这才是美国总统的当选方式——不是简单的票多者胜
民意调查表明，如果美国人可以对总统选举制度进行投票，他们将放弃现行制度。
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Economic Growth
The super-wealthy won big as COVID-19 spread - here's how they can help alleviate the economic peril faced by most
The windfall points to broader implications for our ability to reset the global economy in a more just and sustainable way once the pandemic recedes.
At ground zero of the global pandemic, life goes on
Wuhan’s recovery shows COVID-19 can be contained in hard-hit cities, but it may require draconian measures that other governments have only flirted with.
How to respond to symbols of systemic racism
The flagrant public display of hateful symbols has persisted following the death of George Floyd, most notably during the riot at the US Capitol building.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Here’s the pope’s prescription for resetting the global economy in response to COVID-19
The pope put his stamp on efforts to shape the Great Reset of the global economy in the wake of the pandemic, with a scathing indictment of neoliberalism.
Here’s how US presidents get elected (it’s not by winning the most votes)
Many Americans want to dump the way they choose their president. In the meantime, "electors" are expected to once again cast the votes that really matter in December.
Forum in Focus
The worst-case climate-change scenario could look like this. We need to avert it
Sometimes you need to confront the worst possible outcome in order to avert it.
This is how flu season might affect the COVID-19 curve
In the Southern Hemisphere, a flu season failed to materialize. Now the other hemisphere must try to avoid a perfect storm of influenza and pandemic.
Built Environment and Infrastructure
Can we prevent a surge in pandemic-related homelessness?
Around the world, people whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis face the horrifying possibility of being evicted from their homes.
Health and Healthcare Systems
遏制新冠肺炎引起的失业，政府还能支付多少补贴？
在新冠肺炎疫情期间，英国纳税人帮助企业给不上班的工人发放薪水，从而控制了失业率。但是与部署了这一政策的其它国家一样，英国经济承受了高昂的代价——此举可能将英国赤字扩大到上一次全球金融危机期间的峰值水平的近两倍。
Health and Healthcare Systems
How long can governments keep spending to stem COVID-19 job losses?
Wage subsidies have been deployed at an unprecedented scale as governments responding to COVID-19’s crippling impact desperately try to stem unemployment.
Health and Healthcare Systems
How have the remotest places on Earth fared during COVID-19?
The mixed record of the most isolated, sparsely populated locations when it comes to avoiding COVID-19 is testament to the disease’s daunting ability to spread.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Is COVID-19 a seasonal disease?
Parts of the Southern Hemisphere have seen wintertime spikes in reported cases, as researchers try to discern the impact of changing seasons on the coronavirus.
The legacy of ‘redlining’. How earlier urban zoning reinforces racial segregation
While the practice may no longer be legal, its reinforcement of racial segregation and disparity has had enduring consequences for American cities.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Outbreak or breakout? How to protect prison populations from COVID-19
COVID-19 has set many prisoners free, but some say not enough.