Measuring Poverty Properly
The 2019 Oscar-winning film Parasite attracted a global audience for its arresting portrayal of South Korea’s stark income inequality. The movie’s rendering of a...
End the Pandemic of Violence Against Women
Violence against women and girls increases during periods of crisis. So, it should come as no surprise that COVID-19 has added to the risk...
Big Tech Must Stop Hiding
In 2021, Alphabet (Google’s parent), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook’s new alias), and Microsoft were among the world’s largest companies in terms of revenue and...
Erosion of US democracy, worrying for world
The anniversary of the 6 January, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has come and gone, and many Americans are deeply depressed that the...
Clouds Over 2022
NOURIEL ROUBINI
Despite dips and disruptions from new variants of COVID-19, 2021 turned out to be a relatively positive year for economies and markets in...
Key to COVID-Powered Challenges of 2022
After a year in which people longed to get back to ‘normal’, it is now clear that COVID-19 will not make this possible. The...
Competition and Coexistence
These are demanding times. Geopolitical tensions are rising, primarily, but not exclusively, between China and the United States. Yet, at the same time, there...
The Colonial Trap
On 20 February, 1947, Clement Attlee, the socialist British prime minister, informed parliament that India would become independent no later than June 1948. Attlee...
Aviation Should Embrace Carbon Taxation
Recent catastrophic floods in Germany and China have once again made clear the terrible global threat posed by climate change. In response, we must...
Game on for Green Growth
Research into economic growth has a long and distinguished history, but the recent introduction of sustainability into the debate has given the field a...
