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Antibiotic resistance requires new thinking — learn from Norwegian oil policy

No one will invest in developing new antibiotics, even if resistant bacteria are taking ever more lives. The solution lies in a well-known Norwegian success.

Children need education, but do they need their own education funds?

Nine aid leaders warn of cuts in support for education funds because education is important. But an important purpose does not make all remedies equally good. What if other measures can produce better results?

Better aid for a changed world: 100-day plan for new government

How to organize Norwegian aid? Part 4 of 4.

We need more lotteries in Norwegian politics

The critics of the proposal reveal a lack of understanding of knowledge-based policy.

Mystery in Wuhan

Molecular biologist and science communicator Sigrid Bratlie has published a book in search of the origins of the COVID pandemic.

Confessions of a Hypocrite

In the pursuit of tasty proteins, you are responsible for the lives and murders of thousands of animals over the course of a lifetime. Forget your flights, the infidelity, and the cheap products from China. If animals in production have a claim to being treated like the sentient and thinking beings they are, your diet is probably the worst thing you do.

The government has lost control

This week, negotiations on a new climate settlement broke down.

From words to action: Locally led development in Norwegian civil society support

How to organize Norwegian aid? Part 3 of 4.

When politicians fall short, the people have the answer

What can make a concrete worker from Brønnøysund, concerned with transport and district policy, become concerned about vaccines in Africa and antibiotic resistance? The answer is participation in a public panel, a democratic innovation that this spring has had its first expressions in Norwegian politics.

Everyone wants more, but who needs the assistance the most?

The reactions to Long Sight's cut proposals illustrate why they are needed.