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One thing became dramatically apparent in the economic sphere following the Cold War: capitalism was ubiquitous, but it looked very different in Japan, Germany, the US and China.
Rising suicides form part of the profound transformations in the workplace that have taken place over the past 30 years.
The number crunchers who helped create our capitalist world have been measuring the world since ancient times.
May’s plans to transform business are more radical than they first appear.
The UK’s free market orientation and its strong tendency towards short-termism and impatient capital could have significant adverse effects on the economy in the long run.
Art events should encourage us to spark new thinking outside of our cloistered world, but Berlin risks being lost in technological navel gazing.
When did revellers stop rebelling?
A Brave New World of worklessness and a universal wage is attracting advocates across the political spectrum.
How a cabinet-maker and temperance preacher managed what the ride-sharing company is struggling to pull off.
The world seems caught between the competing political ideologies of left and right, with capitalism is caught right in the middle.
Cuba punches above its weight in a number of sectors and the US would be wise to take note.
A curriculum can’t be decolonised by simply removing content. This denies students the chance to participate in local policy debates and the global job market. A more nuanced approach is needed.
Oxfam’s latest report says that the richest 62 people own as much as the poorest 3.6 billion. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Capitalism is, as the Marxists used to say, full of contradictions. It may well be the greatest wealth-generating machine ever invented. But it is famously volatile, unpredictable and prone to cyclical…
Naomi Klein has told the sidelines of the Paris climate talks that real climate action can’t be delivered without social justice too.
Democracy’s problem is not the crisis but the triumph of capitalism. Democracy has become market-conforming, resulting in whole sections of society lacking meaningful representation.
With more and more street artists partnering with corporations, it’s important that they don’t compromise their moral standing to earn a living.
While free markets have delivered benefits, they also prey on our weaknesses, tempting us to buy things that are bad for us, be it sweet candy or sour investments.
A new way of doing business in Africa is needed. The pursuit of profits needs to go hand in hand with community development.
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