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Book review: What is Populism? By Jan-Werner Müller University of Pennsylvania Press, August 22, 2016. 136 pages. From Brexit, the referendum that kicked the UK out of the EU, to Trump’s election predicated on “draining the swamp” in Washington and making “America Great Again”, the sudden rise of populist nationalism shook the US and Europe
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has officially launched the UNIDO Foundation — a new mechanism to mobilize private sector resources and expertise in support of inclusive and sustainable industrial development worldwide. The UNIDO Foundation is operated as a fiscally sponsored programme, with contributions channelled through the Global Impact (a U.S.-based non-profit organization), thus enabling tax-efficient
Coral reefs teeming with colorful tropical fish. Playful monkeys swinging between rainforest trees. These are the scenes some might picture upon hearing the word ecosystem. Yet a commonly overlooked ecosystem, soil, is full of life and vital to Earth’s biodiversity. The ground beneath our feet is one of our most important ecosystems. Fifty-nine percent of
At the Department of Agriculture’s research division, everyone knows there’s one word they should never say, according to Ethan Roberts. “The forbidden C-word” — climate. Roberts, union president at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, has worked for the federal government for nearly a decade. In that time, the physical science
This year has been lauded as an enormous test for global democracy. Nations across the globe will vote on their futures, which will test the foundations of their democratic institutions. Many candidates will target the youth vote despite being quite old themselves. In India, a nation with a median age of 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Although many European countries reduced their reliance on Russian gas following the invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia, a significant proportion of the European Union’s gas still comes from Russia, with over a third of it arriving through the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline that runs along the bed of the Baltic Sea
Fridays For Future (FFF) is back. Today, on March 25, 2022, the organization is hosting more than 700 hundred protests worldwide. Of these, 204 in Canada and the US and 348 in Europe. The most represented countries are the US, Italy and Sweden ( respectively with 100, 76 and 47 demonstrations). From major cities like
Here’s the premise for The Billion Dollar Code: imagine a technology that could let you travel to any corner of the earth from the comfort of your home computer, and view streets, landmarks, mountains and cities across the world. Sounds a lot like Google Earth, right? Well, the idea for Google Earth existed almost a
At a pre-COP summit designed to include and empower youth voices, activists used the platforms they were given to call out world leaders for the decades of “empty words and promises” their “hopes and dreams [have] drowned in.” The Youth4Climate conference highlights the importance of youth activists and their inclusion in political processes as growing
Globalization is no longer limited to questions of economic, financial, and trade policy but has become an existential issue affecting all areas of social and political life. New global threats like international terrorism, the financial and refugee crises, climate change, and pandemics such as the coronavirus demonstrate that standard economic responses, especially neoliberal ones, which
The 2010s are coming to a close. Reviewing the decade, what can we say about the future? A tech person will look at technological progress (stunning). A sociologist will look at cultural diversity (explosive). My take (disclosure: I’m an economist) is that this decade, with growing income inequality, saw an unprecedented number of billionaires taking
Steve Bannon is roaming Europe trying to unite nationalist populist parties, in preparation of the next European Parliament elections coming up in May 2019. Bannon is a man to watch: alt-right guru, former investment banker, former executive chairman of Breitbart News, former CEO of Trump’s 2016 campaign, former White House strategist (for seven months), he