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Facing disasters: lessons from a Bangladeshi island
The death toll of Bangladesh’s brutal monsoon season keeps growing. Authorities estimate that floodi...
Open soil science: technology is helping us discover the mysteries under our feet
Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said:...
These five countries are conduits for the world’s biggest tax havens
First came the Panama Papers, then the BahamasLeaks, and now it’s the Paradise Papers. Journalists c...
Jim Yong Kim starts his second term as World Bank president despite a rocky first five years
Jim Yong Kim is set to begin his second five-year term as World Bank president on July 1, having bee...
How kitsch consumed the world
What is the predominant aesthetic of the twenty-first century? According to sociology professors Rut...
‘Cow economics’ are killing India’s working class
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian parliament for the first time in June 2014, h...
Overproduction and Its Discontents
Trevor Jackson ,May 4, 2023 Overproduction...
How open data can help the Global South, from disaster relief to voter turnout
The modern era is marked by growing faith in the power of data. “Big data”, “open data”, and “eviden...
Are robots taking over the world’s finance jobs?
The year is 2030. You’re in a business school lecture hall, where just a handful of students are att...
In India, a legislative reform is needed to push corporate social responsibility
The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement began as a response to advocacy for corporations...
The Islamic State is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East
After three years of violence, Islamic State has encountered a major defeat that could mean that its...