How can refugees create jobs for locals?
By Aisling O’Loghlen Refugees can create jobs for locals in growing cities if given the chance, according to Aisling O’Loghlen. The term “refugee” conjures up certain images; bedraggled, desperate people hauling themselves onto lifeboats in the...
Q+A: Why do corporations have the same rights as people?
How did corporations get civil rights? That is Adam Winkler’s question. He says that the corporate rights movement began as early as 1809 with Alexander Hamilton’s Bank of the United States case. That was followed by an advancement of corporate rights in 1882...
Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? 🔊
Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? What is the future of cryptocurrency? What are the pros and cons? And what do they mean for economics, for power, and for society? Maria Amoudian discusses the questions around cryptocurrency with David...
Q+A: Does the “Charitable Industrial Complex” help or hinder humanity?
Between 2001 and 2011, the number of non-profit charities increased by 25 percent. $316 billion was given away in 2012 in the United States alone. Yet inequality has grown, and nations are struggling to deal with a refugee and migration crisis. This is part of what...
Q+A: Does the West’s oil consumption fuel dictatorships?
How do most of what we buy and consume help create wars as well as prop up dictatorships and systems of oppression? How can we change this? Maria Armoudian talks to Leif Wenar about blood oil and consumer choice. Leif Wenar is a chair of philosophy and law at Kings...
Q+A: Does the sharing economy damage society?
What are the battles and the changes arriving from the so-called disrupters such as Uber, Lift, and Airbnb? Maria Armoudian talks to Sarah Kaine who has been studying the so-called sharing economy and its effects. Sarah Kaine is an Associate Professor of HRM and ER at...
Are Google and Facebook harming the arts and democracy? 🔊
Are Google and Facebook increasing economic inequality? Harming the arts? Damaging democracy? Jonathan Taplin says yes. Maria Armoudian sits down with Taplin to discuss the impact of these internet giants. Jonathan Taplin was the founding director of the USC Annenberg...
What do universities spend on accessing the results of publicly funded research?
By Mark C. Wilson University research is generally funded from the public purse. The results, however, are published in peer-reviewed academic journals, many of which charge subscription fees, as Mark Wilson explains. I had to use freedom of information laws to...
Why is it so hard to prosecute money laundering? 🔊
Why is it so hard to track and prosecute money laundering? How does it finance terrorism? Maria Armoudian discusses the many faces to money laundering with Moyara Ruehsen and Richard Gordan. Moyara Ruehsen is an Associate Professor at Middlebury Institute of...Subscribe by Email
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