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Branko Milanovic argues that we shouldn't waste time on the illusions of degrowth in a very poor and unequal world, and instead think about how the most emission-intensive goods…

In this article Alfredo Toro Hardy provides context to the recently agreed upon and soon to be enacted EU AI Act. A report by The New York Times depicted a conversation on the…

Environmental economist James K. Boyce analyzes the roadblocks to climate action at the COP28 climate summit. Global climate summits have rarely produced tangible results. More…

Branko Milanovic on why three global trends - runaway inflation, wrecking of democracy, and the rise of antisemitism - are dominating political conversations in Germany. I…

Martha Molfetas sets the scene for COP28 and argues fossil fuels remain the biggest obstacle to climate justice. Against the backdrop of an ever-present climate crisis, record…

These are dark days, with scant light on the horizon. Continuing war in Ukraine, sudden war in the Middle East, both realities with past origins but present horrors. Both come…

Alfredo Toro Hardy explores why the region that holds the most important green lung on the planet needs support to play a leading role in climate change mitigation. In a 2023…

Branko Milanovic explores new research on why there is no riding off into the sunset for dictators. In an interesting paper, Kaushik Basu discusses, using a mathematical model, an…

Debt abolitionist Astra Taylor discusses how capitalism’s manufactured insecurity can feed movements for radical change. Capitalism is a socioeconomic system that depends upon…

Branko Milanovic with some words of advice for our polarised times. Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have…