First lockdown, now inflation: Could surging prices wipe out spending power?

The escalation over Ukraine serves as a reminder that the planet has probably reached peak oil and that without fuel – in this case Russian gas – we're vulnerable to much more than coronaviruses. The same holds true for the prized rare minerals of the information age, like the cobalt in our cell phones. So how are ordinary citizens managing? And how are they reacting? We put the question to our guests.

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Sophie Pizzimenti and Léopoldine Iribarren.

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