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The Nation-State RebornCAMBRIDGE – One of our era’s foundational
myths
is that globalization has condemned the nation-state to irrelevance.
Chernobyl’s
Myths
and MisconceptionsThe twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident of April 26, 1986 is prompting a new wave of alarmist claims about its impact on human health and the environment.
Myths
and misconceptions have taken root, and these have outlasted subsequent efforts to provide reliable information.
Combined with sweeping government benefit policies that classify millions of people living in Chernobyl-affected areas as invalids, such
myths
encouraged fatalistic and passive behaviors and created a “culture of dependency” among affected communities.
Set against the impressive body of science underpinning the Chernobyl Forum, such responses reflect the tenacity not only of
myths
and misconceptions, but also of vested interests.
Prometheus, Medea, the Amazons and, in neighboring Armenia, Noah’s Ark – the Europe of our
myths
starts here.
Debunking the
myths
about migration – that most immigrants enter unlawfully, for example, or that immigration displaces existing workers – would be a good place to start.
More importantly, they can debunk political
myths
central to the legitimacy of some regimes.
Big Banks’ Shadow DanceWASHINGTON, DC – One of the great
myths
propagated by very large financial institutions is that, if they were to become effectively regulated again, many investors and financial transactions would flee to “shadow banks.”
It was possible to establish authority through collectivist myths, to assert your separate road against global trends, to molest neighbors in the teeth of international censure.
One of the oldest Greek myths, the story of Pandora was first recorded more than 2,500 years ago, in the time of Homer.
But what is not acceptable is the way that people with leprosy, those cured of it, and even their family members continue to be discriminated against on the basis of fears, myths, and outdated notions about a disease that is today completely curable.
In fact, the convention of anonymity merely allows rape
myths
to flourish.
Arab
Myths
and RealitiesWASHINGTON, DC – With Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in Egypt – widely considered to have one of the region’s most stable regimes until only recently – and Colonel Muammar Qaddafi clinging to power in Libya, there is no clear end in sight to the turmoil sweeping across the Arab world.
The unfolding events grabbing headlines around the world have shattered key
myths
about the Arab world.
Contrary to
myths
that he and his insurgents lived frugally during the Yenan days, they lived well on trading profits.
What it is, he claims, “is an unprecedented opportunity for leaders to counter the pernicious
myths
surrounding migrants, and lay out a common vision of how to make migration work for all.”
If they are right, there is no difference between the intellectual discipline of history, founded by the Greeks 2400 years ago to record the past truthfully, and the
myths
that every culture tells to affirm its self-worth.
Developing successful strategies will require abandoning long-held assumptions that worked in the past, but that have become counterproductive
myths
today.
But
myths
are a collective and mysterious construction.
Market
Myths
and Social FactsYORK – Many of us remember the 1970s for its music and fashion, but we should also take a lesson from its mistaken beliefs.
It was one thing to believe these
myths
decades ago, but when experience and all the available evidence show them to be mistaken, it is time to make a change.
Before turning to policy, it is important to dispose of several
myths
that interfere with clear analysis.
Central
myths
about Putin the healer of the nation and the supplier of giveaway budgets are collapsing.
Two
Myths
of the 2008 MeltdownCAMBRIDGE – Over the last decade, research by many economists, including us, arrived at a broadly shared narrative of the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
Economic equality also challenges accepted beliefs, and dispels harmful
myths
that perpetuate narrow definitions of gender norms.
This position also opened another front in the Church's battle with Eastern European Orthodox Christianity, which lent theological support to vampire
myths
by teaching that non-decomposed bodies could not go to heaven and could be revivified by the devil.
European Myths, European RealitiesFollowing centuries of bold explorations in science, navigation and engineering, Continental Europe in the 20 th century launched major social innovations.
Two
Myths
About AutomationBERKELEY – Robots, machine learning, and artificial intelligence promise to change fundamentally the nature of work.
Are these harbingers of a robust recovery for the financial sector, or just urban
myths?
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