Joseph Stiglitz* – Project Syndicate/ The Guardian An apparent move by big business to maximise stakeholder value sounds too good to be true For four decades, the prevailing doctrine in the US has been that corporations should maximise shareholder value – meaning profits and…
The Economist The outside world is right to worry, but must show finesse in its dealings with Brazil PICTURES OF FIRES raging in the rainforest. A social-media storm in which #AmazonIsBurning dominated what passes for the global conversation. A war of words in which Emmanuel…
By Carol Pires – The New Yorker As fires have surged in the Amazon, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s disdain for environmental-protection measures has drawn international attention. In January, 2012, Jair Bolsonaro, who was then a retired military officer and colorful…
Fowler* – The Washington Post In a privacy experiment, we bought one banana with the new Apple Card — and another with the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa from Chase. Here’s who tracked, mined and shared our data.
By Mario Osava* RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 2019 (IPS) – August is the month of major political crises in Brazil, but no one suspected that an environmental issue would be the trigger for the storms threatening the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, just eight months into his…
BY Dr. JOSEPH HUBER* “Ethical Markets shares the misgivings of so many experts, central bankers, politicians and citizens about trusting Facebook’s plan to issue its Libra currency. We have posted links to many experts’ critiques and to C-SPAN Hearings on this matter in the US…
By Paul Krugman* – The New York Times Are Democrats hexing the Trump boom with bad thoughts? For voodoo economics isn’t just a doctrine based on magical thinking. It’s the ultimate policy zombie, a belief that seemingly can’t be killed by evidence.
By The Editorial Board* – The New York Times I want to buy Greenland, said President Trump. No way, said the Danes and Greenlanders, who share control over the giant frozen island and its rich mineral treasures.
By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte opted to resign Tuesday rather than face a no-confidence vote he was likely to lose. In doing so, Conte confirmed the collapse of one of the more intriguing recent political experiments in Europe: a…
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* A series of recent events has unveiled increasingly disturbing signs that farright internationalism is turning Portugal into a strategic target. Clear illustrations of such signs include the recent attempt, by some intellectuals, to play the card…
