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In this interview, Dr. Folashadé Soulé and Dr. Camilla Toulmin discuss with Nanjala Nyabola, a writer and researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya. Nanjala’s work focuses on the intersection between technology, media, and society. She is currently the Director of Advox, the digital rights programme at Global Voices. Nanjala has held numerous research associate positions including with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), and other institutions, while also working as a research lead for several projects on human rights broadly and digital rights specifically around the world.

Has the financial system contributed to the climate crisis? Can it contribute to a green transition?

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Are existing institutions up to the task? Is the nation-state an obstacle, and if so how do we overcome it? What would alternatives look like, and how would we realize them?

What, if anything, can economics contribute to addressing the climate crisis? What role can or should markets and incentives play, and how?

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Scientists have been sounding the alarm for decades about the severe global impact that rising temperatures will have on the environment, economies, health outcomes, and ultimately humanity’s long-term survival. Yet little has been done.

Evidence from Survey Data of Inflation Forecasts

Geoff Mann, professor of geography at Simon Fraser University and co-author of the book, Climate Leviathan, discusses the authoritarian dangers ahead, as the world tried to cope with climate change, and how all institutions, including central banking, need to evolve so they address the problem adequately.

The economy is not gender neutral, but actually relies on gender imbalances to function and grow.

Going Down the Rabbit Hole at Jackson Hole

On deregulation and Covid masks, libertarians are loud. On female liberty, deafening silence.

“School choice” aimed to block the choice of equal, integrated education for Black families