Is the world only becoming better and better? How are increases in wealth and life expectancy affected by social inequalities? Why do we hear so little about the global increase in mental illness and its development over time? These are some of the questions that Roland Paulsen, associate professor of sociology, discusses in this video, which is also a comment on some of the claims of Hans Rosling and other New Optimists.
Economics
Renegade Inc.: Richard D. Wolff – Full Marx: Has Karl had the last laugh?
Since the 2008 financial crisis, we have been consistently told that the economic recovery is going to plan. The problem with this line is that very few people believe it – and even fewer have […]
EU politics
Jon Pullman – WitchHunt
This film is an attempt to come to grips with the weaponisation of anti-semitism to combat progressive politics. Watch here
Economics
Mark Blyth, Jeff Colgan – The Corona Oil Shock
Something strange happened in late April: the price of oil went negative. This below-zero price tag didn’t last long, but it remains unusually cheap. And thanks to the coronavirus, it will likely stay that way […]
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