In a recent interview Ann Pettifor, global financial analyst, spoke about the corrupted crony capitalism that led to the collapse of Carillion, a major Government contractor. Ann Pettifor: "For me this is a story of how hypocritical the whole free market theory is. These are guys who really don't want to play the free market game which involves risk. "What is exciting about … [Read more...] about Ann Pettifor on Carillion: ‘a grand Ponzi scheme’
Capitalism
Reality is not what it seems warns Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, talks about the importance of making the effort to distinguish between reality and fiction. In the UK and USA we're seeing the rise of nationalism and intolerance, often driven by fake news stories and politicians skilled in psychological manipulation and repeating … [Read more...] about Reality is not what it seems warns Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari