New changes to employment rules go hand in hand with the recent knocks to Deliveroo and Uber to suggest that a trend is emerging.
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Prince Harry’s new job as a ‘chief impact officer’ is all about individual empowerment, when what the world needs are systemic solutions.
There is a need to be alive to tensions between short- and long-term objectives, as well as the assumptions we hold around what we consider to be “better” and how to achieve it.
The global economy is currently experiencing its severest contraction since the 1930s. While capitalism will survive, its fundamental structure can change at critical historical junctures.
Increasingly outlandish gender reveal parties align perfectly with the values of an economy that’s always scrolling for the next best thing.
For many people, the standard weekend is Saturday and Sunday. That’s not true for Muslims in some Islamic nations.
Though many in the US are disoriented and disheartened by the lack of an effective federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, American thinker John Dewey would not have been surprised.
African policymakers should strenuously safeguard their right to choose from the widest possible range of technology options that suit their countries’ development needs.
After the pandemic is over, grocery workers and nurses will still be essential. But will they be paid any better?
It is not hard to see the roots of 20th century apartheid policies in the legacy of the British settlers.
Alberta has modified its environmental rules, becoming the first to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During two 17th-century medical calamities, economic imperatives outweighed moral concerns.
During California’s deadliest wildfire season, 2,000 prison inmates fought the flames on USD$1 a day.
We could use this crisis to rebuild, produce something better and more humane. But we may slide into something worse.
Bernie Sanders is a Democratic Socialist, a potential problem for the presidential candidate. A Cold War campaign to link American-ness and capitalism helped create popular distrust of socialism.
Some people might think it’s a ridiculous conversation, but for the sake of the planet we need to talk about ending capitalism.
As capitalism’s image crumbles, many of the world’s biggest companies are trying to give it new life by showing it can mean more than just making money.
Bad customer service is actually good for companies’ bottom lines.
In an interview, law professor Carlos Ball explains how gay rights activists and corporations went from adversaries to partners. But would the alliance have happened if it had hurt companies’ bottom lines?
East Germans feel alienated and powerless. They see themselves as second-class citizens, while outsiders live high on what is rightfully theirs.
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