Sorry, I couldn’t resist the cheesy headline, but on a more serious note, while the debate over the effectiveness of the World Health Organization is much-needed and has merit, it’s also riddled with myths and misconceptions about what the WHO can and cannot do.
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Pelosi and Mnuchin: Strange (but Surprisingly Successful) Bedfellows
Prior to coronavirus, few would’ve pegged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as effective political partners. But they have proven to be just that during the pandemic.
Coronavirus: Double-Edged Sword for the Climate
It’s nearly impossible to keep up with all the head-spinning ways that coronavirus has upended our world, but one development that’s flown relatively under the radar has been the postponement of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow that was set for November 2020.
Bridging the Mask Divide
Coronavirus has exposed a cultural divide over the importance of wearing masks in public — and opened up a healthy debate about their effectiveness.
Covid-19 Puts Clampdown on Protests
The year 2019 was marked by seismic protests in Hong Kong, Iraq, Sudan and Chile, but Covid-19 put a stop to mass gatherings. Can these protests movements survive coronavirus?