Category: Business
Social Democracy, Immigration and the Working Class
Ahmari grapples with Sunkara’s argument that social democracy lost worker support by prioritizing capital interests…
Kishore Mahbubani on the U.S.-China Rivalry and More
Project Syndicate: Last year, you suggested that a prevailing “culture of pragmatism,” exemplified by the Association of…
How Can Poor Countries Become Rich
The answer is neither small-scale, targeted interventions nor broad generalizations about growth. Instead, we should focus on firms.
How Colonial History Explains Why Strong Institutions Are Vital to a Country’s Prosperity
“The economists’ “groundbreaking research” has given us a “much deeper understanding of the root causes of why countries fail or succeed.”
How the US Lost the Solar Power Race to China
China now produces more than 90% of the world’s photovoltaic-grade polysilicon. Back in 2010, it was a minor player.
The Passion of the Elites
Among the topics discussed is the nature of symbolic capital; whether self interest and political idealism are necessarily contradictory…
China Builds a New Eurasia
China’s efforts to decarbonize are upending a world economy dependent on the petrodollar and, in the process, restructuring the U.S.-led world.
Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food For Humans?
Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?
These Mini AI Models Match OpenAI With 1,000 Times Less Data
Last week, researchers at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2) released a new family of open-source multimodal models competitive with state-of-the-art models….
Syed Rashid Husain: “Conflict in Mideast Reshaping Regional Economy”
Syed Rashid Husain at Dawn News: Toronto-based Energy Analyst Husain shares his outlook on how…
The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI
If artificial intelligence-created content floods the internet, who decides what online information is worth archiving?
Only a Sustainable Bioeconomy Can Save Us
Brazil, has taken the lead in advancing an equitable, sustainable bioeconomy. This includes establishing G20 Initiative on Bioeconomy,