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C. J. Polychroniou argues that we must keep alive the memory of, and draw strength and inspiration from, the accomplishments of the labor movement.
May Day is celebrated in…
Bill Gates has published an important book on an urgent topic, How to Avoid Climate Disaster. It’s mostly about energy, as it needs to be, so I want to discuss it.
The book…
This is part of a forthcoming Global Policy e-book on modern slavery. Contributions from leading experts highlighting practical and theoretical issues surrounding the…
Amrita Narlikar explores the advantages and disadvantages of two competing narratives - to resuscitate and reinforce, or to restructure - on the future of…
With events moving fast, Branko Milanovic on the commodification of everything.
I should feel happy. I got it right. The entire Chapter 5 of “Capitalism, Alone” …
C. J. Polychroniou looks at the evidence and wonders if our leaders' ever consider that capitalism is at the core of what’s causing life on Earth to vanish.
The theme of…
This is part of a forthcoming Global Policy e-book on modern slavery. Contributions from leading experts highlighting practical and theoretical issues surrounding the…
The global economy experienced a massive contraction in 2020, with the overall global GDP falling by 4.3 percent. Compare that with the 2008 global financial crisis, which…
Markus H.-P. Müller look to the past for a guide for how to deal with our turbulent present.
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have underlined the fact that economies…
"The World Turned Upside Down"—a critical review (Part 1)
This may be the most difficult book review to write. I have decided to break it into two parts. Writing it is difficult…