The pandemic is boosting efforts to get the old out of prison
And highlighting just how severe a problem elderly inmates pose
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The world needs a better World Health Organisation
The WHO has done well against covid-19. But it needs more muscle and more money
Citizens’ assemblies are increasingly popular
Do they work?
The UN renews its vows in a 75th-birthday general non-assembly
There is little celebration as leaders stay away
Social-media platforms are destroying evidence of war crimes
Content-moderation policies have led to evidence being erased, sometimes before it is ever seen
The pandemic is plunging millions back into extreme poverty
It could take years for them to escape again
Working-class parents are becoming more like middle-class ones
They have adopted their child-rearing habits
Will the economic and psychological costs of covid-19 increase suicides?
It is too early to say, but the signs are ominous
Covid-19 is helping wealthy countries talk about death
Amid mass mortality, a taboo is fading
The World Food Programme’s peace prize may actually do some good
In a hungry world, the WFP is more needed than ever; and it is short of cash
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