Jun 26, 2017 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
What is the relationship between minerals (such as oil, diamonds, and gold) and conflict, authoritarianism, and poverty? Scholars have spent years studying how the extractive industries impact people’s lives, their governance, and the environment throughout the...
Jun 22, 2017 | Business & Economics
Maria Armoudian talks to Jessica Gordon Nembhard about worker-owned cooperatives and whether they can transform workers’ lives and livelihoods. Jessica Gordon Nembhard is an Associate Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the...
Jun 8, 2017 | Business & Economics
Should corporations put public purpose before profit? Once upon a time, corporations were required to have a public purpose, and once they fulfilled it, they were dissolved. How did we get to where we are today, and what does it mean for democracy? Maria Armoudian...
Jun 7, 2017 | Business & Economics
What is the code economy, and what does it have to do with the future of work? Some people argue that machines will take over jobs, while others say that humanity will reinvent work in a way that’s more aligned with what it means to be human. Maria Armoudian discusses...