Equal Times

13 August 2020

The double-edged sword of international sanctions

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: Sanctions have long had a bad reputation for both failing to achieve results and for causing much more suffering to the vulnerable civilian populations they ostensibly aim to protect than to the political and economic leaders they [...]Read the full article

Putin consolidates his power but a storm is gathering

31 July 2020

Politics & economy

Putin consolidates his power but a storm is gathering

Juan Antonio Sanz: Changes to the constitution have strengthened the Russian president’s position but his government faces a growing wave of discontent.Read the full article

The future vaccine against COVID-19 should be a ‘global public good' managed by the UN

16 July 2020

Human rights

The future vaccine against COVID-19 should be a ‘global public good’ managed by the UN

Chloé Maurel: Should scientific knowledge be treated as a ‘public good’ or does it have a market value like anything else? The UN and its agencies have long argued the former.Read the full article

2 July 2020

Labour

The role of labour activism in Vietnam’s coronavirus success

Joe Buckley: Vietnam has, rightly, been praised for its incredibly impressive and effective COVID-19 response. Largely missing from commentary on Vietnam’s coronavirus response, however, has been the important role of grassroots pressure from [...]Read the full article

Enough with the slogans and statements – it's time for Europe and its institutions to uproot racism at all levels

25 June 2020

Human rights

Enough with the slogans and statements – it’s time for Europe and its institutions to uproot racism at all levels

Kékéli Kpognon: “As long as the conversation on racism fails to go deeper than the self-congratulating assessment that ‘Europe has been doing better than the US in issues of race’, little will be done to tackle historical and structural racism across the [...]Read the full article

The risks of teaming up with Big Brother to protect health

18 June 2020

Human rights

The risks of teaming up with Big Brother to protect health

Adrián Foncillas: Surveillance technology has helped to contain the spread of coronavirus, but it is essential that limits be set on how much information can be collected and for how long, to prevent governments from extending its use once the crisis is [...]Read the full article

A Green New Deal in a world shaped by the coronavirus is possible – in many countries, it is already a reality

11 June 2020

Environment

A Green New Deal in a world shaped by the coronavirus is possible – in many countries, it is already a reality

Steve Rushton: This pandemic is only the most visible wave of the disaster that rampant, unchecked capitalism has led us to; we must take full advantage of this moment of reflection the coronavirus has afforded us. We must heal the [...]Read the full article

Guest workers on US farms are in the eye of the coronavirus storm

28 May 2020

Labour

Guest workers on US farms are in the eye of the coronavirus storm

David Bacon: Migrant farm workers are extremely vulnerable to the coronavirus as social distancing is virtually “impossible under conditions H-2A workers typically experience in the United States”.Read the full article

Behind their current display of charity, it's business as usual for multinationals

14 May 2020

Politics & economy

Behind their current display of charity, it’s business as usual for multinationals

Benjamin Hourticq: In response to the coronavirus pandemic, some large multinational corporations are putting their money and production capacities at the service of societies. But behind the scenes, they are working hard to ensure the preservation of the same [...]Read the full article

In planning a global economic recovery, it's time to turn the page on inequality

7 May 2020

Politics & economy

In planning a global economic recovery, it’s time to turn the page on inequality

Lara Merling: The support of the World Bank and IMF for action on debt burdens and immediate crisis response measures is welcome, but does not indicate a significant shift away from the austerity, privatisation and deregulation that has increased inequality [...]Read the full article

People-powered local politics can save democracy from populism

16 April 2020

Politics & economy

People-powered local politics can save democracy from populism

Steve Rushton: Globally, the far-right is on the rise. Locally grounded politics can challenge the populists and deal with the systemic problems we all face.Read the full article

When agriculture focuses on profit instead of food

2 April 2020

Development

When agriculture focuses on profit instead of food

Nazaret Castro: In the mid-20th century, the so-called Green Revolution changed humanity’s relationship with agriculture. Three decades later, the model adapted to the financialisation of the economy and agribusiness was born. This went on to take root across the [...]Read the full article

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