How did you fare during the great food-price spikes of 2008 and 2011? If your response to this question is, “Um, what food-price spikes?”, then … Why food prices scaled the peaksRead more
Economics
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Today Greece, tomorrow the world
Greece has been living beyond its means, having borrowed too much during the easy times. Its underlying economy is too weak to support its preferred … Today Greece, tomorrow the worldRead more
Posted inEconomics / Greece / ToMl
Greek Myths
Can an independent country share a currency? The Elgin Marbles depict the mythology of ancient Greece. The modern myth is that sovereign Nations can be … Greek MythsRead more
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Power of Greedy Bosses
Work looks a lot different today than it did 100, 50, or even 10 years ago: It’s faster, it’s automated, and it’s complex. We used … Power of Greedy BossesRead more
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Pope Calls for Rethinking the Outdated Criteria That Rule the World
Pope Francis’ revolutionary encyclical addresses not just climate change but the banking crisis. Interestingly, the solution to that crisis may have been modeled in the … Pope Calls for Rethinking the Outdated Criteria That Rule the WorldRead more
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Good Health Requires Different Economics
For the past three years, I have been leading an important project for the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), which led to the release on … Good Health Requires Different EconomicsRead more
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Superstar Companies Like Apple Are Killing America’s High-Tech Future
Few would argue that America’s business fortunes rise and fall on its ability to put ideas to work and then bring them to market. William … Superstar Companies Like Apple Are Killing America’s High-Tech FutureRead more
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Their tax efficiency, our …?
A new study says the U.S. is now the third most secretive country for offshore finances, trailing only Hong Kong and Switzerland. While recent U.S. … Their tax efficiency, our …?Read more
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Tsipras Surrenders to Troika Demands
Since becoming Greek Prime Minister in January, Tsipras proved he’s like all the rest – promising one thing, doing another. Overnight Tuesday, his public posturing … Tsipras Surrenders to Troika DemandsRead more
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Columbia Just Became the First US University to Divest From Private Prisons
Citing the “ongoing discussion of the issue of mass incarceration,” Columbia University has decided to stop investing money in companies that run private prisons, becoming … Columbia Just Became the First US University to Divest From Private PrisonsRead more