A Step towards UBI: Analysis of the GAIN Act
This is an analysis of a bill in the House of Representatives, The GAIN Act, which aims to massively expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program, up to $12,000. It has been proposed by Rep. Ro...
View ArticleThe Uber Ruling & Misunderstood Capitalism
It is often said that controversial political events ‘create divisions’ — this isn’t strictly true: in most cases, events (Brexit for example) latch onto pre-existing divisions and exacerbate them....
View ArticleTrump’s Tax Deform
The Big Con is underway: “tax reform,” a devious Republican scheme to shift vast sums of money from public causes to the bulging pockets of the already wealthy. Real tax reform is needed — our present...
View ArticleStop Bowing Down to Big Business
One of the main stories arising from the aftermath of the Brexit referendum was the idea that it was a major blow for big business. This isn’t quite true. Much of the aftermath of the vote has...
View ArticleEncouraging ‘A Next Season’ for Global CEOs and Non-Profit Leaders
Conversation with Vicki Escarra and Mark Linsz of My Next Season. Can you tell us about ‘My Next Season’ and its target clientele? Mark: We founded My Next Season with the goal of helping executives...
View ArticleAnti-Corruption Efforts Underway in South Africa
Amidst the toxicity and fallout from the Gupta family’s manipulation of State in South Africa, with its tentacles spreading across the continent and around the world, it is heartening to find efforts...
View ArticleThe Effect of the Catalonia Crisis on European Markets
The Catalonian independence movement is currently seen as one of the most significant political risks to the Eurozone economy. On October 10th, the president of this Spanish region, Carles Puigdemont,...
View ArticleCausefeeding and Corporate Hypocrisy
Among the dangers involved in the rise of corporations has been a disturbing new trend of cause feeding. With the goal of looking good to the right market groups, corporations have used their...
View ArticleCanada’s Hybrid Cannabis Distribution Models
Since the Canadian Federal government announced that cannabis, both recreational and medicinal, will be legalized on July 1, 2018, the Canadian government and provinces have found the process of...
View ArticleInvest Now or Pay Later
Long-term asset holders, such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurers, hold their capital – and with it the retirement, security and educational dreams of their customers – in...
View ArticleQ&A with NagriTech’s Co-Founder Andrey Samolyotov
Bitcoin has become a geo-commercial phenomenon over the course of the last few weeks. Pundits, analysts and investors have rode the wave that has seen meteoric rises and near free-falls in valuation,...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Harms Global Businesses
Artificial Intelligence (AI), is touted as good for our future. Many have developed the perfect AI solution and are implementing it for their business. This seems to be the challenge especially as AI...
View ArticleA Red Lantern in Dark Times
You can’t turn on the news today without watching a sordid scandal of sexual harassment or assault being revealed after having lingered years in the shadows, permanently sidelining the careers and...
View ArticleStrength in Numbers: Luckbox at the Helm of the Bitcoin Boom
Ernst & Young warned this Monday that Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), which offer cryptocurrency tokens to raise funds, were at perpetual risk of cybercrime. Of the 372 ICOs analyzed, raising a...
View ArticleOur 200-year-old Obsession with Productivity
The quest for achieving peak productivity is now akin to a religion, one consisting of high priests (time management gurus, life hack specialists, productivity coaches, headlining management...
View ArticleIs Google a Monopoly?
Google is famous for the phrase — “Don’t be evil.” Accordingly, it is somewhat ironic that it is the subject of numerous investigations for the evil act of being a monopoly. This includes antitrust...
View ArticleRARECAT Pro Emphasizes Wine as a Global Business Tool
Globalisation-driven connectivity has caused seismic sectoral cross-pollination; financial inclusion has driven e-sports and virtual gaming in to a global phenomenon. Artists are for the first time...
View ArticleSafeguarding through Innovation: The BRONCO II Launches in the U.S.
In the contemporary arena of defence and security, technological innovation for the purposes of rapid adaptability is not an afterthought but a necessity; malleable threats simply require tactical...
View ArticleThe Effect of the Catalonia Crisis on European Markets
The Catalonian independence movement is currently seen as one of the most significant political risks to the Eurozone economy. On October 10th, the president of this Spanish region, Carles Puigdemont,...
View ArticleCausefeeding and Corporate Hypocrisy
Among the dangers involved in the rise of corporations has been a disturbing new trend of cause feeding. With the goal of looking good to the right market groups, corporations have used their...
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