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Debt jubilees in the time of climate breakdown

When disaster hits, already impoverished countries find themselves in debt traps. Only a global mechanism can prevent this

Reuters

The US's denial about North Korea

It only took one day for US-North Korea talks to break down again. And Kim's January 2020 deadline is just edging closer

By Mason Richey

Pixabay

The dangers of economic determinism

Our interests and identities are not just determined by class, but shaped by choices of politicians and political parties

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

'I believe that combating inequalities is crucial'

Udo Bullmann MEP explains what the current UN Summit on Sustainable Development means for the EU's external relations

By Udo Bullmann

Reuters

Getting serious about the SDGs

By addressing three problems in the international economic system, world leaders could help to put the SDGs back on track

By Jayati Ghosh

Pexels

System change, not climate change

A Green New Deal requires nothing less than bringing the globalised financial system under the authority of nation states

By Ann Pettifor

Reuters

The new space wars

The conflicts of the big military powers are increasingly taking place in outer space. This is a major threat to global security

By Daniel A. Porras

Pexels

Politics in the age of data

Progressive politics is floundering in the waves generated by Big Data — when it could be shaping the tide

By Karin Pettersson

Reuters

Managing the next Gold Rush

The seafloor is rich in minerals, but barely understood. We need to be careful not to trigger an environmental catastrophe

By Sharon E. Burke

Reuters

The IMF’s latest victims

The International Monetary Fund’s bizarre belief in ‘expansionary austerity’ would be laughable if it were not so damaging

By Jayati Ghosh