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Economy and ecology

Adapt or perish

If they want to achieve real progress, climate activists should be fundamentally rethinking the tactics of disruption

By Marco Bitschnau

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Work and digitalisation

The gatekeepers of democracy

This year’s elections are a formidable challenge to the very foundations of democracy, and social media corporations must treat them as such

By Alena Kahle, Christian Cirhigiri

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Democracy and society

Let’s rethink identity politics

We need to go back to discussing whether an idea is emancipatory — rather than the positionality of its author

By Eszter Kováts

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Economy and ecology

The conceptual roots of the Global South’s debt crisis

The widening debt crisis largely stems from a flawed multilateral system. But it also reflects the limitations of mainstream economic thinking

By Ndongo Samba Sylla

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Economy and ecology

The AI revolution in climate science

AI may be crucial for understanding the consequences of our changing environment — as long as policymakers can guarantee that it provides public goods

By Giulio Boccaletti

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Democracy and society

The global femicide epidemic

From Italy to South Africa, femicides are increasing. To counter this, we must confront ingrained norms and demand swift legal action

By Theresa Beckmann

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Foreign and security policy

The EU’s migration blind spots

Rather than addressing the so-called migration crisis, the EU has moved it to Africa

By Felicity Okoth

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Democracy and society

The myth of the unprecedented

Shocks are here to stay, and our task is not to predict the next one – although someone always does – but to sharpen our focus on resilience

By Stephen S. Roach

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Future of social democracy

Avoiding an AI dystopia for workers

Artificial Intelligence is already heavily impacting labour all over the world. It needs to be regulated — and fast

By Veronica Nilsson

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Economy and ecology

Shared resources, shared responsibilities?

Deforestation and forest degradation are global problems. Solutions for them must be globally relevant, and that is achieved through cooperation

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