How to ease the EU fiscal straitjacket

Without major reform of the EU fiscal framework, public investment will be insufficient in the wake of the pandemic

By Peter Bofinger

How the green revolution is harming Africa

How current efforts to improve food security in Africa are increasing small farmers’ dependence on global agribusinesses

By Jayati Ghosh

China takes the lead in development finance

China has provided developing countries extra resources they had long sought from the West. But its lending has to become more sustainable

By Kevin P. Gallagher and Rebecca Ray

The digital marketplace should be a public good

Regulating pandemic profiteers like Amazon is not enough. We need public ownership of essential digital infrastructure

By Daniel Kopp

'We might have a Covid-21 or Covid-22 coming our way'

We need a broader approach to health, says conservationist Cristián Samper. Our treatment of nature increases the risk of further pandemics

Ghana’s elections expose cracks in its democratic success story

The country is often considered a ‘beacon of democracy’ in West Africa. But the latest elections have tarnished that image

By Johann Ivanov and Michael Abbey

Farmers vs. the Indian state

Contrary to what Narendra Modi's government thinks, the huge open-air farmers’ protests outside Delhi may not fizzle out

By Jayati Ghosh

For a strategy of minimal deterrence

Nuclear weapons don’t have to be stationed in Germany to keep Europe safe. A minimal stockpile is all that NATO needs

By René Schlee

It’s time to rein in Amazon's empire

The pandemic has made Amazon the most powerful company in the world. We need to put a stop to its harmful practices

By Christy Hoffman

Want vaccines fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights

Without a production of generic versions of the vaccine, there won’t be enough shots to go around — even in rich countries

By Achal Prabhala and Arjun Jayadev and Dean Baker