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Jennifer Morgan, executive director of Greenpeace International, attended COP26 and witnessed personally the power of protests in the streets, which, she says, was the real…
Many societies are facing monumental and potentially irreversible shifts in how people live, work, and think. There is an increasing need for socio-economic…
Branko Milanovic explores the life of the enigmatic economist through a recent book on his friendship with David Hume.
Dennis Rasmussen’s book The infidel and the…
Should unvaccinated people be held solely responsible for the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in Europe?
Last week, Europe had the dubious distinction of having recorded 64…
Branko Milanovic on why labor-managed companies - as seen in China - must ensure they avoid political influence.
The recent bizarre and rather ignorant discussion…
In response to COP26, C. J. Polychroniou argues that we cannot rely on summits to solve climate change. Instead, radical and legal activism are the best hopes for our future.
The…
Branko Milanovic argues that research on the economics of global inequality is a window onto power and politics.
I wrote this in a Twitter discussion about the…
The challenge ahead is to turn every city and every town in virtually every major country in the world into a stronghold of the global climate movement.
With the United Nations…
Scott Montgomery discusses the difficult links between anti-vax positions and ongoing democratic backslides in the USA and elsewhere.
As of this writing, covid-19 defines…
Branko Milanovic highlights similarities between the domestic politics of two global rivals.
While the United States and China are at loggerheads on many issues from …