The world’s eyes will turn to Paris this month as the City of Light is illuminated by the Olympic flame.  At the same time, the country is preparing to form its next government with a parliament split across the political spectrum. As audiences experience the spirit of global unity that is strengthened through the Olympics, France also has a chance to show how the spirit of civic unity can be strengthened through the arts, inspiring people of all parties and ideologies.

We welcome the release of the U.S. Government’s Joint Policy Statement and Principles for responsible participation in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs). These will help increase investment in projects that reduce emissions and help more businesses grow while reducing their carbon footprints.

The problem of climate change cannot be solved without capitalism. Governments have tried for more than three decades with little to show for it. And while more of them are now engaging partners in the private sector, the world is still lagging in deploying the full power of the market.

Jim Simons’ brilliant mind made him a legend in finance, but his most important investments came through philanthropy, including all the work he and Marilyn led together through the Simons Foundation.

President Biden named nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Mike Bloomberg. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.

New rules from the Environmental Protection Agency, which limit pollution from existing coal plants and future gas plants, will help clean our air and speed up the clean energy transition.

The state’s new budget undermines mayoral control of the city’s schools, putting future generations at risk.

The history of public health is a chronicle of billions of lives saved from preventable deaths and diseases, thanks to the heroic work of generations of people. And yet, most people have never heard of them, or ever notice the public health protections that keep them safe every day.

An agreement to close the last coal plants in the region means all of New England will be free of coal pollution for the first time in well over a century.

The history of public health is a chronicle of billions of lives saved from preventable deaths and diseases, thanks to the heroic work of generations of people. And yet, most people have never heard of them, or ever notice the public health protections that keep them safe every day.