• Progress flag emblazoned on office window with rainbow text which says, “Human Rights Are Our Pride.”

A crowd gathered outside a house, that features a banner above the door that reads 'No surrender. God help the sheriff who enters here.'

The Politics of Rent Control

by Peter Robson In 1915, the world was dominated by authoritarian dictators and the war in Europe. Markets were in turmoil. Rents were out of control and tenants faced eviction at the whim of their landlords. Fast forward to 2025…

An elderly woman's hands can be seen planting vegetables in red soil

Africa Food Security and the WTO

by Onsando Osiemo The food security dilemma Africa’s food security is ever worsening. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):  “…nearly 282 million people in Africa (about 20 percent of the population) were undernourished in 2022, an increase of…

A sketch of Lady Justice standing next to a stork in a garden

Lady Justice as an Allegory in Motion

by Valérie Hayaert Animated by signs that are in essence mutable, Justitia (Lady Justice) may be perceived as an allegory in motion. Scholars who pretend to master the intricacies of this “science of images” (iconology) forget an important fact: allegories…