In our recent book “Degrowth. A vocabulary for a new era” we argue that economic growth is not only becoming more and more difficult in advanced economies, but that it is also socially and ecologically unsustainable. The global climate, the welfare state, or social bonds that have lasted for ages, are all sacrificed in the
RAMALLAH, West Bank – As soon as the truck carrying Israeli dairy products entered Ramallah’s city centre it was surrounded by Palestinian activists who proceeded to remove and trash almost 20,000 dollars’ worth of mainly milk and yoghurt. The driver of the truck, a Palestinian from the nearby Qalandia refugee camp, and an Israeli employee
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has caved in to pressure from Israel and the United States and taken the Israeli military off an official list of serious violators of children’s rights, in this year’s report on children in armed conflict. In doing so, Ban rejected an official recommendation from his own Special Representative for Children and
Genocide haunts the 20th century. The Holocaust, the German attempt to exterminate the Jews, comes immediately to mind — though similar policies against the Roma, gays, and others are less well known. The genocide in Rwanda, where the world watched the massacre of the Tutsi by the Hutu and did nothing, and the Srebrenica massacre
Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has admitted that he would dearly love his lead driver Romain Grosjean to find some calm and quiet in 2018 when it comes to team radio messages. However, he admits it’s unlikely to happen. Grosjean’s frustrated outbursts and complaints abut the handling of his car have been a staple
Formula 1 fans will be treated to the sport’s first-ever marketing campaign this year destined to promote Grand Prix racing on a global basis. Liberty Media has entered its second year at the helm of F1, and slowly but surely transformation is taking hold as the US media giant ushers the sport into the modern
Lance Stroll has the utmost respect for Lewis Hamilton, but it is another F1 legend who really inspired the young Canadian to follow his dreams. The 19-year-old Williams driver grew up in a privileged environment, and as a young child he followed his father to many F1 races when fashion mogul Lawrence Stroll was a
Red Bull Racing will decide in the first half of 2018 whether to switch to Honda power for next season, says Helmut Marko. The Milton Keynes-based outfit will monitor and assess the performance of junior bull squad Toro Rosso in the first part of the season. Speaking to Auto, Motor und Sport, Marko says he
McLaren’s rising star Lando Norris insists he’s not paying much attention to the comparisons people are making between himself and four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. A former McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner, Norris clinched the FIA European Formula 3 title in 2017. He’s now on the brink of Formula 1 stardom after being signed as
Renault Sport F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says new partner McLaren will eventually impact its engine design, but likely not in the first two years of its collaboration. Many believe part of Honda’s failure to deliver a competitive and reliable package to McLaren was rooted in the specific design constraints imposed on the Japanese manufacturer by