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Can Democracy Survive the Polycrisis?

George Soros NEW YORK, June 12: We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian Adam Tooze has, indeed, popularized a word for it. He calls it a “polycrisis.” The polycrisis has many sources. In my opinion the main

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The Climate Loss and Damage Fund Is Coming

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Get rid of corruption-friendly politics

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Delivering on Nuclear Disarmament in Hiroshima

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Deciphering the Latest IPCC Report

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The Coming Crackdown on Corporate Greenwashing

According to the Net Zero Tracker, more than one-third of the world’s largest publicly traded companies have announced such targets,

The Wisdom of Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out

With the shutdown of its last three nuclear power plants, Germany has completed its phase-out of nuclear power. As the