Dove va il mondo

“The organizers of the Paris Olympic Games have outdone their predecessors in trying to make the Games the most sustainable in the decades since climate change became a concern. But with an estimated 11 million tourists converging on the City of Light for the Olympics, including 1.5 million from abroad, the Games can only be […]

“After months of desultory campaigning, Americans have a race on their hands, and a good thing too. At a perilous time for their country and the world, they deserve a real contest.” Fonte: The Economist Link: Can Kamala Harris win?

“While largely supporting Biden’s policies over the past four years, Harris, 59, was once criticized for having few firm ideological convictions. She is largely seen as a moderate Democrat.” Fonte: TIME Autore: Chad De Guzman e Koh Ewe Link: A Guide to Kamala Harris’ Views on Abortion, the Economy, and More

“Elections are about the future. That’s why I am excited about Vice President Kamala Harris. She represents a fresh start for American politics. She can offer a hopeful, unifying vision. She is talented, experienced and ready to be president. And I know she can defeat Donald Trump.” Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Hillary Rodham […]

“The White House isn’t to blame for covering up the Democratic Party’s disarray—the media is.” Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Link: The Media Didn’t Want to Know the Truth About Biden

“All correct. But that’s not the whole truth. Not the full story. It misses the bigness of what Biden just did — its historical rarity, its emotional agony, its fundamental humility.” Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Frank Bruni Link: What Joe Biden Just Did Is Utterly Extraordinary

“In Silicon Valley, the heartland of US innovation that has long been considered a bastion of liberal beliefs, Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election provoked despair.” Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Tabby Kinder, George Hammond and Hannah Murphy e Alex Rogers Link: Has Silicon Valley gone Maga?

“One consequence is that Reagan Republicanism is all but dead. In recent years the Republican Party has been united around personality, not policy. It contains free-traders and supporters of universal tariffs; internationalists and isolationists; champions of corporate America and people who believe big companies are rapacious and unpatriotic. In the past Mr Trump has done […]

“For many admirers, unapologetic, unreformed masculinity is the former president’s primal allure. Trump’s appeal to men is one of a few areas where he enjoys a decisive advantage over Biden.” Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Joshua Chaffin, Oliver Roeder, Claire Bushey e Christopher Grimes Link: What makes Donald Trump irresistible

“Long-term solutions to mitigate the challenges of disinformation require changes to the way we regulate social media, data privacy, campaign spending and political advertising. But in the meantime, we can address how we respond to a rapidly evolving information ecosystem.” Fonte: TIME Autore: Barbara Mcquade Link: Election Disinformation Will Lead to Chaos