Has research found a breakthrough to treat malaria?

Has research found a breakthrough to treat malaria?

By Harriet Edmund An international collaboration has developed a new drug candidate that stops the malaria parasite from breaking down waste, resulting in fatal ‘molecular constipation’ and hope for new treatments.  Diseases caused by infectious organisms pose an...
Can we transform Facebook into a public good?

Can we transform Facebook into a public good?

By James Muldoon Facebook won’t let state oversight trump shareholder interest, so alternatives – based on common ownership and community control – are needed.  Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen described the company as “morally bankrupt” before a panel of...
What can we expect out of COP 26?

What can we expect out of COP 26?

By Shelley Inglis Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit.  Over two weeks in November, world leaders and national negotiators will meet in Scotland to discuss what to do about climate change. It’s a complex process that...
What is the problem of colonising language? 🔊

What is the problem of colonising language? 🔊

David Lloyd speaks with the world-renowned Kenyan novelist, playwright and poet, critic and widely influential postcolonial theorist, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. Together, and with special guests Timothy J. Reiss and Noenoe K. Silva they discuss the problem of the colonisation...
Who controls the global economy in this COVID world?

Who controls the global economy in this COVID world?

By Nicolas Hérault Low interest rates and COVID-19 mean governments, not central banks, now control the world’s key economic levers.  The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a huge shock to the global economy just as we are witnessing a major shift in who calls the shots...
Pandora Papers: how do people avoid paying tax?

Pandora Papers: how do people avoid paying tax?

By George Turner The Pandora Papers show how the tax industry uses ‘special purpose vehicles’ to avoid stamp duty – despite repeated legislation to prevent this. The Pandora Papers shed light on a UK property market that operates under two parallel structures. The...