The decision to hold the 2016 World Social Forum in Canada made it inaccessible to many activists from the geopolitical south. But it also highlighted the false simplicity of the north-south dichotomy in social justice activism.
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Australia should look to India rather than the US Congress to secure its next regional trade win.
If the world starts to restrict trade and crack down on foreign investment, it will affect China’s growth, which will in turn affect the world.
One thing became dramatically apparent in the economic sphere following the Cold War: capitalism was ubiquitous, but it looked very different in Japan, Germany, the US and China.
Research shows that low-skilled workers are losing jobs and wages in developed countries because of trade, but the evidence still isn’t there as to who are the winners.
Rising suicides form part of the profound transformations in the workplace that have taken place over the past 30 years.
The Brexiteer’s desire to ‘take back control’ fails to account for the realities of the globalised world we live in.
Uber is exiting the race for dominance in China’s ride-hailing market and selling its stake to rival Didi Chuxing.
The problem confronting political parties is that the people in leadership positions are intellectually and emotionally ill-equipped to grasp the complex transformation in human affairs now under way.
Lionel Messi is not the first footballer to break financial laws and he probably won’t be the last.
Following the Brexit referendum on Friday, the UK will be the first country to exit the EU bloc, potentially unleashing a cascade of further division.
Cultural imperialism and looting were part and parcel of the colonial project. Today, some argue this legacy continues. But in a globalised society, where does borrowing end and appropriation begin?
The ladder of social mobility isn’t what it used to be. An expert at Cornell explains how global demographic trends are widening the economic gap among young people.
A central goal of Thabo Mbeki’s African Renaissance was the right of African people to determine their own future. But the country he governed struggled to embrace his pan-African vision.
‘With great humility and respect" Starbucks has announced it is returning to its spiritual home – Italy.
In contrast to what we have been taught - or teach our students - we are living in an increasingly hybrid world.
Does yoga in the West constitute cultural appropriation? We talk culture, pride and 50 years of Light on Yoga.
The global game of supply and demand that lets UK doctors move abroad for better pay is the same force pushing down salaries at home.
Volkswagen’s command and control approach has not helped its global response to the emissions scandal, with Australian customers left waiting for more than two weeks.
Could the surge of worker and popular resistance worldwide provide the global trade union movement with an opportunity to take the lead in developing a broad coalition of social forces?
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