All the World has become neo-liberal. This is no news. But how did it happen? How come that an ideology which, up until 50 years ago, was only known by a bunch of isolated thinkers in sparse universities of Anglo-Saxon countries, became the dominant economic ideology in the whole World?
Read MoreWhat are the Alternatives? Community Challenges to Capitalism at the Annapurna Eco-village
Diverse alternatives to capitalism are emerging in a myriad of spaces and forms, with the shared intention of creating a more socially and ecologically sustainable world.
Read MoreWelcome to the Jungle, It Gets Worse Here Everyday
Can you be an academic and have a life?
We’re growing up. Inescapably, and probably faster than many of us would like. Ten years ago, I would have thought that at this stage I’d definitely feel like an adult. Lo and behold, I feel older, only slightly wiser, and certainly worse at staying up late.
Read MoreThe Thick of It
On the HBO show Last Week Tonight, comedian and host John Oliver joked in a monologue about “the United Kingdom, where I’m formally known as ‘who?’”
Read MoreHow Mothers Change the Economic Game
It’s hard to overstate the importance of mothers to society and to the individual lives of their children; each of us can provide anecdotal evidence of that.
Read MoreGeopolitical musings from a ‘Southerner’
For anyone interested in world development, social sciences, or any global topic for that matter, using the term ‘global South’ to refer to lower-income countries and the ‘global North’ for wealthy nations is becoming more and more normalized in academic and non-academic publications.
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