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Did Big Tech Save the World From an Even Bigger Economic Meltdown?

Bhaskar Chakravorti evaluates if the nations with better digital readiness experienced greater economic resilience during the COVID-19 meltdown, via his Foreign Policy column.

In the News

U.S. Takes First Steps Toward Resilient Supply Chains

June 16, 2021

Chris Miller states that “There’s a lot of money going to big firms that [either] don’t need it [or] won’t change their behavior as a result.”

Juneteeth

June 15, 2021

An historic moment remembered in the continued work toward equality

4 climate obstacles facing Biden at the G-7

June 10, 2021

Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte comments on a need for action at the G7 leaders summit in Politico, noting the tepidness of a communique last week from the G7 finance ministers.

Political Bickering Prolongs the Digital Divide

June 10, 2021

Bhaskar Chakravorti states that Democrats and Republicans alike need to be honest about how much broadband for all will cost, and suggests that Big Tech can help pay for it, via his article in Wired

Dan Drezner discusses the recent scandal involving Amy Chua at Yale Law School, via his column in The Washington Post

June 9, 2021

Anatomy of an elite law school quasi-scandal

G7 leaders pushed for solidarity on climate change and COVID-19

June 9, 2021

Dean Kyte urges G7 leaders to make clear climate commitments ahead of COP26, via an article in ExBulletin