Global Social Change
COVID-19: More than a Biological Weapon
While the biological virus is a common enemy of humankind, the political virus born out of certain American politicians is equally detestable, for it...
Spanish Flu and COVID-19 – are there lessons for the world of work?
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many look to the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918/19, which killed an estimated 50 million people, or...
COVID-19 crisis: Older persons are the pillars of our society – we cannot leave them behind
Authors: Kaveh Zahedi and Eduardo Klien*
COVID-19 is turning our world upside down, especially for those at the end of the age spectrum. The virus...
Covid-19 heightens the risk of child labor, but there is a path to child-labor free cocoa
Did you know that some of your favorite foods may be produced with child labor? Take chocolate, for instance: 60 percent of its main...
Humanity in the age of Covid-19 Pandemic
“We’ve got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis” - Johnnie Cochran
Coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down. It...
Coronavirus: What Are the Options? What Are the Implications?
Authors: Sajad Abedi and Mohammad Amin Zabihi
Up to this point, 1,765,500 cases, 108,000 deaths; and still no peaks and no promising solution. The situation...
Learning in light of crisis
Bangkok – The global pandamic of COVID 19 has hit the world in a way nobody has foreseen, let alone prepared to respond. It...
Building Back Better: Why we must think of the next generation
Building back from COVID-19 will be an inter-generational effort. Decisions being taken now about what sectors of our economy to prioritize and what opportunities...
Gaming in Quarantine; Neither a Hazard nor a Disorder
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been under quarantine in hospitals and homes for months. The outbreak was declared a pandemic in...
The COVID-19 Pandemic Changes Global Dynamics in Education
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing mega-experiment in distant learning demonstrates that no country has been properly prepared for such a challenge. Schools and...