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In the wake of COVID-19 Scott L. Montgomery sketches the outlines of the world's plastic problem, providing some of its key details, and also some of the major challenges…
Germany is emerging from the first phase of the pandemic with some scars, but broadly in good shape. That only makes the country’s upcoming six-month EU presidency more crucial:…
Many years ago, social scientist Bertram Gross saw “friendly fascism” — an insidious authoritarianism that denies democratic rights for corporate ends without the overt appearance…
Branko Milanovic on the limits of our ability to predict the post-pandemic future.
In one of his poems, Constantine Cavafy distinguished, in the art of foretelling…
Branko Milanovic on the search for useful historical data.
When I wrote “The haves and the have-nots” which is a book of inequality vignettes linked with three essays (…
Victoria Hasson explores the potential pitfalls of virtual parliaments and how innovation in response to the pandemic must only be pursued if it points in a more democratic…
Branko Milanovic on the emergence of the study of interpersonal inequality.
It is a question often asked: what do Ricardo and Marx have to say about interpersonal inequality…
Branko Milanovic on why Trump represents unashamed neoliberalism.
Modern capitalism societies are built on a dichotomy: in the political space decisions are (to be)…
Scott L. Montgomery shows why recent drops in global energy usage suggest that there can be no return to normal after the pandemic if we wish to tackle climate change.
There…
Brian Stoddart explores Australia's pantomime politics and its actors' performances in response to China's increasing regional power.
Reading ex-Australian Prime Minister…