Equal Times

16 September 2021

A ‘new normality’ is only possible with a modern welfare state

Nicolás Sartorius: This health, economic and social pandemic has shown the need for strengthened welfare states, and the political risks associated with weakening them, as well the need to build welfare states where they do not exist in order to avoid permanent [...]Read the full article

Grappling with the issue of historical genocide recognition

9 September 2021

Human rights

Grappling with the issue of historical genocide recognition

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: Is it a weapon of war between states? A trend emerging out of the rise of identity politics? An attempt to draw lessons learned, to prevent history from repeating itself? An ethical obligation with meaningful [...]Read the full article

In Ukraine, Aesopian language is being used to dismantle social protection for workers

2 September 2021

Labour

In Ukraine, Aesopian language is being used to dismantle social protection for workers

Grygorii Osovyi: “In declaring, on the one hand, that human labour is a key resource, and starting a race to the bottom in their pursuit of the maximum reduction of labour rights, state intervention and social standards on the other, the authors of these draft [...]Read the full article

Commodity trading: the shadowy industry destroying the planet

29 July 2021

Politics & economy

Commodity trading: the shadowy industry destroying the planet

Joseph Baines: Commodity traders wreak havoc on global markets and profit from ecological and social devastation. Can they be stopped?Read the full article

The ILO's condemnation of Belarus is unequivocal – but so is China and Russia's support for Lukashenko

8 July 2021

Labour

The ILO’s condemnation of Belarus is unequivocal – but so is China and Russia’s support for Lukashenko

Frank Hoffer: The ILO’s findings not only demand clear action by Belarus to respect international human rights, but they also establish a moral imperative for the international community not to stand idly [...]Read the full article

24 June 2021

Environment

Is the Arctic the new Wild West?

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: “No sufficiently solid legal framework currently exists to prevent the potential problems that lie ahead, include the possibility of direct violent clashes.”Read the full article

Asteroid mining, space tourism and the new space race

27 May 2021

Politics & economy

Asteroid mining, space tourism and the new space race

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: Rapid technological progress and human need have brought us to a point where space mining and space tourism have already moved beyond the realms of science fiction and into the realms of the possible, becoming real options in the here and [...]Read the full article

Colombia: from the failure of the elites to the hopeful rebellion of the young

20 May 2021

Politics & economy

Colombia: from the failure of the elites to the hopeful rebellion of the young

Carlos Julio Díaz Lotero: “Our country’s elites have failed to construct a national project, a project of society. In face of this failure, the impoverished majority, and in particular the young, have come forward with their own proposals to build the new social contract [...]Read the full article

Covid-19 has worsened a shaky rule of law environment

12 May 2021

Human rights

Covid-19 has worsened a shaky rule of law environment

Ted Piccone: At the intersection of these twin crises of public health and rule of law stand four main concerns: constraints on government powers, fundamental rights and discrimination, corruption, and access to [...]Read the full article

29 April 2021

Development

Britain’s outsourcing scandal

Robert Maisey: This cosy relationship between private companies and government, leveraging a national crisis to facilitate an accelerated transfer of wealth from public to private, can only be given one name: [...]Read the full article

The UAE's space bid is about much more than just oil

8 April 2021

Politics & economy

The UAE’s space bid is about much more than just oil

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: With its bid to join the space race, the United Arab Emirates is not only seeking to bolster its national pride, its human capital and its dream of regional hegemony, but also to improve its chances of competing in a highly demanding niche [...]Read the full article

Uber's UK U-turn: the exploitative gig economy employment model is not dead but it may be at an inflection point

1 April 2021

Labour

Uber’s UK U-turn: the exploitative gig economy employment model is not dead but it may be at an inflection point

Ruwan Subasinghe: “What this cat and mouse game with Uber highlights more broadly is the ever-widening imbalance between capital and labour.”Read the full article

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