Category: Business
Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen on How Hollywood Has Become the US Military-Industrial Complex’s Unofficial Ministry of Propaganda
An unfortunate status that Viet Nam shares with Palestine is that the war in Viet Nam was both an actual war and a spectacle for global viewership.
If Oil Stabilizes Below $70, What Will it Mean for GCC Markets?
Oil prices reached a three year low on Tuesday, with analysis suggesting prices may stablise below $70 in the coming months…
Retranslating Marx’s Capital
From the Jacobin: The language of Karl Marx’s Capital, which was originally published in 1867,…
A New Trilemma Haunts the World Economy
by Dani Rodrik at Project Syndicate: I wrote a speculative article in 2000 on what…
The Human Costs of the Research-Assessment Culture
Large-scale evaluation permeates the UK university system, but some countries are rejecting harsh judgements and emphasizing strategic development.
Robots Are Coming to the Kitchen—What That Could Mean for Society and Culture
by Patrick Lin at Singularity Hub: Can food technology really change society? Yes, just consider…
Bringing More Smart People to America
James Pethokoukis at Faster, Please!: A 2016 economists survey found a whopping zero percent disagreeing…
Atif Mian on the ‘Nexus Between Power and Plots in Pakistan’
Anwar Iqbal writes in Dawn: Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian urges that the government should shift…
The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the 21st Century
by Adele A. Wilby at 3 Quarks Daily: Many decades ago, I was fortunate to…
A “42 Billion Dollar Begging Industry!”
by Syed Muzammil on YouTube: The huge begging network in Pakistan –claimed to be worth…
The Issue of Youth Unemployment and Underemployment is By No Means Exclusive to Bangladesh
Anna Barford at The Conversation: Jobs, of which 30% were reserved for independence war veterans…
Books That Shook the Business World: Exponential by Azeem Azhar
Sreevas Sahasranamam at The Conversation: I originally got introduced to Azeem Azhar, the English journalist,…