The scenes in Washington, D.C. were the coda to a four year period of democratic rollback that has done lasting damage to the ideal of American democracy. Lincoln Mitchell writes.

“The intent was to penalize these companies and penalize the Chinese government,” Shang-Jin Wei said. “The problem is it ends up penalizing U.S.-based investors.”

Although new leadership in the United States will not miraculously end the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, it at least enables the global response that is urgently needed. Joseph Stiglitz writes.

The 2002 alumnus discusses his role at the World Bank and shares career networking tips.