By Stacy Mitchell and Ron KnoxWASHINGTON, DC — In the summer of 1982, the United States government sent corporate America a love letter.

By Lawrence H. Summers and N.K. SinghCAMBRIDGE — The world is literally on fire this summer. Experts estimate that another COVID-level public health threat is likely to emerge in the next generation.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Tommaso FaccioNEW YORK — It has now been over two years since G7 leaders announced a groundbreaking agreement to divvy up taxation of multinational corporations’ profits.

By Jayati Ghosh, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, and Johannah BernsteinNEW DELHI — The recent Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact was touted by its organisers, including French President Emmanuel Macron, as a groundbreaking initiative to forge a “new contract” between the Globa

By William Ruto and Fatih BirolNAIROBI/PARIS — Many people associate technologies like solar and wind power with efforts to tackle climate change. But for the world’s most vulnerable populations, they are much more than a clean-energy solution.

By Håvard Halland, Justin Yifu Lin and Alan GelbBEIJING — Although French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent Summit for a New Global Financing Pact produced a “roadmap” towards reforming the global financial system, the proposed reforms are unlikely to mobilise private capit

By Liza Tobin, Warren Wilson, and Connor Martin WASHINGTON, DC — No industry embodies US ingenuity more than telecoms. American innovators spearheaded the development and commercialisation of the telegraph, the telephone, the Internet and the cellphone.

By Tarja Halonen and Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim HELSINKI/N’DJAMENA — Women, have cultivated and nurtured life on our planet for centuries.

By John Antonio Briceño and Jennifer Morris BELMOPAN — French President Emmanuel Macron’s Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, to be held in Paris this week, is a historic opportunity to deliver deep financial reforms that support development and bolster the fight against