The Covid-19 crisis, the most serious global health crisis in a century, forces us to fundamentally rethink the notion of international solidarity. Beyond the right to produce vaccines and medical equipment, it is the whole question of the right of poor countries to develop and to receive part of the tax revenues of the world’s multinationals and billionaires that must be asked. We need to move beyond the neo-colonial notion of international aid, paid at the whim of rich countries and under their control, and finally move towards a logic of rights.
Climate Crisis
euronews: Shell, BP, Exxon: Seized emails reveal ‘deceptive’ climate tactics and greenwashing
Shell is not willing to reduce CO2 emissions beyond levels that make “business sense”, according to a PR email unearthed in a US investigation. Read HERE
Economics
Chris Dillow: On resilience
The common error here is an inability to see that products and systems must be resilient to human error simply because such errors are widespread and an inevitable part of the human condition. Read Here
Geopolitics
United Nations: Amid escalating horror, UN experts urge States to take concrete action to end impunity for Israel
UN human rights experts press states to join the Hague Group, which is coordinating efforts to ensure accountability for Israeli breaches of international law and uphold decisions by the International Court of Justice and the […]
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