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U.S. Daily Death Toll Spikes as Leaders Warn of Impact on the Poor

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Anthony Fauci have both voiced worries that coronavirus death toll may disproportionately affect the poor.

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The Coronavirus Will Destroy Turkey’s Economy

Ankara’s finances were weak before the pandemic—but the combination of external debt, a public health crisis, and a president who chooses to protect his reputation rather than his people could spell disaster.

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Aykan Erdemir, John A. Lechner

Thou Shalt Practice Social Distancing

The world’s major faiths face a test, and some religious leaders are failing by endangering human lives in the name of adhering to tradition—and ushering in a new age of secularism in the process.

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America Needs a National Service Draft Now to Fight the Coronavirus

Nations have always mobilized young people when facing existential crises like war. The case for national service has never been clearer.

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Charli Carpenter

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Daron Acemoglu

Daron Acemoglu is an economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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The Upside of Populism

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Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson

October 19, 2019, 12:01 AM

Then-candidate Donald Trump at a town hall meeting on March 14, 2016 in Tampa , Florida. (Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

It’s Too Early to Celebrate the Survival of American Democracy

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November 15, 2017, 7:00 AM

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It’s Time to Found a New Republic

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Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson

August 15, 2017, 3:11 PM

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 9: President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump is continuing his victory tour across the country. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

We Are the Last Defense Against Trump

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January 18, 2017, 8:00 AM

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American Democracy Is Dying, and This Election Isn’t Enough to Fix It

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November 7, 2016, 5:44 PM

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