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While attention has focused on promises of international aid from a France-led donor conference and a UN appeal, much of the initial help in the two weeks since a massive explosion …
Local groups step up to lead Beirut blast response Read More
In the fight against COVID-19, Latin America presents a set of important challenges: underfunded healthcare systems, largely informal labor markets, extreme poverty and vulnerability, and a human displacement crisis …
What fate for the Venezuelan migrants stranded in Peru? Read More
Food banks in the UK reported that demand had tripled in March this year as the coronavirus lockdown threw millions out of work. Many food banks faced an urgent need for money to buy …
Food bank donations surged during the pandemic – but look closely at the data and there’s trouble ahead Read More
The outbreak of the coronavirus and the regulations that have been installed by governments worldwide to protect citizens, life and vulnerable groups effect everyone – but not every person or …
Under cover of the pandemic, stealth land grabs are ongoing in India Read More
From the publisher: Resistance to privatisation has turned into a powerful force for change. (Re)municipalisation refers to the reclaiming of public ownership of services as well as the creation of …
The Future is Public: Towards Democratic Ownership of Public Services Read More
Researchers have charted the US phenomenon where, as globalisation spreads injustice, the despondent reach for the gun. Review by John Komlos It is a commonplace that the demographic development of …
Nothing left to lose Read More
Marco Janssen proposes that games might provide the solutions to community challenges, rather than nudging things along with subsidies and other interventions. India is running out of water. At least …
Water sports Read More
Jessica Gordon-Nembhard is a leading economist studying co-operatives. In fact she effectively invented this economic research agenda in the US. She was brought up by social activists who discussed Marx …
Cooperatives on the table Read More
From the publisher: The fatal embrace of human rights and neoliberalism. Drawing on detailed archival research on the parallel histories of human rights and neoliberalism, Jessica Whyte uncovers the place …
The Morals of the Market: Human Rights and the Rise of Neoliberalism Read More
A new study published on Tuesday found that 49% of refugees who have come to Germany since 2013 were able to find steady employment within five years of arriving. “This …
Half of refugees find jobs within five years in Germany, study shows Read More