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I Found a ‘Chinese Bug’—and Learned a Life Lesson

One of my most important lessons in life, one particularly useful at a time when America is so polarized and tempers are so high, came when my wife and I moved to China to be correspondents of The New York Times. We moved into the official...
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Nicholas Kristof

Op-Ed Columnist and Political Commentator; Author, “Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life”
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The Hidden Costs of Tech Gradualism

In a global economy that advances according to Moore’s Law, there are hidden costs to technological gradualism. Often, it is only in hindsight that these costs become obvious. For example, in Europe, Mario Draghi’s exhortation that Europe...
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Dante A. Disparte

Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy, Circle
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A Global Health Crisis We Can Prevent

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, accounting for approximately 10 percent of all cancer cases, and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Colorectal cancer may not have the flashy celebrity...
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Anjee Davis

CEO, Fight Colorectal Cancer
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M&A as a Bridge to a Flourishing Future for All

As a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisor, I consider my line of work narrow and broad in equal measure when it comes to creating a flourishing future for all. Mergers and acquisitions are, in a purely technical sense, economic...
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Vanessa Dager

Managing Director, Head of M&A and Advisory, North America, BNP Paribas
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