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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

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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

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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

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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

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Economy and ecology

The marginalisation of Africa

African countries are often marginalised in global economic and political debates. But they are not powerless to change it

By Branko Milanović

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Interviews

'Replace the race to the bottom by a race to the top'

Do globalisation and inequality have to go hand in hand? Gabriel Zucman argues that this doesn't have to be the case — if we re-think our tax systems

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Economy and ecology

Biden's America is no climate leader

The US administration doesn't recognise America's true responsibility in the climate crisis. Hence, it can't lead the cause for global climate justice

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