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Globally, the 26 richest people in the world now have as much wealth as the poorest 3.8 billion people, and the relentless spewing of carbon emissions is pushing the planet toward catastrophic climate change. In the United States, income inequality has reached its highest level in at least 50 years, with the top 0.1 percent — people like me — owning roughly 20 percent of the wealth while many Americans cannot afford to pay for a $400 emergency. It’s no wonder that support for capitalism has dropped, especially among young people. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/opinion/benioff-salesforce-capitalism.html
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Yuval Noah Harari: the world after coronavirus
Humankind is now facing a global crisis. Perhaps the biggest crisis of our generation. The decisions people and governments take in the next few weeks will probably shape the world for years to come. They will shape not just our healthcare systems but also our economy, politics and culture. We must …
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The coronavirus is leading to a whole new way of economic thinking
The 1929 crash triggered a sea change. Ideas such as universal basic income suggest Covid-19 could do likewise Rishi Sunak says the measures he has announced to support the economy are without precedent in peacetime, and he’s right. Never before has the British state agreed to pay the wages of those …
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The Coronavirus Won’t Kill Globalization
The challenge, as ever, is how to navigate a changing global balance of power. Among the many by-products of the coronavirus pandemic has been a spate …
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Changes likely to emerge in a 'post-COVID-19 world'
When the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled, there are many areas of life that need to reassessed and adjusted. It seems clear that our world "after" the …
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The World After This
We're not going back to "normal" after the coronavirus. Here is exactly how things need to change for good, and for the better. Today, there are no clues as to the danger lurking outside my front door except for the eerie absence of people. Our lives are being restricted by a virus that is invisible …
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What's at the end of the coronavirus tunnel? Local scholars share some ideas
If there’s a light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, it’s faint. Most of our eyes are still adjusting to the darkness. No one knows how long this …
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Are Canadians ready for sustained sacrifices in the age of COVID-19? We're about to find out | CBC News
It's the stuff our grandparents and great-grandparents talked about — the sacrifices of the war. Rationing, converting factories over from making …
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‘Life may change for us all’: How we respond to the coronavirus crisis will be defining, historians say
When historians mark the start of this nation's coronavirus nightmare, they will cite Jan. 21, 2020, the date a Washington state man in his 30s who had visited Wuhan, China, was confirmed as the United States' first COVID-19 case. Since then, this global crisis has mushroomed into a national …
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Ten Lasting Impacts Of The Virus
We’re all wondering how to survive the virus: how to stay alive, and also solvent. Assuming we manage that, what will be its lasting impacts? 1. Appreciation of exponentials The rising death tolls in many countries has been shocking to watch. Many people are getting their first up-close-and-personal …
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‘We can’t go back to normal’: how will coronavirus change the world?
The long read: Times of upheaval are always times of radical change. Some believe the pandemic is a once-in-a-generation chance to remake society and build a better future. Others fear it may only make existing injustices worse
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UN warning: food is going to get really, really expensive
Climate change has the global food supply on the brink of disaster. Hunger Pains The global food supply is on the brink of disaster, according to a …
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