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Philip McGowan, Friederike Bolam and Louise Mair on the implications of an impending biodiversity collapse.
“Transformative change” is needed to prevent over a million…
As we enter an era of energy transition and the effects of climate change become more dramatic, our need for new forms of economic thinking is becoming increasingly urgent. The…
Branko Milanovic on why the Chinese or Singaporean models of political organisation may prove to appealing to others.
Last night, in a response to something I had written…
To think correctly about globalization one needs to think of it in historical context. This means seeing today’s globalization and its effects, positive and negative, as in many…
During the U.S. invasion of Iraq, even more reluctant scholars on both ends of the political spectrum were finally forced to acknowledge that the United States is an empire…
Scott L. Montgomery argues that current debates are overlooking the vital role fossil fuels must play in creating the conditions for their own abandonment.
Is there a way to see…
Brett Cherry on how universities can support the SDGs.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide numerous opportunities for science and engineering to make a wider impact…
Fukuyama, F. 2012. The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution. FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX.
I mentioned in my last post in which I reviewed…
Fukuyama, F. 2012. The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution. FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX.
How do you write about a book that is almost 600…
Surveillance of employees in the workplace through the use of advanced technology represents the latest phase in the long history of capitalism to maintain control of workers and…