More than a century ago, Karl Marx wrote that despite its support for technical improvements, “The capitalist system works against a rational agriculture … a rational agriculture is incompatible with the capitalist system.”
The food and farm crises we see today completely confirm that judgment. A system that puts profit ahead of human needs has driven [...]
Recent events in Pakistan have brought the spotlight on to the group Hizb ut Tahrir and its activities. Hizb ut Tahrir, or HT as it is widely known, describes itself as a global Islamic political party that seeks to restore the Caliphate state in the Muslim world. Founded in 1953 by Palestinian scholar Taqiudeen an-Nabhani, [...]
We all have in our heads ideas for how the world works, ideas about human nature, about politics and economics, ideas that we believe explain the world, or some part of the world, more or less. There is some satisfaction in feeling we understand the way the world works, that we know “truth.” Most models [...]
A discussion of why some economic activity risks the wealth of persons other than the people making the risk choices, and why this fact creates a need for higher levels of government regulation of that sort of economic activity.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development defines corporate responsibility as the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce, their families and the local community and society at large.
More than goodwill, corporate community involvement or [...]
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.
The figure emphatically contradicts [...]
In graduate school, I shared an apartment with a very interesting fellow who argued in favor of the American Libertarian party. The Libertarians, in America, are a minor party that gets something like 1% of the vote in most elections, so they wield very little influence, but they make some interesting arguments in favor of [...]
