L'économiste Branko Milanovic analyse comment la réduction des écarts de revenus mondiaux, loin d'apporter l'harmonie, a exacerbé les tensions géopolitiques et les conflits idéologiques, notamment par l'ascension de l'Asie et la dégradation de la position des classes moyennes occidentales.
El que fuera el primer supermodelo masculino, Hoyt Richards, relata su experiencia en la secta "Eternal Values", liderada por Frederick von Mierers. Richards escapó tras 15 años y ahora su historia se narra en el documental de HBO "Bring me the beauties".
An essay explores the symbolism of apples in Taiwanese society and literature, particularly in Huang Chun-ming's "The Taste of Apples." Initially a symbol of scarcity and aspiration, the apple later represents American capitalism's "sweetness" and its political/economic influence on Taiwan. The author notes how this "small favor" has paradoxically led to Taiwan's technological prowess, like TSMC.
Jean Ziegler, sociologue et militant suisse de gauche, est décédé à 92 ans. Connu pour ses critiques du capitalisme et du rôle de la place financière suisse, il a également été diplomate onusien pour le droit à l'alimentation.
Jeff Bezos defends Airbnb against claims of causing high NYC rents, blaming government policies for limiting housing supply. He also criticizes corporate welfare and subsidies.
Padre Zezinho, compositor de mais de 1,8 mil músicas e ícone do catolicismo brasileiro, celebra 85 anos e 60 de sacerdócio com sua primeira biografia autorizada. Ele segue ativo nas redes sociais, defendendo a doutrina social da Igreja e o diálogo, mesmo diante de polêmicas.
Les entreprises du SBF 120 ont consacré 335 milliards d'euros au rachat de leurs propres actions entre 1999 et 2024. Cette pratique, visant à augmenter artificiellement le bénéfice par action, est de plus en plus courante malgré les critiques théoriques.
Scott Galloway discusses the societal impact of online platforms, American capitalism, AI's promises and risks, and the potential societal change from drugs like GLP-1.
Papa Leão 14 lança "Magnifica Humanitas", encíclica sobre dignidade humana e IA. O documento, com 105 páginas, alerta para riscos da tecnologia, defende o bem comum e a ética, e se inspira na "Rerum Novarum" de Leão 13.
Il corto "Il Colloquio" di Francesco Foletto, girato con un iPhone, esplora la mercificazione del corpo nel lavoro contemporaneo. Anna Haholkina interpreta una giovane donna che affronta un colloquio umiliante, mentre Elisa Carrera Fumagalli è una recruiter algida.
Sergei Krikalev, o último cidadão soviético, ficou mais de 10 meses no espaço durante o colapso da URSS em 1991. Sua missão na estação Mir foi prolongada inesperadamente devido à instabilidade política em seu país.
Filmmaker Boots Riley discusses his new film "I Love Boosters," which uses shoplifting as a proletarian allegory. He clarifies his communist ideology, critiques capitalism's inherent theft, and addresses Hollywood's political pressures and his own blacklisting.
Cuba enfrenta una presión sin precedentes de EE.UU. con reuniones de la CIA, imputaciones y despliegues militares. Analistas debaten si será una ruptura o una transición pactada, con el caso venezolano como posible modelo, aunque con diferencias estructurales.
Un informe de AECOC revela que los jóvenes priorizan la conveniencia y la "carga mental" sobre cocinar, buscando "experiencias" y "socialización" ante la precariedad. El autor critica esta dependencia de servicios de entrega y suscripciones, contrastándola con la autosuficiencia de generaciones anteriores y el ejemplo de su hijo.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday refuted Rahul Gandhi's 'crony capitalism' allegations, highlighting Modi government's welfare schemes for farmers, poor, women, and youth. Gandhi had warned of an 'economic storm' and the collapse of the 'Ambani-Adani structure'.
The Tell Sid campaign promised to make the working man rich, but in reality the selling of public assets made us all poorerIn the summer of 1987, as life in Britain was being steadily reshaped by Margaret Thatcher, I landed a temporary job as an electrician’s mate in a steel-drum factory. I was a truly useless assistant, and justified my existence by singing songs to entertain my boss as he worked. As I recall, by the time I left Stuart had come round to quite liking Bob Dylan, but still had no time for the gothic gloominess of the early Cure.While I handed him tools he didn’t need, and failed to locate the ones he did, we occasionally talked about politics. Stuart was a gentle man in his mid-20s, already married and hoping to buy a house. He was also, it turned out, a cautious believer in Thatcher’s promise of a “people’s capitalism” in which working people would get a piece of the action. Prior to my coming to “help” him, he was one of the millions who had responded to the previous year’s Tell Sid ad campaign and bought shares in newly privatised British Gas. Continue reading...
La gran cronista mexicana reflexiona sobre el oficio de informar y la situación en Latinoamérica: “Nicaragua y Cuba me duelen y no basta con echarle la culpa a los gringos”
Em plena celebração do Dia do Trabalhador, pesquisa revela que mulheres dedicam quase dez horas a mais por semana aos cuidados de pessoas e do ambiente doméstico. A professora Cibele Henriques, da UFRJ, analisa a desigualdade histórica que transforma o cuidado em obrigação feminina não remunerada, criando uma 'escala 7x0' onde mulheres não descansam nem em feriados.
Artigo analisa a história do Dia Internacional do Trabalhador, comemorado em 1º de maio, que teve origem na greve geral de trabalhadores em Chicago em 1886. No Brasil, o feriado começou em 1890 com a proclamação da República, mas com significado diferente: era dia de cidadania, não de confronto. Professores da UFF e UFRJ analisam que a data perdeu protagonismo ao longo das décadas e que a discussão atual sobre redução da jornada 6x2 repete os mesmos argumentos de 130 anos atrás.
Saros is a punishing but rewarding roguelike action game set on the alien world of Carcosa, where players control space security officer Arjun Devraj (Rahul Kohli) searching for missing colonists. The game features a compelling death-and-upgrade loop where dying reconfigures the world and strengthens your character through armor upgrades. Combat is frantic and chaotic, with diverse weapons creating explosive firework-like encounters. While the obsession theme resonates and voice acting impresses, poorly framed static conversations limit character development, leaving the story feeling somewhat disjointed.
A writer experiencing insomnia embarks on a quest to determine the speed at which a match must be struck to ignite, contacting Swedish Match and two professors. While never receiving a definitive answer, the author uses this minor mystery as a springboard to critique Silicon Valley's pursuit of frictionlessness through AI, arguing that the space between input and output—reflection, consciousness, meaning—cannot be collapsed by pattern-matching algorithms. The essay draws on Clarice Lispector and references Marc Andreessen and Sam Altman to warn of an emerging spiritual crisis.
The author argues that while money may not buy superficial happiness, financial stability and disposable income are crucial for reducing stress, enabling experiences, and ultimately finding meaning and lasting happiness, especially for those struggling financially.
