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An important debate is developing in Pearls and Irritations on the need to reduce consumption. In his article “Labor’s Environmental Denialism”, Stephen Williams acknowledged several positive steps being taken by the Labor government to help protect the environment, and then argued that Labor was failing to address the fundamental drivers of environmental disaster, which he Continue reading »
When interviewed on Great Game on Russia’s state-run Channel One (8 Dec. 2022), Russia’s Foreign Minister, Secretary Lavrov, was given ample opportunity to set out Russia’s views on its role in the Ukraine and on the differences his country has with its many adversaries. The interview is long and Lavrov is aided by presenters who Continue reading »
CEPR has long been a leader in examining economic and political developments in Latin America. Highlights of our work in 2022 included the following: Co-Director Mark Weisbrot joined Joseph E. Stiglitz to author this op-ed for Foreign Policy on the February 2022 agreement between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The piece highlighted that […]
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With Joe Biden making a historic visit to Mexico, Washington’s fixation on immigration overshadows everything else.
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Nothing shines a brighter light on the harmful effects of bad intellectual property law than an ongoing pandemic. CEPR’s researchers continue to advocate for reform of this broken system which causes so much damage here in the US and abroad. This year saw some success from the long campaign to waive COVID vaccine patents for […]
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“As long as Germany declares the Jews to be an inferior race, poisoning and persecuting them, decent, self-respecting Jews cannot deal with Germany in any way, buy or sell or maintain any manner of commerce with Germany or travel on German Boats.” With this clarion call born of principle and necessity, a respected Rabbi and leader of Continue reading »
From China’s socialist path to Latin America’s left turn and Asean’s neutral stance, more countries are quietly but firmly spurning the Western world order. Instead, they seek to favour national interests, a more democratic form of international politics and mutual respect. The global significance of 2022 has been grossly underestimated. Its importance to world history Continue reading »
“There is a battle in the US between so called hardliners, so called neocons or neoconservatives, and those who want cooperative relations with China.” Jeffrey Sachs, director at the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, shares his views with CGTN anchor Wang Guan in an extract reproduced below: “There is a battle in the Continue reading »
The late Queens most touchy subject Prince Andrew, has called his brother King Charles to offer to help smooth over family difficulties by mentoring the King’s wayward Son Prince Harry. ”Andrew has a lot to offer the World’s youth and... Read More ›