The higher a country’s ad spend was in one year, the less satisfied its citizens were a year or two later. Their conclusion: Advertising makes us unhappy.
Corruption
Radio Free Europe: Ukraine’s Top English-Language Newspaper Suddenly Shut Down Amid Owner-Staff Dispute
Ukraine, like Afghanistan, is a festering sore, which the West keeps pouring billions into only to see increasing power of the oligarchy and cleptocracy Read here
Sustainability
DW: Netherlands pushes air travel tax for Europe
The Netherlands wants the EU to place a tax on kerosene-based jet fuel to end what it calls the undertaxation of the aviation industry and to fight climate change. The lofty goal could prove a […]
Economics
Mohamed Gad – International finance and the commodification of electricity in Egypt
While international finance ensures the stability of the Egyptian energy system, it is also radically transforming a basic service into a commodity – and is often the first and the last voice shaping Egypt’s social […]
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