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The scale is global. This requires a systems approach, which McKinsey is famous for.McKinseyThe risks and challenges of the global COVID-19-vaccine rolloutGaurav Agrawal, partner in McKinsey’s New York office; Tara Azimi, partner in the Washington, DC, office; Jennifer Heller and Parag Patel, partners in the Chicago office, Adam Sabow is a senior partner n the Chicago office; Pooja Kumar, partner in the Philadelphia office; Mihir Mysore, a partner in the Houston office; Shubham Singhal, a...

The executive order, signed alongside three others as part of an effort to address racial inequality, largely returns the department to the policy adopted under the Obama administration.“To decrease incarceration levels, we must reduce profit-based incentives to incarcerate by phasing out the federal government's reliance on privately operated criminal detention facilities,” Biden wrote in the order.The order directs DOJ not to renew any of the contracts with private prisons that house...

 I was looking for something about US propaganda against China on twitter, and page after page nothing turned up, so I went to Duck and Go and found something on the first page, in fact, it was the third item. I have found lots of interesting stuff on Duck and Go recently which I was unable to find in Google, so are they suppressing stuff?We are indeed now in the thick of a Third World War. It has been started by US and UK, aided by minor Five Eyes allies  Canada and Australia. They have...

Revealing.VenezuelanalysisUN Independent Expert Alfred de Zayas: ‘This is How the Human Rights Industry Works’Geraldina Colotti interviews Alfred de Zayas

Should-read. A bit longish but essential in understanding the dynamic. Requires some familiarity with the situation for full appreciation, but even if one doesn't have that, it is still useful as an introduction. About much more than the Navalny affair.Dances with BearsOLIGARCHY IN RUSSIA – ALEXEI NAVALNY’S TELLING MISTAKEJohn HelmerRelatedAbout Navalny.Sputnik InternationalWest’s Navalny Hypocrisy a Gas

When looking at bond yields, one should keep in mind that the entire yield curve is a mathematical object. A venerable research approach is to attempt to use time series econometrics to either isolated tenors or slopes. This approach leads to misleading degrees of freedom in bond yield dynamics.In this article, I will do the simplest step towards modelling the yield curve -- looking at the relationships between selected slopes. We see that slopes move together, which pins down how disjointed...

Does anyone seriously think that Bellingcat is not a front?MI6 not mentioned?Sputnik InternationalIs Bellingcat Played by the CIA?

Among the outlets in his media empire are the American Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and the Fox News channel, as well as the UK’s Sun and the Times, and around 70 percent of Australia’s major news outlets. In November, ex-Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd pushed for an inquiry to be set up into the massive influence the Australian-born tycoon has over politics there....RTAfter Rupert Murdoch slams ‘woke orthodoxy’ & social media censorship, critics lambast tycoon’s own...

US Capitol protest catching?Sputnik InternationalIndia Stunned as Protesters Hoist Their Flag at Iconic Red FortViolence, Death & Invasion of Delhi: Here's How the 72nd Republic Day Unfolded in India’s Capital