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Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/4If near-record iron ore prices reflect stronger-than-ever demand from China, the two most likely explanations are, first, that there has been as of yet no rebalancing of domestic demand towards

David Miliband

DMiliband

As the UN marks its 75th anniversary and the start of this session of #UNGA , the international community needs to put its money and attention where its mouth is

Luke Spajic

luke_spajic

67% OF NATIONAL DIETARY GUIDELINES INCOMPATIBLE WITH PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENTOur paper out now in @bmj_latest modeled the health and environmental outcomes of national dietary guidelines adoption, then compared with diets

James Ball

jamesrbuk

A lack of humanity for people fleeing war, you say?“A group of 218 Kenyan tea plantation workers have filed a complaint with the UN against Unilever” (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/aug/01/kenyan-tea-workers-file-un

Dishoom

Dishoom

It’s hard to know where to start. Words don’t really express how I feel about what’s happening in India right now. Like many of us, I count family, friends and

#LesbianGenius Eurocentralasian Lesbian Community

EuroLesbianCon

Today is #MenstrualHygieneDay . The campaign of Menstrual Hygiene Day - Global has a a special focus this year on #PeriodsInPandemics. One of the reasons we started the LLL sessions

Tim Hayward

Tim_Hayward_

The agenda is explicit: to make the world fit for a capitalism of the 4th industrial revolution. This means commodifying every aspect of nature while further marginalising human beings from

National Wildlife Federation

NWF

Some 20 million people across the US took part in the first Earth Day—50 years ago. Here’s a look back on the 50 years of action since that day in

Peter McKeever

petermckeever

Did a little bit of sleuthing for this blog Cummings wrote last year about corona viruses ...... Here is the post, but there's something interesting to note ....https://dominiccummings.com/2019/03/04/the-most-secure-bio-labs-routinely-m

Kate O'Keeffe

Kate_OKeeffe

Beijing appears to be totally blowing the coronavirus vaccine race. Though it claims to have developed successful vaccines, serious scientists are putting about as much faith in them as they

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WildPalmsLtd

Trump, like a scared little boy, is always whining that no one ever contemplated the #CoronavirusPandemic. Except Dr Fauci: “There is no question that there will be a challenge to

Borghert Jan Borghmans

StripyMoggie

The people: We want tests! Labs: Here is a quick explainer: to test a patient you need a swab. There is a global shortage of swabs. The swab goes to

National Farmers Union

NFUDC

A handful of companies have taken over dairy production, pushing the prices paid to farmers well below the cost of production & encouraging overproduction.This has forced most small & mid-sized

Ike Anya

ikeanya

To those of us old enough to remember June 12 '93 & aftermath, the tactics being deployed in Nigeria now are familiar. Querying eye witness accounts, muddying the waters of

Capel Lofft

CapelLofft

A vocal part of the far left wants open borders; doesn't believe in national citizenship; & indeed would abolish the nation state. In doing so, they would destroy the only

Alexander Leon

alexand_erleon

I'm getting the sense that people are uncomfortable talking about how the pandemic is affecting their mental health because they don't want to seem insensitive to those grappling first-hand with