Megafirms like BlackRock now play a huge role in shaping investment decisions, yet they’ve attracted remarkably little scrutiny. Despite claims that “passive investing” empowers small investors, the trend is driving a dangerous concentration of economic power.

The North Texas superintendent’s comments, made on a leaked recording, raise constitutional concerns, legal experts said.

Last week, workers at three of Amazon’s last-mile delivery centers in New York and Maryland walked off the job to demand better pay and working conditions. It’s the latest action by Amazonians United, a group organizing Amazon workers across the US and Canada.

To understand the current global situation, here are six theses about the establishment of the US-shaped world order from 1990 to the current fragility of that order in the face of growing Russian and Chinese power. These theses are drawn from our analysis in dossier no. 36 (January 2021), Twilight: The Erosion of US Control and the Multipolar Future; they are intended for discussion and so feedback on them is very welcome.

Last week's election in Colombia saw the best result for its left in decades – and confirmed Gustavo Petro as favourite to be the country's first socialist president.

Nora Loreto | In the long march toward the annihilation of the NDP, this week’s agreement with the Liberals will surely go down as a pivotal moment.