Omer Aijazi, University of Toronto The United Nations has called for an immediate global ceasefire to “put armed conflict in…
Andrew Mycock, University of Huddersfield In an alternative “COVID-19 free” world, voters would have gone to the polls on May…
In 2015, urban forest in the UK saved the NHS over £1 billion by helping to reduce the impact of…
François-Michel Le Tourneau, École normale supérieure – PSL and William Milliken, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew The current situation of a…
Global cities such as Wuhan require investments in lower-carbon urban development to enhance public health. Wuhan was once known as…
On April 15, Finland’s foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (pictured in September 2019) announced on that his country would voluntarily increase…
Yaprak Gürsoy, Aston University Amid a global rush to find medical equipment for healthcare workers on the front lines of…
Stella Ladi, Queen Mary University of London Greece, which has just come out of a ten-year financial crisis, appears at…
An increasing number of farmers in China are cutting back on fertilizer and pesticide use. (Pexels) Steffanie Scott, University of…
Worldwide pollution levels drop amid Coronavirus measures The shutdown of businesses and activities related to Covid-19 has also led to a…
On March 29 in Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate is almost deserted due to restrictions on public life. Getty/Carsten Koall/picture alliance…
Jacinda Ardern/Facebook Suze Wilson, Massey University Imagine, if you can, what it’s like to make decisions on which the lives…
Donald Trump has blood on his hands. Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who did not issue a stay-at-home order for…
The Swedish approach to COVID-19 could not be more different from its neighbours, placing much of the responsibility for delaying…
Students wearing facemasks wash their hands before attending a class at a government-run school in Secunderabad, March 4, 2020. NOAH SEELAM/…
Wisconsin state representative David Bowen, shown here speaking to a crowd in 2017, contracted COVID-19. As of March 27, 2020,…
Europes most admired fascist by right-wing politicians takes it a bit further. Photo: EPA/Zoltan Mathe Orban‘s power grab is equally…
Giant advantages. The worldwide tax system was progressive in the 1970s, with the largest corporations paying slightly higher rates than…
Rahul Sambaraju, Trinity College Dublin and Suryapratim Roy, Trinity College Dublin The fallout from two controversial changes to citizenship laws…
A 1903 drawing by Louis Dalrymple depicts European immigrants as “rats” (in the magazine Judge). New York Public Library Jérôme…