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The Afterlife of a Coup
Sammy Feldblum ,December 13, 2023 The Afte...
Two Swedish economists foresaw the backlash against globalisation – here’s how to mitigate it
The first article in our series Globalisation Under Pressure looks at work from the 1930s that antic...
Our 24/7 economy and the wealth of nations
This article is the third in our series, Globalisation Under Pressure, on what the changing nature o...
Will whoever controls gene editing control historical memory?
In July, Harvard scientists used a gene-editing technology first developed in 2013 to programme bact...
A bank heist in Paraguay’s ‘wild, wild west’ reveals the dark underbelly of free trade
It was as brazen as it was spectacular: on April 24 2017, a commando team of bank robbers assaulted...
Mumbai floods: what happens when cities sacrifice ecology for development
As the storm that was hurricane Harvey deluged the areas around Houston, Texas, large parts of north...
Yes, microlending reduces extreme poverty
A small boost in microlending to the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out o...
Bridges and roads in north
Kherepe Meme gestures with her hand animatedly. She vividly remembers and describes the Great Assam...
Wonder Woman: feminist icon or symbol of oppression?
It’s been a busy – and controversial – year for Wonder Woman.In October 2016, the United Nations mad...
Jim Yong Kim starts his second term as World Bank president despite a rocky first five years
Jim Yong Kim is set to begin his second five-year term as World Bank president on July 1, having bee...
Caning of gay men in Aceh: not necessarily the exception to Indonesian rule
Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Isl...