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“My earliest memory of him would just be, when he was little, he was like my baby. I would tote him around all the time. I would change his diaper,

100 Years Ago: 1923 Two monkeys from one of the side shows at the Oxford County Fair escaped from their cages and took to the woods, Monday afternoon. A posse is searching for the runaways. 50 Years Ago: 1973 The Neighborhood Mother’s Club will open its seventh season Thursday with a meeting at the High […]

The G20 began with a meeting of finance ministers after the wave of steep currency devaluations in the late 1990s, and added an annual meeting of world leaders after the global financial crisis a decade later.

The G20 summit, which aims to coordinate global economic policy, has struggled to achieve real-world results. While joint statements are made, there are often no clear consequences for underperforming nations. For example, despite pledging to limit global warming and end the financing of coal power plants overseas, coal-fired power generation reached a new high in 2022. However, the G20 has had some successes, such as stabilizing the financial system during the global financial crisis and supporting a major tax overhaul. Critics argue that the G20's membership lacks representational procedures...

Summits like the one in India this weekend have produced many ambitious statements — and, often, disappointing results. Critics say an upgrade is needed.