How to Save the Internet Inbox
In a scene in the US sitcom Silicon Valley, digital startups compete for funding by presenting their ideas. In each presentation, company founders repeat...
Expansions do not die of old age
The US economy has entered its 11th year of uninterrupted expansion, breaking the previous record for the longest period of growth in American history...
Growing Risk of a 2020 Recession and Crisis
Last summer, my colleague Brunello Rosa and I identified ten potential downside risks that could trigger a US and global recession in 2020. Nine...
Shortcomings in Environmental Impact Assessments
Walhi, Indonesia’s largest environmental organization, recently took the government to court for issuing construction permits to a Chinese company based on what they allege...
The world is running out of time
In 2015, the international community launched a renewed effort to tackle collective global challenges under the auspices of the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda...
Europe must answer the Climate Call
In early 2015, the European Union became the first major economy to set a post-2020 target for limiting greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. By committing to...
Paying for the Welfare State Without Raising Taxes
The current value of the US government’s unfunded pension and Medicare liabilities is $46.7 trillion, or roughly two and a half times US GDP....
Taming the Wild West of Digital Health Innovation
Digital technology is revolutionizing our daily lives. Mobile devices monitor our movements, marketing algorithms guide our consumption, and social media shape our worldviews and...
Lessons from India in Digital Disruption
Digital technology can rapidly transform how countries provide services such as education and health to their citizens. The public services of the future should...
Women and Girls are key to Universal Health Coverage
Health care is a human right, yet roughly half of the world’s population of 3.5 billion people forgoes essential health services due to financial...
