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From the publisher: The end of our high-growth world was underway well before COVID-19 arrived. In this powerful and timely argument, Danny Dorling demonstrates the benefits of a larger, ongoing …
Slowdown The End of the Great Acceleration—and Why It’s Good for the Planet, the Economy, and Our Lives Read More
Providing a bright future for young women in a male-dominated engineering sector requires a transformational effort. How can auto mechanics unlock their potential? “My friends and family used to laugh …
Nigeria’s female mechanics show how young African women can be empowered Read More
Companies bailed out with public money have paid shareholders billions of pounds in dividends while cutting tens of thousands of jobs, a VICE News investigation can reveal. Campaigners and commentators …
Corporations Receiving Bailout Billions Have Laid Off Staff and Paid Investors Read MoreIn the world of glaciology, the year 2007 would go down in history. It was the year a seemingly small error in a major international report heralded huge changes in …
Two-thirds of glacier ice in the Himalayas will be lost by 2100 if climate targets aren’t met Read More
North-west Europe, including the UK, is among the hotspots facing a rising risk of flooding, along with places such as India and the Bay of Bengal, and south east …
Coastal flooding will endanger millions Read More
From the publisher: Throughout history, successful societies have created institutions which channel both competition and co-operation to achieve complex goals of general benefit. These institutions make the difference between societies …
Greed Is Dead: Politics After Individualism Read More
1.2 trillion estimated to be sitting in private foundations right now, during the pandemic, is not necessarily going to move to nonprofits. Charitable giving has been on the rise in …
How wealth inequality is warping the world of philanthropy Read More
The gap between poor students and their more affluent peers attending university has widened to its largest point for 12 years, according to data published by the Department for …
Gap between rich and poor university students widest for 12 years Read MoreThere are more than 2 billion people working informally, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). That’s around 62% of the global workforce. And they’re at the greatest risk from the …
This is how COVID-19 is affecting informal workers Read More
As an outbreak of Ebola ratchets up in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s densely forested northwestern province of Équateur, warning signs are growing that corruption problems that dogged the last epidemic, …
“Ebola business” concerns resurface as new Congo outbreak spreads Read More