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5 new domestic confirmed & 10 new domestic asymptomatic cases. Anhui Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed & 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases. There are 5 domestic confirmed & 7 domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. Liu’an reported 2 new domestic confirmed (1 previously suspect) & 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contracts. There currently are 3 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases there. As of 11 AM on 5/15, 865,169 residents have been swabbed, 162,695 samples tested. A shopping center & a residential compound are at Medium Risk. Hefei reporte...

NationofChange The real problem with Bill Gates and neoliberal optimism The progressive left needs to confront the fact that plutocratic philanthropists like Gates care much more about preserving the systems that continue to multiply their wealth. -Voltaire Before the ongoing health crisis began, George Soros was the only American not in politics playing a central role in more conspiracy theories coming out of the populist right than Microsoft founder Bill Gates. This has made many on the left wary of discussing either of these billionaires in critical terms, which is a problem wh...

I wish to thank Dr. Katherine Trebeck and Dr. Dirk Philipsen for their response to our lead essay. It is a pleasure to discuss important ideas with scholars who are searching for the truth and human betterment. Trebeck and Philipsen question “the human ability to invent itself out of the basic laws of physics” and call for “A Wellbeing Economy [that] positions the economy in service of human flourishing and true freedom; less precariousness and more dignity; fewer dirty industries and more businesses who put their workers and communities front and center.” I agree that humanity stil...

The Climate Clock Now Ticks With a Tinge of Optimism The display in New York’s Union Square, which reports the window to address global warming, now also measures the rising use of renewable energy. Video April 19, 2021Updated 12:33 p.m. ET A hint of optimism has been added to the Climate Clock, the set of decreasing numbers on the facade of a building in New York’s Union Square that was conceived by two artists and activists, to communicate the urgency of curbing carbon emissions. Seven months ago, the artists Andrew Boyd and Gan Golan, assisted by others, redid “Metronome,” a public...

How Economic Freedom Makes A Nation Rich  Share   Share Trending I repeatedly write about the importance of economic growth, usually citing data about gross domestic product (GDP), which is defined as “a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period.” And I frequently use that GDP data when comparing long-run performance for various nations in order to demonstrates that you get more economic output with free markets and limited government. Critics sometimes respond by arguing that GDP is an abstract measure that doesn�...