A referendum on Israel's prime minister, elections in India and a deadline for Brexit are among this week's events.
Earthquakes happen all the time, on land and in the ocean – but the majority are so small that people do not even feel them. "The surface of the earth is made of tectonic plates, which are about 100 kilometers thick, they move around together. So when they collide or m...
The enemy of humanity is divisiveness and certain beliefs that are responsible for the world’s problems (explained here).If you are going to have an enemy, make it those who hold beliefs that are creating divisiveness, but better still,be pro harmony and correct beliefs.If you do not have...
What does Lebanon have to do with the Israel-Hamas war? Lebanon is a country of about 5.3 million people just to the north of Israel. The two nations have fought multiple wars. When the state of Israel was established in 1948, more than 100,000 Palestinian refugees fled to Lebanon. UNRWA...
After the homogenization of goods, trade was carried out in broader and broader circles: town to town, county to county, province to province, and, finally, nation to nation. When too many nations were offering similar goods for trade, the trade took on a competitive edge that was sharpened...
The WTO has lowered trade barriers and increased trade among member countries. It has also maintained trade barriers when it makes sense to do so in the global context. The WTO attempts to mediate between nations to benefit the global economy.2 ...
Do the requirements in North America differ greatly from those seen overseas? In jurisdictions with extensive mining activities such as Australia, Canada and South Africa, mandatory technical disclosure requirements, whilst not identical, are mostly similar in substance with similar objectives. Other aspec...
Eric Hoffer, the American philosopher put it succinctly in his book, “The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements”: “Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all unifying agents,” adding, “Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never ...
For oil prices to go meaningfully higher for longer because of the turmoil in Israel and the Gaza Strip, the conflict would have to widen regionally to major oil producers Iran and Saudi Arabia because Israel itself produces little oil. Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newslet...
Ordinary laborers, who do not own the means of production, such as factories, buildings, and materials, have little power in the capitalist economic system. Workers are also readily replaceable in periods of high unemployment, further devaluing their perceived worth. ...