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Global Justice

The Law Ought to Be King

Thailand has been gripped by the largest wave of protest in years, forcing a reckoning between the country’s dual structures of democracy and monarchy.

Peera Songkünnatham

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Global Justice

Global Justice, Politics

America’s Refugee Debt

It is time for the United States to take responsibility for the war it encouraged in Syria.

Aziz Z. Huq

Global Justice, Politics

Half a Loaf

In Israel and Palestine, two states are still better than one.

Assaf Sharon

Global Justice, Politics

The Failure of Refugee Camps

Refugee camps, intended to be temporary, host people for an average of 12 years.

Elizabeth Cullen Dunn

Global Justice, Philosophy & Religion

The Growing Orthodox Threat to Israeli Democracy

It is becoming impossible to ignore the growing theocratic elements in a nation that sees itself as the only democracy in the Middle East.

Elad Uzan

Global Justice

Response to Hauke Hillebrandt

The politics of effective altruism.

Emily Clough

Global Justice

Effective Altruism, Continued: On Measuring Impact

The Director of Research at Giving What We Can responds to Emily Clough.

Hauke Hillebrandt

Global Justice, Race

Reply to Dr. Agnes Binagwaho

Angus Deaton replies to Agnes Binagwaho.

Angus Deaton

Global Justice, Race

Letter to the Editor: Angus Deaton on Rwanda

Rwanda’s minister of health responds to our recent forum, "The Logic of Effective Altruism."

Agnes Binagwaho

Class & Inequality, Global Justice

Effective Altruism's Political Blind Spot

“Effective altruism,” the philanthropic movement founded on Peter Singer’s ideas, applies a consequentialist philosophy to the problem of global poverty.

Emily Clough

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The Logic of Effective Altruism

A minimally acceptable ethical life involves using a substantial part of one’s spare resources to make the world a better place.

Peter Singer

Global Justice

Open Letter to Gayle Smith, Nominee for USAID Administrator

At USAID there’s one simple thing you can commit to: no famine.

Alex de Waal

Global Justice, War & Security

Protecting (Violent) Protest

The legacy of the Gaza flotilla incident, five years later.

Itamar Mann

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