Mass #COVID19 vaccination is bigger than COVID-19. It can also help countries detect, prevent, and respond to future health emergencies, explain Dr Ebere Okereke and Adam Bradshaw. bit.ly/3UbJ9ts

The outcome of November’s midterm elections could have profound consequences for American democracy. The fact that the Republicans, now an openly anti-democratic party, are likely to win is inexplicable and alarming, says Jeff Frankel. bit.ly/3sJIQdR

.Liz Truss's short, disastrous tenure as UK prime minister confirmed what Antara Haldar had long suspected: Libertarianism is more of an intellectual cult than a viable political doctrine. bit.ly/3gV9wpn

From financial innovations to youth-led legal suits, what are some of the most promising ideas for tackling climate change to come from island leaders in recent years? Tune in to, #TheEnergyRevolution , to find out. Register now. bit.ly/3Ub6Jqs #YouthLeadSDG7 #COP27

'Xi’s tightening grip over science and the economy means that these problems will intensify. And as is true in all autocracies, no independent experts or domestic media will speak up about the train wreck he has set in motion.' Project Syndicate prosyn.org/6ofKV6m

.ASEAN central banks and financial regulators should incentivize the transition to a low-carbon economy by directing firms and lenders to focus on renewable energy, writes ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)’s Aziz Durrani. bit.ly/3WeVrTZ

For a while, Xi Jinping and even many outside experts believed that the Chinese economy could still flourish under conditions of intensifying top-down control. But there is now mounting evidence suggesting that they were wrong, Daron Acemoglu observes. bit.ly/3DDZUbt

.Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter. It is imperative that we consider why he wanted it – and what he will most likely do with it, argues Richard K Sherwin of New York Law School. project-syndicate.org/commentary/mus…

In the century since Mussolini’s March on Rome, fascist leaders and parties have all too easily prevailed in elections. In fact, this can happen in any number of ways, Jason Stanley explains. bit.ly/3WaXjNf

The Republican Party's fixation on the specter of socialism ahead of the US midterm elections looks almost farcical, but it is based on a default setting for the party: the intellectual legacy of Friedrich von Hayek, writes historian James Livingston. bit.ly/3WczBAl

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Policymakers seem to have forgotten that excessive financialization is responsible for some of the worst economic crises of the last four decades, writes Brown University’s Arvind Subramanian. bit.ly/3TOy0PJ

.University of Oxford’s Chris Patten and Jim O’Neill agree: Xi Jinping’s leadership is likely to be very bad for China’s economy. Read this week’s #PSBigPicture at the link. bit.ly/3f8vbdj

European policymakers can fight both rising food costs and climate change by reducing incentives for industrial meat production, argue Sarah Lake and Nico Muzi. bit.ly/3SJGiH3

Fixing higher education in Africa requires greater investment in scientific research and placing social justice at the center of universities’ teaching and research agendas, writes Moha Ennaji. bit.ly/3NqHPAT

.Anne O. Krueger explains how ill-advised economic policies have made a bad situation in Puerto Rico much worse. bit.ly/3THwDCh

The war in Ukraine and the global cost-of-living crisis are hitting Latin America and the Caribbean hard. Growth in the region will fall to just 1.8% this year, notes Mariana Mazzucato. But local progressives also have an opportunity to embrace a new strategy. bit.ly/3DKBQDV

A new, mission-oriented energy and resource alliance among democracies could follow the successful models of both NATO and the International Energy Agency, Morten Svendstorp explains. bit.ly/3DJxzAG

Although two-thirds of the US adults do not have a college degree, the political system rarely responds to their needs, notes Angus Deaton. bit.ly/3fcc3Lj