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A mighty, autobahn-devouring Audi sits outside an invite-only energy discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, unwilling to discuss its 93-octane drinking problem. Inside…
Toro Hardy explores the plausible reasons behind North Korea’s recent aggressive deeds and words.
Inter-Korean relations, which have been in a spiraling down trend since 2020,…
Branko Milanovic revisits old classics to see what, if anything, they have to say now.
Le hasard is a capricious master.
When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would…
Investors have, overall, learned to live with the Russia/Ukraine war and the current crisis in the Middle East, as well as China/Taiwan tensions. However, they still need to…
Our economy must center human outcomes rather than rising share prices, says social theorist and author Marjorie Kelly.
The extraction of wealth is a pathology of late capitalism…
Branko Milanovic argues that placing the entirety of modern knowledge in the electronic format is dangerous.
China is considered to have been the first country (…
In this column, Alfredo Toro Hardy argues that the abandonment of the U.S.’ antimajoritarian tradition will profoundly impact its governability, its communal bonds, and even the…
Scott Montgomery starts off GP's 2024 with an optimistic take on humanity's ability to overcome existential challenges.
In a recent talk about global energy to a group…
It's further proof that sustained activism, not fossil fuel diplomacy, is our only hope for tackling the climate crisis.
The outcome of global climate summits has barely changed…
Markus H.-P. Müller reminds us why we need to think hard and find the best ways to tackle the consequences and risks of climate change.
With our climate system apparently changing…