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Brazil has emerged as a champion of tech regulation among emerging economies. It enacted an Internet Bill of Rights in 2014, which established protections on net neutrality, freedom of expression, …
Brazil’s push for comprehensive AI regulation Read More
BERLIN, Feb 2 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said it was important not to divide the world with new trade barriers, as everyone benefits from globalisation, after …
Germany’s Scholz on tariffs: important not to divide the world Read More
When Donald Trump Jr. landed in Greenland last week — flying in aboard “Trump Force One,” with two of his father’s top advisors, plus right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, in tow — he claimed that he’d come …
Trump’s Greenland Problem Read More
Responding to the news that chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering approving airport expansions including Heathrow, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found that expanding the UK’s airports won’t deliver serious economic …
Expanding UK airports won’t deliver economic growth Read More
In 2024, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported alarming new records in global greenhouse gas levels, alongside unprecedented rises in air and sea surface temperatures. These escalating climate crisis indicators have triggered …
Solar geoengineering is no longer conspiracy theory – and the rich and powerful want in Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, …
Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare’s price negotiations Read More
Alan Freeman asks why the US fears being progressive when its economic power was built by progressive policies. Imagine this: a new US political party stands for election committed to …
Can America be Progressive Again? Read More
An interview with Doug Hellinger of The Development GAP on the report’s significance and lessons for today’s advocacy groups working to change the IMF and World Bank Doug Hellinger and …
World Bank called to account – The SAPRI report, 20 years on – transcript Read More
Neoliberal policies have infected both arms of politics in Brazil and its people are falling sick. Diogo Mazeron writes. After a very close and polarised election at the end of …
Austerity in Brazil – the dangerous cuts Read More
The displacement of millions of people is the elephant in the climate change negotiating chamber, says Niko Humalisto. He navigates the path the world must take. Planetary warming is destabilising …
Climate change: a moving story Read More