Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

5 PASS 6 REVIEW 2 FIX

Dark Mode Support

Action

Theme color only

FIX

Theme color only

Theme-color present but no dark variant

A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.

Got: #f2f0ee

No dark mode signals detected

Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark ModePartial Dark Mode

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Form Accessibility

2 of 15 controls have issues

REVIEW

2 of 15 controls have issues

2 control(s) without accessible label

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Got: <input type="submit" id="login-button">; <input type="submit" name="reg-button" id="register-button">

13 control(s) properly labeled

15 controls

13 labeled

0 placeholder only

2 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#footer-newsletter	email	Enter email	aria-label
input	submit		none
query	search	Enter search term…	aria-label
input	submit		none
query	search	Enter search term…	aria-label
input	submit		none
#login-email	email	Email	for/id
#login-password	password	Password	for/id
#rememberme	checkbox	Remember me?	for/id
#register-email	email	Email	for/id
#prosyn-economics-newsletter	checkbox	PS Economics Newsletter	for/id
#prosyn-ai-tech-newsletter	checkbox	PS AI & Tech Newsletter	for/id
#promotion_emails	checkbox	Marketing Communications & Updates	for/id
#login-button	submit	(none)	none
#register-button	submit	(none)	none

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Why this matters

Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2

Link & Button Quality

1 issue(s) across 307 links and 37 buttons

REVIEW

1 issue(s) across 307 links and 37 buttons

1 link(s) with generic text

Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.

Got: /magazines/ps-quarterly-1q2026-winners-losers ("Learn more")

8 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: https://www.facebook.com/projectsyndicate; https://twitter.com/prosyn; https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-syndicate; https://www.youtube.com/user/ProjectSyndicate; https://twitter.com/prosyn; https://www.facebook.com/projectsyndicate; https://www.youtube.com/user/ProjectSyndicate; https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-syndicate

298 link(s) with descriptive text

307 links

0 empty

1 generic text

8 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
/magazines/ps-quarterly-1q2026-winners-l…	Learn more	generic text	Replace with descriptive text
Before: Learn more Suggested: Ps Quarterly 1q2026 Winners Losers
https://www.facebook.com/projectsyndicat…	Facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://twitter.com/prosyn	X	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/company/project…	LinkedIn	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/user/ProjectSynd…	YouTube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://twitter.com/prosyn	X	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.facebook.com/projectsyndicat…	Facebook	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.youtube.com/user/ProjectSynd…	YouTube	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://www.linkedin.com/company/project…	LinkedIn	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

335 links and buttons have descriptive text

Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.

/magazines/ps-quarterly-1q2026-winners-losers ("Learn more")

Why this matters

Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.

Learn more ▾

Out-of-context lists of links read by AT (one navigation pattern) become useless when every link says 'click here'. Use the destination's title or topic as anchor text. Doubles as SEO win — Google passes anchor-text relevance to the destination.

Source: WCAG 2.4.4 / Google Search Central

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

https://www.facebook.com/projectsyndicate; https://twitter.com/prosyn; https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-syndicate; https://www.youtube.com/user/ProjectSyndicate; https://twitter.com/prosyn; https://www.facebook.com/projectsyndicate; https://www.youtube.com/user/ProjectSyndicate; https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-syndicate

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

Learn more ▾

Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.

Source: MDN target / OWASP

Favicon & Branding

10 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

10 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✓ Manifest Icons Present

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Web Manifest

Valid manifest

REVIEW

Valid manifest

Name present: Project Syndicate

192x192 icon present

512x512 icon present

PWA Install Criteria Not Installable

Name Project Syndicate ✓192×192 icon ✓512×512 icon ✓Start URL /?utm_source=manif ✓Display Mode browser ✗

Name Project Syndicate Display Mode browser Theme Color #f2f0ee Background Color #fafafa Icons 5 icon(s)

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 19 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

1 pass 19 fail WCAG AA

h1 PS - The World's Opinion Page

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

32px · bottom of viewport

h2 Decoupling and South Korea’s New Capit…

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Is a Perfect Financial Storm Gathering?

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Will AI Solve Rich Countries’ Debt Woe…

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Does Private-Credit Smoke Mean Financial…

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Escaping the IMF Austerity Trap

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 American Jews’ Netanyahu Problem

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Morocco’s New Model Economy

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 The Risky Geography of the Cloud

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 The Origins and Fate of Digital Sovereig…

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Secure your copy of

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 – and save $25

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Trump’s Self-Defeating Attacks on the …

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 The World After Trump

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 The Geopolitics of Infrastructure

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 The Private Credit Panic Is Overblown

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Is a Perfect Financial Storm Gathering?

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Morocco’s New Model Economy

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Does Private-Credit Smoke Mean Financial…

1.66:1

#000000

#333333

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 YOUR CHOICES REGARDI…	6.92:1	3.0:1	#000000	#949493	Pass
h1 PS - The World's Opi…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Decoupling and South…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Is a Perfect Financi…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Will AI Solve Rich C…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Does Private-Credit …	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Escaping the IMF Aus…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 American Jews’ Net…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Morocco’s New Mode…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 The Risky Geography …	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 The Origins and Fate…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Secure your copy of	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 – and save $25	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Trump’s Self-Defea…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 The World After Trum…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 The Geopolitics of I…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 The Private Credit P…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Is a Perfect Financi…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Morocco’s New Mode…	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail
h2 Does Private-Credit …	1.66:1	3.0:1	#000000	#333333	Fail

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 89/100 — 2 failing, 18 passed

REVIEW

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

ARIA

ARIA dialog elements without accessible names may prevent screen readers users from discerning the purpose of these elements. Learn how to make ARIA dialog elements more accessible.

Why this matters

Informational: a Permissions-Policy directive showing feature -> allowed origins.

Source: MDN Permissions-Policy

Failing Elements
As the US and China surge ahead in AI, can Europe keep up? Don’t miss our next … `body > dialog#message-dialog`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Names and labels

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
dialog#message-dialog > div.dialog__content > figure > img `dialog#message-dialog > div.dialog__content > figure > img`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●All heading elements contain content.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○Document has a `<title>` element

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

○`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Form elements have associated labels

○Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

○List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Document has a main landmark.

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Landmark Structure

17 landmarks

PASS

17 landmarks

<main> landmark present

7 <nav> landmark(s) found

1 of 7 <nav> elements are unlabeled

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Why this matters

Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.

Learn more ▾

When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.

Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices

Heading Hierarchy

66 headings

PASS

66 headings

Multiple H1 headings (2 found)

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

1 empty heading(s)

Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

H1 YOUR CHOICES REGARDING COOKIES ON THIS SITE
H1 PS - The World's Opinion Page duplicate H1
H2 Decoupling and South Korea’s New Capitalism
H3 Further reading
H2 Is a Perfect Financial Storm Gathering?
H3 Further reading
H2 Will AI Solve Rich Countries’ Debt Woes?
H3 Further reading
H2 Does Private-Credit Smoke Mean Financial Fire?
H3 Further reading
H2 Escaping the IMF Austerity Trap
H3 Further reading
H2 American Jews’ Netanyahu Problem
H3 Further reading
H2 Morocco’s New Model Economy
H3 Further reading
H2 The Risky Geography of the Cloud
H3 Further reading
H2 The Origins and Fate of Digital Sovereignty
H3 Further reading
H2 Secure your copy of PS Quarterly: Winners & Losers – and save $25
H2 Trump’s Self-Defeating Attacks on the Fed
H2 The World After Trump
H2 The Geopolitics of Infrastructure
H2 The Private Credit Panic Is Overblown
H3 PS Quarterly
H2 Latest
H2 Is a Perfect Financial Storm Gathering?
H2 Morocco’s New Model Economy
H2 Does Private-Credit Smoke Mean Financial Fire?
H2 Will AI Solve Rich Countries’ Debt Woes?
H2 Escaping the IMF Austerity Trap
H2 Trending
H2 Trump’s Next Coup Attempt
H2 How Bad Will the Economy Be?
H2 The Iran War’s Winners and Losers
H2 The Decline and Fall of the Dollar Empire
H2 Hedging Security in the Gulf Is Risky
H2 OnPoint Subscriber Exclusive
H2 The Origins and Fate of Digital Sovereignty
H2 Hungary’s Counter-Counterrevolution
H2 No Exit from Stalin
H2 The Energy Transition Has Its Own Strait of Hormuz
H2 Interdependence Bites Back
H2 The Real Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs
H2 Winners & Losers
H2 Sustainability Now
H2 The Geopolitics of Infrastructure
H2 Fossil-Fuel Investments Are a Fiduciary Risk
H2 African Clean-Energy Sovereignty Can’t Wait
H2 Opinion that Moves
H2 Economics & Finance
H2 Politics & World Affairs
H2 Human Development
H2 Sustainability Now
H2 Innovation & Technology
H2 Culture & Society
H2 The African Century
H2 Press Released
H2 The Ocean Imperative
H3 Content
H3 Subscriber Exclusive
H3 Project Syndicate
H3 Network
H2 ✕ Log in/Register
H2 (empty)

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

Why this matters

Multiple H1s blur the page's primary topic — screen-reader users and Google both prefer one H1.

Learn more ▾

HTML5's outline algorithm technically allows multiple H1s within sectioning content, but no browser implements it. In practice: one H1 per page. Use H2-H6 for subsections.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

Why this matters

Empty <hN> tags break the document outline — screen-reader users navigating by heading hit dead silence.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6

Alt Text Quality

All 27 images OK

PASS

All 27 images OK

18 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

9 image(s) with good alt text

27 images 9 good alt text

Issue	Count
too long	18 image(s)

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

PASS

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

Search form present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title 404. Page not found. - Project Syndicate ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✓

A+

Print Stylesheet

Print styles detected

PASS

Print styles detected

External print stylesheet detected

Got: /css/print.min.css?v=K59KUm2uuIRa1YCAwpEtbOVk2AdK-aVwwH1Ya90MYRM

Print Stylesheet ✓ Print Optimized

Print stylesheet /css/print.min.css?v=K59KUm2uuIRa1YCAwpEtbOVk2AdK-aVwwH1Ya90MYRM ✓Inline @media print Not detected ✗

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