Vaccine Strains, with Elizabeth Drew, Michael Spence, Daron Acemoglu, and more

Also featuring Melvyn B. Krauss, Angela Huyue Zhang, Ruti Teitel, Oyeronke Oyebanji, Erik Berglöf, Ngaire Woods, and more [View this message in a web browser]( [PS Behind the Headlines]( MARCH 18, 2021 Welcome to Behind the Headlines. Each week, we highlight the latest commentaries linked to the most important news stories, and share a brand new Big Picture topical collection, which takes readers on a deep dive into a critical issue or event. George Floyd’s Killer on Trial [Derek Chauvin and America’s Racial Reckoning]( [Ruti Teitel]( considers what it would mean for America truly to confront its history of structural bigotry. The Filibuster Debate [Can Biden Govern?]( [Elizabeth Drew]( predicts that, with the COVID-19 rescue plan having passed, the Senate filibuster will become the next big issue. The Big Picture [Vaccine Strains]( [Vaccine Strains]( The European Union’s sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts are currently dominating the headlines and undermining confidence in the bloc. But, overall, rich countries remain well ahead of the developing world in the global scramble for supplies – and the longer this imbalance persists, the greater the risk that new coronavirus variants will emerge that can again threaten the world. Featuring: [HANS-WERNER SINN]( [MELVYN B. KRAUSS]( [NGAIRE WOODS]( [OYERONKE OYEBANJI]( [SHASHI THAROOR]( [ERIK BERGLÖF]( [DARON ACEMOGLU]( [PS. Last chance to take 50% off a new subscription and receive a copy of The Year Ahead 2021 ]( The COVID-19 Crisis [The Shape of Global Recovery]( [Michael Spence]( anticipates a rapid rebound across advanced economies in the second half of this year. Moody’s Reviews Ethiopia’s Credit Rating [Credit-Rating Agencies Could Derail Economic Recovery]( [Jayati Ghosh]( champions the creation of an independent public agency to counterbalance the Big Three private firms. From the Archive [The End of Neoliberalism and the Rebirth of History]( [Joseph E. Stiglitz]( shows the high toll four decades of free-market orthodoxy have taken on democracy. Crackdown on Jack Ma's Ant Group [China’s Regulatory War on Ant]( [Angela Huyue Zhang]( explains the bureaucratic logic behind the fast-growing fintech conglomerate’s recent woes. Protests in Senegal [Fear and Loathing in Senegal]( [Abdoulaye Ndiaye]( urges the government to uphold the country’s hard-won democracy after cracking down on peaceful protests. [Investing in Climate Action: The Make-or-Break Decade]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.