Sydney -
Google’s role as top dog comes with a few lead weights. One of the big issues is growing disquiet about the power of big platforms. A strange tale has unfolded after a leak of Google internal documents defining the big problems.
Sydney -
China has an unenviable record of civil repression over thousands of years from Imperial China to the KMT and the Cultural Revolution. Now, artificial intelligence can do it for the government.
"A coming wave of robots could redefine our jobs. Will that redefine us?" It can do if we use a little lateral thinking, and take on board the thoughts of Major Douglas.
People who should know better but don't are arguing for a higher minimum wage in the United States. What would this really accomplish, and what are the real alternatives?
London -
The Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) has produced a new leaflet calling for British jobs for British workers. Those with long memories will be astounded at this grotesque about-face.
London -
The Bank of England has created another £50 billion of electronic money, or so we are led to believe, but where has the previous £275 billion gone?
Next month sees the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. This year is also the 60th anniversary of the death of an even greater Englishman. But who was Major Douglas, and what is his legacy?
A currency swap program created back in 2008 -2009 by the US Federal Reserve Bank to bail out American banks has been converted to provide much needed funds to European banks.
The myth of the benefits culture is pushed by governments on both sides of the Atlantic because politicians and our over-paid economists are incapable of seeing the real problem.
