Economics

To what extent is the corona crisis delaying meaningful action on climate change and ecosystem protection? Is it possible that a health crisis is playing into the hands of the fossil fuel industry? Why are the protest movements against government…

It is commendable that Chile is opening (with the side letters to the TPP11) a new dimension in foreign trade policy, which will allow it to advance in regulatory actions with respect to international capital and protect itself in case…

In order to defend the interests of the fossil fuel industry as well as the other goals of the right-wing libertarian agenda (deregulation, limited government, tax breaks for the wealthy, free trade and globalisation), the far-right billionaires and multimillionaires (“the…

When it comes to control of the House and the Senate, the outcome of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections is still unclear. Yet the election sent many positive signals about the importance of climate action for U.S. voters.  By Olivia Rosane A…

In Jhargram, a remote village in the Indian state of West Bengal, a group of farmers sit together in one of the large fields around them. Here they must discuss, deliberate and decide on the marketing strategy they will use…

Without time yet for a more thoughtful analysis, which also considers the opinion of the participants, we advance some first impressions on the XXI Symposium of the Basic Income Network held in A Coruña on the 28th and 29th of…

Have you ever wondered why a supposedly intelligent species, Home sapiens, is steering full steam ahead into global ecological catastrophe without putting on the brakes? Why greenhouse gas emissions are still rising even though the collapse of the climate has…

Why is humanity so entangled with the fossil fuel industry and incapable of meaningful climate action? What are the structures that make Big Oil so invincible to systemic change towards a truly sustainable economy? How are conflicts and wars used…

A climate discussion that focuses solely on carbon emissions gives the impression that the climate measures envisaged by governments will soon really hurt the fossil fuel industry. But focusing solely on CO2 is a choice that the industry itself has…

India, the world’s largest sugar producer, has extended its ban on sugar exports for another year until October 2023, Reuters reports. According to the country’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), the measure is extended from 31 October 2022 to…