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Social democracy

Failing to collect data about women is no trivial offence

As data informs the way we design our world — from infrastructure to medical research —, the ‘gender data gap’ can become a matter of life or death

By Anja Papenfuss

Reuters

Social democracy

Global vaccination VI

Chile, the United States and Denmark are their continent's leaders in the vaccination campaign against Covid-19. How did they do it?

By Simone Reperger , Knut Dethlefsen , Philipp Fink

Reuters

European Union

Behind Europe’s ‘iron wage curtain’

In Czechia, half of the population doesn’t earn enough to live a decent life. The EU’s current proposals for a European minimum wage won’t change that

By Katerina Smejkalova

Reuters

European Union

Beware the low-hanging fruit

Recent proposals for ECB debt cancellation create a dangerous illusion, namely that a small technocratic fix can solve a massive political problem

By Benjamin Lemoine , Éric Monnet , Benjamin Braun

Reuters

International relations

A new era for the WTO?

Many Global South countries have been deeply disappointed by the crisis-stricken WTO. Its new director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, hopes to fix it

By Yvonne Bartmann

Reuters

Social democracy

Entrepreneurial innovation made Covid-19 vaccines possible

Compulsory licences are supposed to help prevent vaccine shortages. But that may jeopardise our ability to respond to future pandemics through scientific innovation

By Jan Schnellenbach

Reuters

Human rights

'More justice for workers worldwide'

Germany's binding legislation on human rights in supply chains is breaking new ground. An interview with German Minister of Labour Hubertus Heil

By Hubertus Heil

Reuters

Social democracy

The abrupt end to Malaysia's democratic awakening

While the progressive opposition is in disarray, Covid-19 has been abused to declare a state of emergency and dissolve Malaysia's parliament

By Jörg Schmilewski

Reuters

Social democracy

Global vaccination V

Cuba's vaccine is almost ready — and will be offered to tourists. Turkey's campaign progresses quickly, while Kenya suffers from the global shortage

By Yesko Quiroga , Bastian Schulz , Felix Schmidt

Reuters

Environment

Can we change the climate on climate change?

Kim Stanley Robinson’s new novel vividly imagines the climate apocalypse. But it's also a hopeful and visionary account of how to stop it

By Karin Pettersson