Category: Economics and Finance
Consuming ourselves. The bandwagon of overmedication, from Hollywood to your neighbour
We are consumers. We consume external stimuli, from the noise of the alarm that wakes you up to the velvety touch of the chair in which you sit down to
Read MoreAre MNCs the new architects of destiny? US’s Willow Project highlights corporations’ (over)importance in our international economic system
We have been told on many occasions to save the planet, to substitute fossil fuels for renewable energy sources, to stop contaminating and recycle as a means to not drive
Read MoreWill we work until we die?
Over the span of two months, French demonstrators have taken to the streets to demand a recall of the government’s pension reform, which raises the retirement age from 62 to
Read MoreThe Moral Implications of Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions are a popular tool to punish a state without using armed forces and risking a military conflict. For this reason, they have been in fashion over the past few decades, and are now once again being used against Russia as a reaction to the war in Ukraine.
Read MoreHow boba shortage in the US relates to Samsung’s next phone release
In the first week of April earlier last year, the US Boba Guys bubble tea franchise had announced an official industry-wide boba shortage. They had explained that many boba shops
Read More“No internationals”: How the Dutch housing crisis arose
It has not been as difficult as it is today to find a place to live in the Netherlands since World War II. The prices of houses for sale have
Read MoreCutting Ties – Uyghur Forced Labour and the Fashion Industry
Although still hardly receiving the attention it deserves, the situation of the Uyghur minority in China is no longer a secret. As discussed in Julia’s article on the cultural genocide
Read MoreNo more Watermelon Sugar in the EU? The destructive effects of Brexit on the music industry
Imagine yourself in a club (crazy, I know). It’s cold outside but in here, it’s hot and sweaty. You’re standing with a group of your friends, sipping the last of
Read MoreThe Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: The Largest Regional Trade Deal Ever Signed
Asia-pacific countries have recently formed the largest trading bloc in the world, constituting a total of 2.2 billion people with a combined GDP of $26.2 trillion. The Trade deal named
Read MoreCommon Agricultural…Fraud? Why the European Common Agricultural Policy needs improvement
We all need it, we all benefit from it, yet when asked to pay 5 cents more for our milk at the supermarket, we are quick to forget about it:
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