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by Pranab Bardhan: The recent spectacular rise of extreme right-wing parties in Italy and Sweden and the squeaking narrow victory of Lula in Brazil have revived the puzzle that in
Continue readingThe Puzzle of Working Class Politics Around the World
Ahead of midterm elections in the US that are expected to tip the balance of power in Congress, this is an analysis from both sides of the Atlantic. The gridlock
To meet fossil fuel demands till 2040, Pakistan has reactivated stalled Saudi & Kuwaiti oil refinery offers in Balochistan. The aim it seems is value-addition than just import of crude/petroleum
Continue readingCOMMENT: Pak Reactivates Saudi, Kuwaiti Offer For Refinery in Gwadar, Balochistan
One of the Most Famous Ideas in Economics Is Wrong Jacob Soll in Politico: One of the most enduring ideas in economics is that free markets bring peace between countries.
Continue readingHistory Shows That Free Trade Can’t Buy World Peace
Pakistan is an unusual place for cars. You can buy a new vehicle, drive it for years, and sell it at a higher price: Muhammad Rameez, head of sales at
Continue readingPakistan: Where Used Cars Have More Lasting Value Than Money
The building’s chief architect, Joseph Paxton, was not an architect by training. He was a gardener. By Eric Bies in 3Quarks Daily: May of 1851, London, the world’s first World
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Economically viable fusion energy will be one of the greatest boons in human history, but it remains frustratingly elusive Kahled Talaat in Tablet: The 21st century may one day be
The future of the American economy is hiding in an unlikely place; valuable but unfamiliar. The world is transitioning to a post-fossil fuel zero-carbon economy as the effects of population
Jonah Fisher at the BBC: Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12tn (£10.2tn) by 2050, an Oxford University study says. The report said
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During the period covering last 10 years, following TEN major reasons of serious deterioration in a family’s financial condition have critically been noticed: –Everyone in family owns smartphone.-Vacations are taken
Continue readingOur Shambled National Economy and Bogus Lifestyle
“I don’t agree or endorse all of them. However, rest of them ring the bell here.” IRSHAD SALIM: American Senator Bernie Sanders –critics dub him a ‘socialist millionaire’ keeps adding
An idea of an auto (EV, Solar, Etc.) that can still work: Another idea that can work and make us have fun, enjoy: California in 1919. Didn’t watch any mishaps