What can people in wealthy nations do to fix COVID vaccine ‘apartheid’?
By Kerry Cullinan Charitable donations from rich countries and individuals are welcome – but they won’t ensure fair vaccine distribution unless the drug-patenting system is reformed, too. It was heartwarming to see 90-year-old Briton Margaret Keenan becoming the first...
Is it time for a wealth tax on billionaires?
By Chuck Collins The US’s billionaires have amassed democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power as millions have been thrown into poverty, says Chuck Collins. What should good societies do when a wealthy few reap enormous financial windfalls during a...
What will migration look like after the pandemic?
By Antoine Pécoud Increased control of people’s mobility because of COVID-19 might not be so easy to undo. One of the most immediate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the closure of many international borders. This had a severe impact on migration, and in...
Will a landmark ruling from the ICC finally get justice for Palestinians?
By Shawan Jabarin Israel may finally be investigated for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. In a landmark ruling on Friday 5 February, the International Criminal Court (ICC) recognised its...
How can the US tackle its polarisation?
By Alison Goldsworthy In the past 20 years, hostility – fomented in a dislike and distrust of different groups – has dramatically increased and extended to many aspects of American life. Officer Eugene Goodman, an Iraq War veteran turned police officer, was on duty...
Is 2021 humanity’s make-or-break moment on climate change?
By Laurie Macfarlane COVID-19 and climate change are two sides of the same coin. To overcome both we must confront their root cause: an economic system that is killing the planet. Last year will be remembered for many things, and let’s be honest: most of them will be...
Is Left populism possible?
By Spyros A. Sofos “We need to fight precarity now and to ensure that, in the process, we retain and enhance the best of our representative institutions.” Back in July 2018, when the idea that led to the birth of the #rethinkingPopulism project was being...
From Tbilisi to Washington: Is there too much focus on elections?
By Stephen F. Jones “Recent elections in Georgia and the US show that elections alone are poor indicators of democracy, and need to be supplemented with other methods of economic and political empowerment.” Elections are never enough to maintain a healthy...
How did Trump win the online disinformation war?
By Peter Geoghegan Social media platforms have allowed US conservatives to delegitimise the election and sow mistrust of democracy. In late August, roughly five weeks before Americans went to the polls, a story appeared in The New York Times reporting new data about...Subscribe by Email
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