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According to the ILO, sustainable development encompasses three dimensions: economic, social and environmental. Energy transition should never involve the extermination of a village.

With its elite decision-makers and opinion-formers—and over 1.5 million copies sold per week—The Economist has exerted tremendous influence on popular liberal discourse for more than a century. The book author finds its reputation undeserved.

The first thing we noticed was the lack of security at synagogues. The door was unlocked, and we walked right in. The lack of security, we learned, was because synagogues in Iran are safe places.

If we truly want to live in a world that is equal, just and inclusive to all, a more honest conversation is required about the politics of borders and migration.

The election of Donald Trump will likely define the 2010s, but a single day in January set his rise into motion.

So what if Bernie won? What would that mean? I would feel seen as a worker. I need that. We work and work and work and are too tired to see the future. We need better.

The year 2019 saw labor actions take place at a historic scale as workers not only fought for better working conditions and wages but for a better future for their countries and the entire world.

“It is worse, much worse, than you think," writes the author of this study. "The slowness of climate change is a fairy tale, perhaps as pernicious as the one that says it isn’t happening at all.”

Women Led the Fight in 2019 + Iraq Protesters Unite Against US Aggression + France + Cuba in Transition + UK Labour + CPIM Leader on India's Crisis + Workers' Party of Belgium + Hong Kong: A Deeper Look + Year in Review