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In just systems of representative politics, the representatives represent people. All the people. Not just the people with Continue reading
With Merkel on the way out, who can keep the union intact as Beijings influence grows and the White Houses hostility rises?
The idea of Xi Jinping as a modern-day Odysseus seems a little far-fetched. But Chinas globetrotting president Continue reading
The long read: American businesses and institutions have long been talking up diversity but the upper echelons are rarely representative
Clarence Otis Jr was nine years old in 1965 when an uprising in his neighbourhood of Watts in Los Continue reading
Hariri says he intends to make positive shock to country gripped by mass protests
Lebanons prime minister, Saad Hariri, has announced his resignation, in a move set to spark further uncertainty in a country paralysed by political dysfunction and nationwide Continue reading
Young people, the UN and a growing number of leaders are mobilizing, but we need many others to take action, the UN secretary general writes
On the eve of the September UN climate action summit, young women and men around Continue reading
A crackdown could alienate the mainlands middle class and damage Xi Jinpings standing, says academic and author Howard W French
Two decades ago, many scholars began predicting that as Chinas creation of wealth continued to speed ahead, the country Continue reading
The long read: Demand for healing crystals is soaring but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the worlds poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act
In February, Continue reading
Report calls on policymakers to ward off threat by refocusing on jobs, wages and investment
Weaker growth in both advanced and developing countries means the possibility of a global recession in 2020 is a clear and present danger, the UN Continue reading
The space-sharing firms value has been cut from $47bn to as low as $15bn ahead of its IPO a major dent as its co-founder tries to sell the vision of we
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Japanese investment giant exploring ways to make big change after office-share startup IPO postponed
SoftBank, the biggest investor in WeWork, is exploring ways to replace Adam Neumann as chief executive, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. Continue reading