By Invitation

Overcoming racism
Trevor Phillips on going from rhetoric to reform on racial injustice

America and Britain face different racial problems but both need to exchange sloganeering for substance

Responding to covid-19
Nicholas Christakis on fighting covid-19 by truly understanding the virus

The latest coronavirus is different from past ones, so requires a different response

Policing in America
Franklin Zimring on imposing “don’t shoot” rules to improve policing

New incentives and stiff penalties can reduce needless police killings

Policing in America
Roland Fryer on better alternatives to defunding the police

Programmes to support black communities reduce crime; less policing increases it

Policing in America
Ras Baraka on reforms to bring communities and police closer together

The police beat my father. They beat me. Then I became mayor

The world after covid-19
Kai-Fu Lee on how covid spurs China’s great robotic leap forward

The pandemic is accelerating a shift towards people-less companies that will eventually characterise business everywhere

Policing in America
Phillip Atiba Goff on reducing racial discrimination in policing

America is reforming all areas of policing but needs better data to do it well

The world after covid-19
Alan Doss and Mo Ibrahim on preventing covid from killing democracy in Africa

Suspending elections amid the pandemic could erode democracy unless proper laws are in place

The world after covid-19
Jared Diamond and Nathan Wolfe on the value of preparation

Crises are inevitable—but society can act beforehand to limit their destructiveness

The world after covid-19
Jennifer Doudna on how covid-19 is spurring science to accelerate

A change is under way in the respect for scientists, dissemination of research and forms of collaboration

The world after covid-19
Adam Grant on how jobs, bosses and firms may improve after the crisis

A legacy of the coronavirus may be more work satisfaction, more ethical leadership and a deeper sense of trust

The world after covid-19
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo on how economies can rebound

A pandemic is akin to a war. Countries can recover surprisingly fast with the right policies, but the poorest will need help