social issues

A pochi mesi dal suo insediamento Joe Biden è già a un bivio: una presidenza di quelle che vengono definite transformational o qualcosa di molto meno altisonante? Il pacchetto di aiuti all'economia votato dal Congresso, che contiene misure…

The COVID-19 crisis has been and is a crisis of the state, in the sense of a critical moment of transformation for the state. National governments have been back on the stage, with unprecedented strength as they have reshaped geographies –…

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, “follow the science!” has been repeated like a mantra. Yet we have followed science at a safe distance at best. Europe’s AstraZeneca vaccine saga is the latest example. Some people suffered blood clots…

To summarize the challenges facing cities in the developing world in the decades to come, one could look at the biggest city in the biggest economy in Africa: Lagos. Nigeria’s commercial capital, the city has a bustling seaport, is a…

In Hungary under Viktor Orbán’s rule, the first year of the pandemic and the accompanying crises have seen increasing levels of polarization and volatility. Ironically, just as the country’s borders have remained closed to international…