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The World Is In A Revolutionary Moment – How Can The Global Left Be A Serious Player?
We are living in an extraordinary moment in world history. This is a period of intense, frequent and…
2019-11-05
How The Youth-Led Climate Strikes Became A Global Mass Movement
It began as a call to action from a group of youth activists scattered across the globe and…
2019-09-24
Amazon Fires: Eight Ways You Can Help Stop The Rainforest Burning
A tragedy continues to unfold across the Amazon. Tens of thousands of fires are raging across the region,…
2019-08-30
Jair Bolsonaro Wants To Deforest The Amazon – What Powers Does The UN Have To Stop Him?
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is at its highest rate in a decade, according to new…
2019-08-21
When World Leaders Thought You Shouldn’t Need Passports Or Visas
In the age of heavily restricted migration, passport control seems a natural prerogative of the state. The idea…
2019-08-06
‘World Heritage’ site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money
The April 2019 fire that engulfed France’s Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, led to an outpouring of grief…
2019-06-03
A Month After The Fire: Rebuilding The Notre-Dame Cathedral
It’s been a month since the Notre Dame cathedral was razed by flames last April 15, 2019, leaving…
2019-05-15
We Have Seen The Unseeable: Astronomers Capture First Image Of A Black Hole
An international collaboration presents paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier…
2019-04-11
The Challenges Of Degrowth In Cities
This article is drawn from the most recent edition of the Veolia Institute’s “Facts Reports” focusing on resilient…
2019-02-18
Democracy Is Facing Strong Headwinds In 2019
2018 confirmed the trend: liberal democracy is weakening throughout the globe. Latin America is no exception. The wave…
2019-01-09
Human Rights 70 Years On: Important Victories As Well As Major Misses
According to Amnesty International, human rights continue to deteriorate. CIVICUS – an umbrella body for a global alliance…
2018-12-10
How Cities Are Creating New Species
From the nut-cracking crows of Sendai to ‘Turdus urbanicus’ (the new urban blackbird), animals are changing their behaviour…
2018-08-01
10 Of The World’s Longest Bridges Of Various Types
If you ever find yourself in Hunan, China, rent a car and drive the Jishou-Chadong Expressway: 18 tunnels…
2018-07-26
We Made Plastic. We Depend On It. Now We’re Drowning In It.
The miracle material has made modern life possible. But more than 40 percent of it is used just…
2018-06-11
What Each Of The G7 Countries Wants, And What They Need
With many of the Trump administration’s recent decisions running directly counter to the other members’ interests, the summit…
2018-06-11
How Do We Measure Well-Being?
Opinions differ on the definition of well-being. Yet there’s a growing consensus that it cannot be reduced to…
2018-05-15
How The U.S. Needs To Prepare For The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
Government indifference toward AI could let the US lose ground to rival countries. But what would a good…
2018-04-18
How To Assess Political Stability? Follow The Bread Path
When Egyptians were protesting in 2011, they held up piece of bread and demanded “bread, freedom and social justice”.…
2018-04-16
How The UK Can Feed The World After Brexit
After the end of the Second World War, it was said by Winston Churchill that the only threat…
2018-03-20
What Just Happened? The Biggest Stories From Davos 2018
That’s it for another year. With over 400 sessions on the official programme (160 of which were broadcast…
2018-01-31
The Top 10 Kingmakers Who Shaped The Course Of History
The term “kingmaker” is used to describe a person of power and influence who plays a pivotal role…
2018-01-25
What Americans Can Learn From Other Food Cultures
Food feeds the soul. To the extent that we all eat food, and we all have souls, food…
2018-01-18
Now. Undeniably. The Age Of Renewable Energy. Upon Us.
In 2016, more renewable energy was added to the global grid than ever before, and at a lower…
2017-07-18
The Heat Is On : Climate Change In 2100 Is Very Scary
Up to 75 percent of people could face deadly heatwaves by 2100 unless carbon emissions plummet, a new…
2017-06-22
Playing The Odds: The Evolution Of The World’s Oldest Game
Gambling is as old as human history itself, embedded in societal culture and is responsible for some of…
2017-02-01
Truths, Lies, Post-Truths, And Statistics. The Deception That Is.
In theory, statistics should help settle arguments. They ought to provide stable reference points that everyone – no…
2017-01-30
The World’s First Long Distance Telegraph Was Not The Telegraph
Smoke signals and beacons have been used to relay messages over short distances since ancient times, but the…
2017-01-13
“So Long, Diesel,” Said Four Cities
Four of the world’s biggest cities are to ban diesel cars from their city centres by 2025, in…
2016-12-13
35 Ways To Experience America’s 35 Obnoxiously Rich City Suburbs
We’re gonna take a guess: if you’re checking to see if your town is on this list, you…
2016-08-04
Why Millennials Are Loving These 20 Countries The Most
Millennials are constantly on the move. According to a TransferWise survey conducted in 2015, more than half (55%)…
2016-06-30
When The Trip To The Airport Is A Journey In Itself
A city always begins with one airport, usually located outside the city limits to allow the city some…
2016-06-13
Top 20 Cities In The World For Cycling Lifestyle
THE BICYCLE MAKES sense in cities. With rising urbanization, our cities need modern mobility solutions, and moving around…
2016-05-25
Cities & Practicalities Are Killing Multilingual Cities?
Cities that mix different languages are born from the movements of people—but they’re also made, a new book…
2016-05-17
Swimming In Seine Now Is Still A Dream, But Not In The Future
But the idea faces an uphill struggle. By 2024, the River Seine in Paris will be clean enough…
2016-05-11
How Feral Comes To Life With These Surreal Stories
In 1845, so the legend goes, an unclothed girl was spotted running on all fours through the wilderness…
2016-05-09
Rome Was Not Built In A Day, Then & In The Future
The Italian capital has a logistical nightmare: juggling ambitious restoration projects at the Colosseum and the Porta Maggiore…
2016-01-29
Top 15 Biggest Retail Giants Of The World
The retail industry is one of the biggest and arguably the most profitable industries in the world. The…
2015-11-06
Liveable Cities : Who Decides What That Means And How We Achieve It
The Conversation has appointed a cities and policy editor to lead our coverage of the myriad issues affecting…
2015-10-29
10 Best Student Cities In The World 2015
What makes a great student city? A whole mixture of things, including well-reputed universities, quality of life, employment…
2015-10-27
European E-Retailers Impatiently Bypassing Regulators For Unified Market
While the European Commission debates how to overcome obstacles to cross-border online shopping, Europe 500 web merchants like…
2015-10-15
The Hard Work Of Pope Francis’ Balancing Act
On his first visit to the United States, as well as addressing a joint session of Congress, Pope…
2015-09-22
What Is The City That Never Sleeps? All Of Them!
One’s experience of a city at night is always singular and intimate, especially when visiting for the first…
2015-07-20
When Moving Forward Digs Up The Past
In London and Paris, two recent construction projects have been held up for macabre reasons: hundreds or thousands…
2015-06-22