“They have the responsibility and power to really push this debate”—the G7’s fuzzy climate pledges
Also on the daily podcast: Germany faces up to a colonial atrocity and the peculiar ploys of Persian-music artists
WHERE THEY are clear, the summit’s commitments do not add much to existing targets; mostly, though, they are woefully short on detail. We pick through the pledges. Germany is facing up to a colonial-era atrocity in modern-day Namibia, but a hard-won reparations deal will not quell controversy. And how Persian-music artists are upending the audio-streaming model. Runtime: 22min
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