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Our economy must center human outcomes rather than rising share prices, says social theorist and author Marjorie Kelly.
The extraction of wealth is a pathology of late capitalism…
Branko Milanovic argues that placing the entirety of modern knowledge in the electronic format is dangerous.
China is considered to have been the first country (…
In this column, Alfredo Toro Hardy argues that the abandonment of the U.S.’ antimajoritarian tradition will profoundly impact its governability, its communal bonds, and even the…
Scott Montgomery starts off GP's 2024 with an optimistic take on humanity's ability to overcome existential challenges.
In a recent talk about global energy to a group…
It's further proof that sustained activism, not fossil fuel diplomacy, is our only hope for tackling the climate crisis.
The outcome of global climate summits has barely changed…
Markus H.-P. Müller reminds us why we need to think hard and find the best ways to tackle the consequences and risks of climate change.
With our climate system apparently…
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…