Should we have boycotted the World Cup in Qatar? Probably not. Since we have always accepted to participate in sports competitions with regimes far removed from social and electoral democracy, starting with China (2008 Olympic Games) and Russia (2018 World Cup), the boycott of Qatar would have been interpreted as a new mark of the hypocrisy of Westerners, always ready to give lessons to a few small countries when it suits them, while continuing to do business with all those who bring them enough money.
Finance
Gabriel Zucman: The desperate inequality behind global tax dodging
Nearly 10% of the world’s wealth is held offshore by a few individuals. The rest of us pay the price for this theft Read here
National Politics
New Yorker: Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine
For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin’s aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention. Have recent events changed his mind? Read Here Photo: kremlin.ru licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4
Climate Crisis
Christiana Figueres: I thought fossil fuel firms could change. I was wrong
Their unprecedented profits over the past year have shown their unwillingness to adapt. Read HERE
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