J.B. MacKinnon The 21st century has brought a critical dilemma into sharp relief: we must stop shopping, and yet we can’t stop shopping. At the turn of this new millennium,…
Levent Gürses Two important figures were announced; one was the third quarter growth figure: 3.7 per cent annually. The other was November’s inflation: according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK),…
Levent Gürses In December, millions of workers and employers turned their attention to the Minimum Wage Determination Commission and the new figure that will be valid in 2026. The current…
Osman Şenkul For much of human history, work was largely comprised of hunting and gathering, agriculture, and manual labour (such as shoemaking, blacksmithing, and similar trades), with working hours dependent…
Osman Şenkul During his visit to Turkey at the end of October (2025), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz responded to a journalist’s question at a press conference following his meeting with…
Rebecca Solnit A young white woman in yoga clothes berating masked ICE agents in a parking lot this spring. A pope speaking up again and again for immigrants. Furious judges…
Levent Gürses We can say that global stock markets have stopped worrying about an artificial intelligence bubble, at least for now. Nvidia, a key player in artificial intelligence chip production,…
Joe Wiggins Although it could have easily escaped your attention, as it has received such little fanfare, the price of gold has been rising sharply – recently surpassing $4,000 per…
Noam Chomsky “It’s official: The U.S. is the world’s leading terrorist state, and proud of it.” That should have been the headline for the lead story in the New York…
Can Baydarol I previously wrote an article about the remarks made by US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria Barrack regarding President Erdoğan, which were along the lines…
What would happen if the world stopped shopping?
J.B. MacKinnon The 21st century has brought a critical dilemma into sharp relief: we must stop shopping, and yet we can’t stop shopping. At the turn of this new millennium,…
The economy of those who rejoice in weak growth and inflation stubbornly holding at 30%
Levent Gürses Two important figures were announced; one was the third quarter growth figure: 3.7 per cent annually. The other was November’s inflation: according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK),…
Even if the minimum wage increases by 30% will remain below the poverty line, enforcement and debt at records
Levent Gürses In December, millions of workers and employers turned their attention to the Minimum Wage Determination Commission and the new figure that will be valid in 2026. The current…
The solution to AI-driven job losses lies in a four-day working week
Osman Şenkul For much of human history, work was largely comprised of hunting and gathering, agriculture, and manual labour (such as shoemaking, blacksmithing, and similar trades), with working hours dependent…
Go to the IMF and promise to spend, go to the EU and promise to implement
Osman Şenkul During his visit to Turkey at the end of October (2025), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz responded to a journalist’s question at a press conference following his meeting with…
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere
Rebecca Solnit A young white woman in yoga clothes berating masked ICE agents in a parking lot this spring. A pope speaking up again and again for immigrants. Furious judges…
The artificial intelligence ecosystem is growing rapidly… In more countries and sectors
Levent Gürses We can say that global stock markets have stopped worrying about an artificial intelligence bubble, at least for now. Nvidia, a key player in artificial intelligence chip production,…
Gold is the ultimate belief asset
Joe Wiggins Although it could have easily escaped your attention, as it has received such little fanfare, the price of gold has been rising sharply – recently surpassing $4,000 per…
Chomsky – The long, shameful history of American terrorism
Noam Chomsky “It’s official: The U.S. is the world’s leading terrorist state, and proud of it.” That should have been the headline for the lead story in the New York…
Legitimacy
Can Baydarol I previously wrote an article about the remarks made by US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria Barrack regarding President Erdoğan, which were along the lines…