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Failure to act on threats to global sustainability brings the world closer to disaster
Appropriate information and communications technologies, combined with community involvement, can save lives
Some steps to speed action toward a low-carbon economy
Greater transparency and limits on lobbyist influence would promote better long-range strategies
The Obama administration must reform how policies are made, not just the policies themselves
Challenges of population control and food production need to be tackled in tandem
The recent car-upgrade program is an example of how not to address CO2 reduction prudently
Nothing less than an overhaul of the systems that implement federal policies will suffice
The Obama administration needs an energy strategy alongside the ambitious climate bill
The best price for getting anti-mosquito bed nets to the poor proves to be "free"
Markets and negotiations are no substitute for rational planning and new technology
Less reliance on the U.S. dollar by international reserves would be widely beneficial
Obama's reexpansion of the government's economic role is vital--and we will have to pay for it
Rather than arguing about the value of taxes or spending, economic planners need to take a systematic long view
An exaggerated swing toward economic stimulus will only delay the return of sustainable prosperity
Only a partnership between the public and private sectors can help the Big Three roll into the future
Feedbacks in the economic network can turn local crises into global ones
Policies can avert disaster only if they interrupt the cascading threats to the U.S. economy
It remains to be seen whether his famously gloomy prediction is truly wrong or merely postponed
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