine
Feb 9, 2021
Capacity, Scale, and Control
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Podcasts
What the West Can and Cannot Learn from China
Feb 8, 2021
Rodney Jones, a long-time Asia analyst, colleague of Rob Johnson’s, and currently Principal of Wigram Capital Advisors in New Zealand, discusses how China and other Pacific Rim countries succeeded in containing the Covid-19 pandemic and what this means for the West’s rivalry with China
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Article
Epidemic of Despair Could Haunt America Long After COVID
Feb 3, 2021
Researchers worry the pandemic may have severe after-effects, with deaths of despair impacting more distressed and newly-vulnerable populations
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Article
4 Charts Explain Why You Should Worry About the New U.K. Covid Strain
Jan 13, 2021
Expert warns that it could be a race against the clock as the fast-spreading B117 variant picks up steam in the U.S.
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Article
New Covid “Super Strain” is a Game-Changer for Schools and More
Jan 8, 2021
Expert warns that without more robust abatement measures and testing, the virus could rage until mid-2022.
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Article
4 Burning Questions on the Global Vaccine Rollout
Dec 29, 2020
Warnings of “corruption and incompetence coming together,” as economists William Lazonick and Öner Tulum study the race to end the pandemic.
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Article
Antitrust Spring
Dec 18, 2020
After years of amassing power, the tide is turning against the tech monopolies
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Article
Carl Manlan: African Philanthropy Has Mobilized Effectively During COVID19
Dec 17, 2020
In this interview, Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin speak with Carl Manlan, the Chief Operating Officer of the Ecobank Foundation - responsible for Ecobank’s social impact engagement with the communities in which the bank operates in Africa – on the role of African philanthropy and corporate social responsibility in the response to COVID-19 on the continent.
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Article
Young Scholars Want More Voices Heard in Economics
Dec 3, 2020
No one person or perspective holds the key to solving economic problems, says Jay Pocklington of the Institute for New Economic Thinking
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Article
To Save the Economy, Save People First
Nov 18, 2020
Targeted Measures and Subsidies for Cost Effective COVID-19 Abatement
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Article
How Biden Can Protect Workers on Day 1
Nov 13, 2020
By fully utilizing the power of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), President Biden could take meaningful steps to keep workers safe during the pandemic, even without Congress’s help
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Article
Vera Songwe: "Let’s build forward better!"
Oct 30, 2020
In this interview, Dr. Vera Songwe, economist and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa reflects on the ways that African governments have handled COVID-19, the role of the Continental Free Trade Agreement in turbo-charging future growth, the vital role of infrastructural investment and mobilising domestic resources for building forward better and greener.
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News
William Lazonick is quoted in on the stock market practices of Big Pharma
Oct 29, 2020
“Executives have an interest in getting the stock price up and price gouging customers is one way they can do this,” said William Lazonick, professor emeritus of economics at University of Massachusetts and co-founder of the Academic-Industry Research Network. While many drug companies argue that they use their vast profits to fund ongoing pharmaceutical innovation, Lazonick said, “we’ve shown that most of these companies don’t do that.” Instead, the soaring prices fuel soaring stock prices and executive pay, which is often based largely on that price.” — INET Grantee William Lazonick
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Article
Profits Over Human Life? ER Doctor’s Story is Fearful Lesson for U.S. Workers During Pandemic
Oct 20, 2020
Dr. Ming Lin spoke out about Covid safety at his hospital and was fired. He’s fighting back against a system that put profits over human life.