India has managed to lift 302 million people out of poverty over the past 12 years, thanks to rapid economic growth and targeted welfare policies. The sharpest declines in poverty rates have been ...

Peter Singer & David Benatar discuss the rationale for anti-natalism and what is morally permissible in pursuing it.

Growing risks to the water supplies and hydrological cycles that sustain human civilization call for a new economic framework. In the remaining months of its G20 presidency, South Africa can provide ...

Ioannis Ioannou explains how businesses can help create markets that are aligned with ecological and social realities.

David Benatar, Emeritus Professor at the University of Cape Town, is the author, most recently, of Very Practical Ethics: ...

Jonathan R. Hunt considers the legacy of the scientists and policymakers who ushered in an era of existential dread.

Jonathan R. Hunt is Assistant Professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department and a core faculty member in the ...

Yi Fuxian draws parallels between the empire’s missteps and the Chinese government’s efforts to avoid a similar fate.

Heading into the fall, Russia’s financial reserves are running out, its energy revenues are declining, and there are ...

Koketso Moeti thinks more must be done to improve public services, keep money out of politics, and prevent corporate greed.

Angela Huyue Zhang shows why overwhelming Chinese dominance of the sector limits US options in the countries' trade war.