Shouldn't there be a time limit on Mickey's copyright?
In 1998, the U.S. Congress passed the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 (CTEA). CTEA expanded on the Copyright Act of 1976 by retroactively extending all existing copyrights by 20 years. So instead...
View ArticleThe Olympics are coming to town – but Carnival will always come first in Rio
After five days of revelry, involving over 1m visitors and participants, Rio’s Carnival has drawn to a close. It is, in some ways, a global phenomenon: Carnival captures a sense of the exotic,...
View ArticleWhy native English speakers fail to be understood in English – and lose out...
Language skills are often trumpeted as a cornerstone of social integration, allowing citizens to participate fully in their host communities. British prime minister David Cameron recently announced a...
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How To Unleash The Wisdom Of Crowds
The great Victorian polymath, Sir Francis Galton was at a country fair in 1906, so the story goes, and came across a competition where you had to guess the weight of an ox. Once the competition was...
View ArticleMany low-income students use only their phone to get online. What are they...
For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can access the Internet through two laptops, a tablet, a smartphone and even both of my game systems, from the comfort...
View ArticleLivening things up – can Twitter stay afloat through new innovations?
Another day, another round of disappointing results for Twitter. The past six months have been turbulent for the social media platform. In its latest round of quarterly results, it reported a net loss...
View ArticleGoogle deal: in defence of the taxman
Google came under a barrage of criticism for paying less than its “fair share” of tax and HMRC has been accused of being soft or incompetent for the “sweetheart deal” it negotiated. Publicly available...
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How Did Britain Fall Out Of Love With Privatisation?
When Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn flagged up the potential re-nationalisation of British railways, and later made similar comments about the energy industry, his ideas were dismissed as a return...
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Is Bernie Sanders A Better Feminist Than Hillary Clinton?
Pundits in the U.S. see Hillary Clinton in deep trouble with women voters after her spectacular loss to Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire.
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Financial Reform Is Not Just About Preventing Another 2008
As the Democratic presidential race heats up, the debate on financial reform has taken a bizarre twist. Somehow the measure of a good reform is its ability to prevent another 2008-type financial crisis.
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Four Key Economic Trends Shaping Society
The year is off to a turbulent start; both in the UK, and around the world. January saw oil prices plummeting, while Chinese growth slowed, spooking investors (but surprising none).
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The TPP Trade Pact Exposes Governments To Foreign Law Suits
Earlier this month, a dozen Asia Pacific countries including Australia, Canada, Japan and the U.S. signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement in Auckland, New Zealand.
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The Myth Of The Asian Model Minority In Higher Education
In late 2015, students at college campuses across the U.S. staged protests and called for changes to end systemic racism at their schools and elsewhere. Many protests emphasized the oppression of...
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The Economy We Want Starts With a Constitutional Amendment
What can the new economy movement learn from Senator Bernie Sanders’ epic win in the New Hampshire primary? The big takeaway for system-change advocates came just a few minutes into his victory speech...
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Yes, Robots Will Steal Our Jobs, But Don't Worry, We'll Get New Ones
The U.S. economy added 2.7 million jobs in 2015, capping the best two-year stretch of employment growth since the late ‘90’s, pushing the unemployment rate down to five percent.
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Why Deutsche Bank Has Sparked Market Worries
John Cryan, the chief executive of Deutsche Bank, has described his bank as “rock solid”. This may be what you’d expect to hear from the executive with his hand on the tiller – but it is a bit like a...
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Fossil Fuels Are Now A Bad Investment Bet
Owning fossil fuel deposits was once like having money in the bank – but not any longer, investors are being warned.
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Dark Predictions About North Sea Oil Look All Too Believable
The oil price is struggling to stay above $30/barrel, little more than a quarter of the price 18 months ago. Recent forecasts for the UK industry have become much gloomier as a result. As recently as...
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Why Music Education Needs To Incorporate More Diversity
Classrooms are becoming more diverse. So, why is music education focused on Western music?
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Are Computers To Blame For Market Jitters?
Recent turbulence in the share markets has caused some experts to point the finger of culpability at computerised High-Frequency Trading (HFT).
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