Zambia's Debt Trap

Lenders urged to cancel Zambia debt as country faces economic collapse
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/16/zambia-debt-lenders-urged-to-cancel
Economists accuse bondholders of standing to make huge profits at the expense of the crisis-hit country 

Weather Shocks and the Global Economy

The World Has a $1 Trillion La Nina Problem
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-la-nina-weather-risk-global-economies/
It’s all but guaranteed the world will see another year of weather disasters
that destroy homes, ruin crops, disrupt shipping and threaten lives. 

Roger Federer Retires

Roger Federer Came Along When Tennis Desperately Needed Him
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/sports/tennis/roger-federer-came-along-when-tennis-desperately-needed-him.html
 
Federer in Photos: A Career of Major Successes
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/sports/tennis/federer-retires-photos-tennis.html

Roger Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion, announces his retirement.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/15/roger-federer-retires/
 
Roger Federer’s rivalry with Rafael Nadal lifted tennis – and sport – to a height we will never see again
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/09/15/roger-federers-rivalry-rafael-nadal-lifted-tennis-sport/

Costly Disinflation

New Inflation Developments Are Rattling Markets and Economists. Here’s Why.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/business/economy/inflation-markets-economy.html
Inflation is less about pandemic and war surprises and more about economic momentum. That could make the solution more painful. 

Who’s Afraid of the Consumer Price Index?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/opinion/consumer-price-index.html

US Demographics: Declining Birth Rate and Population Shifts

U.S. Population Growth Has Nearly Flatlined. Is That So Bad?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/opinion/population-birthrate-decline.html 

Why U.S. Population Growth Just Crashed to an All-Time Low
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/03/american-population-growth-rate-slow/629392/
 
Can Educational Migration Save the World?
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-03-24/america-should-make-college-free-for-best-and-brightest-from-abroad 

The economy is feeling the effects of the fading baby boom
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/07/economy-is-feeling-effects-fading-baby-boom/
 
The great population growth slowdown
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/1/5/22867184/us-census-population-growth-slowdown-migration-birth-death 

Bolsonaro and the Future of Brazilian Democracy

Bolsonaro and the Future of Brazilian Democracy
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/09/08/win-or-lose-jair-bolsonaro-poses-a-threat-to-brazilian-democracy
 
Rise of the Bolsonaros
https://www.pbs.org/video/rise-of-the-bolsonaros-kvsybw/ 

Sweden Lurches to the Right

Sweden’s Far Right Just Made History. Is It the Country’s Future?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/world/europe/sweden-elections-right.html
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats beat out more moderate right-wing parties in a country famed for liberal governance. It is the latest example of the right’s staying power across Europe.