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Economy and ecology

Towards global progressiveness

In the 1970s, Global South countries wanted a ‘new international economic order’. Now, we need a new agenda for progressives in the 21st century

By Branko Milanović

Reuters

Economy and ecology

To tackle today's crises, we need transformative realism

Neither gradualism nor moral activism will solve today's major crises — from Covid-19 to climate breakdown. Instead, we need a broad social coalition

By Marc Saxer

Reuters

Economy and ecology

It’s not all about care

There has been a macroeconomic blindspot in feminist narratives of the pandemic. This unwittingly limits the scope of critique

By Brigitte Young

Reuters

Economy and ecology

South Africa's never-ending crisis

The violence in South Africa is the result of decades of economic hardship and institutional failure. The government must abandon its austerity agenda

By Busi Sibeko

Reuters

Economy and ecology

We live in the era of system change

Our current way of doing politics has reached its limits: considering the tectonic societal shifts of our era, a transformative approach is necessary

By Markus Engels

Pxfuel

Economy and ecology

The climate crisis is a way out of monetary orthodoxy

The European Central Bank has completed its first strategic review in 18 years. As modest as the conclusions may be, it has broken new ground — on climate

By Adam Tooze

Twitter

Economy and ecology

El Salvador: a safe haven for Bitcoin?

El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele's legalisation of Bitcoin as an official tender has raised many eyebrows. But what's behind the move?

By Sandra Weiss

Reuters

Economy and ecology

AMLO is still Mexico's only chance

The Mexican President must be considered the winner of the recent elections. His government's mixed record doesn't hurt his enduring popularity

By Yesko Quiroga

Pixabay

Economy and ecology

The G7's tax reform could entrench global inequality

While the G7 tax compromise has been hailed as ‘historic’, it would do little for countries in the Global South. But changes are still possible

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Economy and ecology

The G7 tax clampdown

With the historic G7 deal, hyper-globalisation’s rules – under which countries compete to offer corporations ever-sweeter deals – are being re-written

By Dani Rodrik