Bankers Still Unaccountable
Four years after the financial crisis tanked the global economy, bankers still put their interests above those of their customers, even to the extent of skirting the law.
Obama’s Odd Choice for World Bank President
Jim Yong Kim is an impressive man. But he’s got no background in banking, finance, or economics.
Is The Chinese Economic “Threat” Overblown?
Are the worries about China overtaking the United States realistic?
Rich-Poor Divide
The Telegraph’s chief political commentator sees moral decay at the top as well as the bottom.
New York Times Time-Lapse Video
A video of the New York Times website from September 2010 to July 2011.
There’s More Than One Kind of Anthropogenic Climate Change
Is China’s drought caused by human action?
Arab Spring Update
A summary of the status of the “Arab Spring” uprisings with links to news coverage and commentary.
Does President Obama Apologize For America? The Facts Say No
It’s a Republican meme that President Obama has “apologized” for America repeatedly. The one problem with the meme is that there aren’t any facts to support it.
The Price of Tea in China
Food prices are rising in China. For us higher food prices mean we get fat a little more slowly; for a poor Chinese family it means starvation stalks a little closer.
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