Last week, Barack Obama signed an executive order to create the White House Council for Women and Girls. Courtney Martin wonders how the council should operate if it is to have an actual effect on women's issues.
And Joshua Kurlantzick writes about the global downturn's effect on autocracies like Venezuela and Russia.
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