COVID-19: Examining Theories for Africa’s Low Death Rates
Countries throughout Africa, like India, are recording lower rates of COVID-19 deaths. The authors examine reasons for this phenomenon.
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Climate Crisis and Population Growth Will Displace 1 Billion over Next 30 Years
Think tank says climate crisis and population growith will lead at least 1 billion to migrate in countries with least ecological resilence.
Read more...China Faces Food Shortage?
COVID-19 has rendered food security shaky, in the medium to long term, for many countries. Does China face impending food shortages?
Read more...Columbia Journalism Review Publishes Detailed Expose on Gates Foundation Buys Influence With Journalists
Why you should not trust the Gates Foundation.
Read more...Mauritius Oil Spill Tragedy
Some photos and commentary from Mauritius, whose oil spill is a major ecological disaser.
Read more...Remembering John Weeks
John Weeks was a leading critic of economic orthodoxy who dedicated his life to building a better world.
Read more...Why Africa’s Green Revolution Failed
A new report shows Africa’s Green Revolution is “failing on its own terms.”
Read more...Food Security: UN Warns People Are Vulnerable to Shortages as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
United Nations warns about food security, particularly for the world’s poorest, as the COVID-19 recession overwhelms the globe.
Read more...How Africa is Coping With Coronavirus
Politics and the caliber of social programs have influenced how countries in Africa have tried to limit the economic damage of the coronavirus.
Read more...COVID-19 in Mauritius and Other Tourist Paradises: A Progress Report
Mauritius coped well with Covid-19 despite its tiny size and the importance of tourism.
Read more...Yes, You Can Drink the Water: Clean and Safe Public Water Supplies. Microplastics, A Plea for a Modest Post Coronavirus Priority
Leaders of countries should consider what they must do to ensure we can drink the water in a world after we have learned to cope with coronavirus.
Read more...Covid-19 Straw Breaks Free Trade Camel’s Back
Multilateral trade negotiations under WTO auspices have gone nowhere since the late 1990s,, and COVID-19 may be the final straw.
Read more...2020’s Plague of Locusts: Updates on Africa and Pakistan (and China)
The plague of locusts in Africa (and Pakistan) is getting worse, and threatens millions with starvation. Solutions are pesticides, biopesticides (but, sadly, not ducks). China’s role is interesting.
Read more...A Plague of Locusts, Failed States, and Climate Change
How locusts swarm, create food insecurity, and how climate change means more swarms, absent state intervention.
Read more...Public Health Officials Offer Scant Details On U.S. Coronavirus Patients
Experts discuss US measures for dealing with coronavirus cases.
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