Automation: On the high-tech path to destruction
Rather than humans becoming enslaved by robots, machines have become the new slave or serf class, with devastating consequences for society and the environment. We desperately need a more humane and sustainable approach to automation.
Read MoreBillionaires and the welfare of nations
The super rich are leaving only the scraps for everyone else to fight over, which is fuelling a mounting wave of intolerance as minorities and migrants are scapegoated for falling wellbeing. For the welfare of all, we must end these stark wealth inequalities before it leads to unmanageable social unrest.
Read MoreEconomic recovery means little to Europe’s working poor
Europe is experiencing an economic recovery but many of the jobs being created a keeping people poor rather than lifting them out of poverty.
Read MoreUganda’s refugee crisis, part 2: The world’s largest refugee camp
Uganda’s open door policy has created Bidibidi, the world’s largest refugee camp, of which few outsiders have heard. The strain of housing so many refugee has placed an unbearable strain on this poor country, yet no help is forthcoming.
Read MoreDo the laws of nature apply to our careers?
Just as people reach the very heights of their chosen careers, their job satisfaction begins to dip. Is this an inevitable law of career physics?
Read MoreFrom Gaza’s sinking boat to the Tahini Sea
Amer and Saleh from Gaza felt “condemned to failure”, so they decided to escape to Europe. Sadly, their aborted endeavour ended in narrowly averted death.
Read MoreFiction: Us old guys
“We never regret. Us old guys never regret.” They both chuckled and gave a nod of goodbye.
Read MoreMinority voices in Upper Egypt
A publisher in Luxor who happens to be Christian shows how Egypt’s majority and minorities, despite growing tension, share similar dreams and fears.
Read MoreFeeling Europe’s pain
All is not well in the old world of organisational paternity, job security and economic rationality. But the silver lining is that we have millions of virtual ‘friends’ to feel our pain.
Read MoreFrom right to far-right in Spain
Why is there no prominent far-right party in Spain? Well, there is and there isn’t.
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