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Explained ·Jun 18, 2026 ·3 min read

Keynes Predicted 15-Hour Workweeks. Reality: 43 Hours. New 160-Country Study Debunks the Prosperity-Less Work Myth

A massive 160-country study by Amory Gethin and Emmanuel Saez finds no evidence that longer working hours mean higher prosperity. 59% of adults 15+ work 43 hours/week, men do two-thirds of world work hours vs women’s one-third, and policy decisions on education, retirement, labor law drive work patterns more than income or market forces. Keynes’ 15-hour prediction remains unmet.

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Explained ·Jun 16, 2026

Urea Prices Jump 46% Month-on-Month as Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Push World Bank to Warn Food Security System at ‘Breaking Point’ in May 2026

The World Bank’s May 2026 report describes a food and nutrition security system at a breaking point. Urea prices jumped 46% month-on-month due to Strait of Hormuz disruptions, agricultural price indices rose 8%, and fertilizer prices are forecast up 31% in 2026. Wheat is up 19% year-on-year and maize 23% above January 2020.

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Explained ·Jun 11, 2026

Coral Reefs Worth $2.7 Trillion/Year: How 25,500 Restored Corals Are Saving Mauritius’s Fisheries & Tourism

Coral reefs provide $2.7 trillion in ecosystem services yearly yet face collapse by 2050. After MV Wakashio’s 1,000-tonne oil spill destroyed Mauritius reefs, Dr. Nadeem Nazurally’s ecoMode Society used microfragmentation to restore 25,500 corals. With fishers and women farmers, 86,000 sqm became a conservation area, protecting fisheries and tourism livelihoods SIDS depend on.

The image represent FoodInflation UreaPriceJump FoodSecuritySystem
Explained ·Jun 16, 2026

Urea Prices Jump 46% Month-on-Month as Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Push World Bank to Warn Food Security System at ‘Breaking Point’ in May 2026

The World Bank’s May 2026 report describes a food and nutrition security system at a breaking point. Urea prices jumped 46% month-on-month due to Strait of Hormuz disruptions, agricultural price indices rose 8%, and fertilizer prices are forecast up 31% in 2026. Wheat is up 19% year-on-year and maize 23% above January 2020.

The image represent coral reef restoration mauritius oil spill
Explained ·Jun 11, 2026

Coral Reefs Worth $2.7 Trillion/Year: How 25,500 Restored Corals Are Saving Mauritius’s Fisheries & Tourism

Coral reefs provide $2.7 trillion in ecosystem services yearly yet face collapse by 2050. After MV Wakashio’s 1,000-tonne oil spill destroyed Mauritius reefs, Dr. Nadeem Nazurally’s ecoMode Society used microfragmentation to restore 25,500 corals. With fishers and women farmers, 86,000 sqm became a conservation area, protecting fisheries and tourism livelihoods SIDS depend on.

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