Noam Chomsky (2010) That the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world’s conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up…
Global debt has stabilised, though it remains at an elevated level, as a continued reduction in private-sector lending offset greater borrowing by governments. Total debt was little changed last year,…
Chris Skinner It’s been really interesting watching the moves of Donald Trump to Make America Great Again by doubling down on the dollar being the reserve currency of the world…
Jamila Souffrant For many, the struggle to pay off debt is real. For the majority of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck or who can’t find $500 for an emergency,…
Levent Gürses The postponement of the lawsuit concerning the CHP’s 38th Ordinary Congress held on 4-5 November 2023 benefited the stock market. As of Thursday, 18 September, Borsa Istanbul was…
Osman Şenkul Nasreddin Hoca was selling eggs at the market. Business was good; the eggs were selling out quickly, and Hoca would bring in a new batch and put them…
Warming seas, acidification, and sea level rise threaten biodiversity, fish stocks, and key coastal ecosystems across the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Sea recorded its warmest July on record this year, with…
Simone Silverbush For months after she was sexually assaulted and left for dead in the French countryside more than three decades ago, philosophy professor Susan J. Brison had to stop…
Levent Gürses The Central Bank made a significant cut in its policy interest rate, in line with expectations. The one-week repo auction rate was cut by 250 basis points to…
Osman Şenkul In his famous book ‘The Republic’, the Greek philosopher Plato states, ‘The servants of the state (civil servants) must serve without accepting any gifts; those who do not…
The betrayal of Gaza
Noam Chomsky (2010) That the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world’s conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up…
IMF Research: Global debt remains above 235 percent of World GDP
Global debt has stabilised, though it remains at an elevated level, as a continued reduction in private-sector lending offset greater borrowing by governments. Total debt was little changed last year,…
Money and currency is all about power and politics
Chris Skinner It’s been really interesting watching the moves of Donald Trump to Make America Great Again by doubling down on the dollar being the reserve currency of the world…
“When you embrace a goal of true financial freedom, your mindset changes”
Jamila Souffrant For many, the struggle to pay off debt is real. For the majority of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck or who can’t find $500 for an emergency,…
The postponement decision eased the pressure, BIST was the most rising stock exchange
Levent Gürses The postponement of the lawsuit concerning the CHP’s 38th Ordinary Congress held on 4-5 November 2023 benefited the stock market. As of Thursday, 18 September, Borsa Istanbul was…
The cost of “cost inflation”
Osman Şenkul Nasreddin Hoca was selling eggs at the market. Business was good; the eggs were selling out quickly, and Hoca would bring in a new batch and put them…
Experts: Irreversible damage may occur in Mediterranean ecosystems
Warming seas, acidification, and sea level rise threaten biodiversity, fish stocks, and key coastal ecosystems across the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Sea recorded its warmest July on record this year, with…
Susan J. Brison / The stories we tell to survive
Simone Silverbush For months after she was sexually assaulted and left for dead in the French countryside more than three decades ago, philosophy professor Susan J. Brison had to stop…
The Central Bank cut interest rates, the dollar rose, the stock market fell…
Levent Gürses The Central Bank made a significant cut in its policy interest rate, in line with expectations. The one-week repo auction rate was cut by 250 basis points to…
Plato: You cannot enjoy kleptocracy without trampling on democracy
Osman Şenkul In his famous book ‘The Republic’, the Greek philosopher Plato states, ‘The servants of the state (civil servants) must serve without accepting any gifts; those who do not…