When accountants and auditors become the story because of systemic failures and corporate malfeasance you know something has gone badly wrong. As if not to be outdone by banking crises, big accountancy firms are increasingly embroiled in corporate scandals and conflicts of interests.So how do we clearly define their role so they actually serve society, instead of continually maximising profit for private and personal gain?
Climate Crisis
Mark Blyth and Carrie Nordlund – X Marks the Spot
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown’s Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the week’s news. Today’s topics include Hurricane Florence […]
Geopolitics
Ilan Pappé – Israel & Palestine One Year Into The War On Gaza
7 October 2024 Ilan Pappe, professor of history at the University of Exeter and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies, author of Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic, discusses the […]
Finance
Richard Wilkinson – Health and Inequalities
Inequality creates the social and political divisions that isolate us from each other.
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