How Wage Inflation Became the Fed’s Red Line
For decades, the Federal Reserve has acted quickly when wages rise, while other sources of inflation have often received a slower response. Amid the latest inflation surge, it may be time to reconside
What Version of Democracy Will Prevail?
A mix of parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems defines the world’s democracies today. Growing concerns over democratic decline raise questions about which models adapt best.
The Inevitable Militarization of Space?
For decades, international treaties and diplomatic pressure largely constrained the militarization of space. But in the 2020s, open defiance has replaced subtle circumvention, and the prospect of full-scale weaponization is no longer theoretical.
Trump is Trying to Reverse the New Deal
By Richard D. Wolff Author Bio: Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, in New York. Wolff’s weekly…
United Steelworkers Lead Mobilization Drive as American Unions Face Growing Vulnerability
The USW must navigate factionalism while championing labor rights amid rising anti-union pressures and global trade fragmentation.
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation.
The Adaptive Value of Teenagers: How Peer Learning Contributes to Primate Success
By Brenna R. Hassett Author Bio: Brenna R. Hassett, PhD, is a biological anthropologist and archaeologist at the University of Central Lancashire and a scientific associate at the Natural History Museum, London. In addition to researching the effects of changing…
Sperm Whales Have Culture Too: Strong Evidence That Clans, Culture, and Dialects Are Not Unique to Humans
By Hal Whitehead Author Bio: Hal Whitehead has been studying sperm whales for 40 years, tracking their groups at sea from a 40-foot sailing boat and trying to understand their social and cultural lives. He is a professor at Dalhousie University…
José Seoane: The Eco collapse we were warned about has begun
By José Seoane Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. José Seoane is a professor and researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences (FCSoc) at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where he is a member of the Latin American and…
