Can tech giants solve climate change and social inequality?
The Great Tech story implies that the world will see a smaller group of winners who bigger clout than the rest.
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A global state of disunion
In other words, the world is in disunion not just from wealth and income disparities, but through the widening digital and knowledge application gaps.
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To be treated as equals to the West, the Global South must decolonise its minds
In an over-crowded planet, the system is inherently unstable when we attempt to resolve differences via conflict and war
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Has the West lost the Rest?
The images and news coming out of Gaza are so horrific that I cannot think of anything hopeful or constructive that can come of this cataclysm.
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How stable is the global financial system really?
The global financial system looks stable, because central banks have shifted more and more debt onto their books.
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Are we apes fighting over a burning planet?
The profit model of business has ignored climate change for too long.
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Will Singapore or Hong Kong finance the South’s next transition?
The global financial system is in a real bind.
7m ago
Lacking moral capital to overcome climate paralysis
Amidst what the UN chief dubs “an era of global boiling,” we stand at the abyss of a paradigm cataclysm, yet remain paralysed in our actions.
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October 10, 2021
Is it all blah blah on climate action?
At the end of this month, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), under the presidency of the United Kingdom, will begin.
September 28, 2021
That sinking feeling from Down Under
Two weeks ago, US President Joe Biden, in announcing on video the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) pact, called Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison “that fellow from Down Under” in what appears to be a senior moment.
September 13, 2021
Why businesses must lead the war on climate change
Technically, on Saturday, the US War on Terror came to an end.
September 6, 2021
White Man’s Media: A Short History
To be fair, modern media is white men’s invention. Even though the Chinese invented paper and printing, Gutenberg’s type-set printing of papal indulgences and the Bible launched media into the religious, commercial and cultural space, which initiated the Industrial Revolution and imperialism.
August 16, 2021
The moral vacuum at the heart of modernity
Man and nature are running out of time. That’s the core message of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released this week.
July 24, 2021
The seismic shift in global finance
August 15, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of US President Nixon delinking the US dollar from gold. Instead of a crisis, the ensuing half century marked the pre-eminence of the US financial system to global dominance.
June 22, 2021
In praise of Angela Merkel
We criticise more than praise. Good news is no news. Sensationalising everything to attract attention for revenue, modern media spins everything just to prove the point that free speech is an end in itself.
June 6, 2021
Getting to the Net Zero Olympics
As the rich countries get their vaccination numbers up, whilst poorer countries are still struggling, there is some hope that we are getting to grips with the pandemic. On the climate change front, there has been some remarkable achievements in the last two months.
May 24, 2021
Is the coronavirus racist?
Is the Coronavirus racist? Of course not. The Covid-19 and its variants do not discriminate between race, creed or borders. They simply infect everyone indiscriminately, so the only defence is vaccines and social distancing.
May 10, 2021
Is democracy in retreat?
Is democracy in decline, retreat or under siege? This is a soul-searching question by many who agonise over a lost golden age of democracy, freedom and rule-based world order.
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