The transparent consumer
2011-02-24 16:45:15
There's an old, true joke in the advertising business: half of it is wasted on customers who will never buy, but nobody knows which half.
A press without principles
2011-02-09 10:03:38
When bullied, journalists can protect themselves only by fighting back – as a group. And when a technology-led change is inevitable, integrating it into an open society should be one of journalism's chief tasks.
China's shrinking trade surplus
2011-02-09 14:24:58
Throughout 2010, China was criticized by the United States Congress (and many others) for "manipulating" its currency in order to maintain an advantage for exports, and thus preserve its trade surplus.
Sputnik Redux
2011-01-21 14:40:29
More than 50 years ago (1957), the Soviets launched the world's first orbiting satellite, beating the US into space.
Asia in the balance
2011-01-11 13:14:53
Last year, the leaders of all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council visited India, accompanied by delegations of business leaders.
New rules for the global economy
2011-01-11 12:48:54
Suppose that the world's leading policymakers were to meet again in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to design a new global economic order.
Debt and democracy
2011-01-06 08:43:24
The European Union's sovereign-debt crisis constitutes a fundamental threat not only to the euro, but also to democracy and public accountability.
Armageddon can wait
2011-01-04 08:43:12
Where are global currencies headed in 2011? After three years of huge, crisis-driven exchange-rate swings, it is useful to take stock both of currency values and of the exchange-rate system as a whole.
Why is rape different?
2011-01-02 09:54:27
As Swedish prosecutors’ sex-crime allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange play out in the international media, one convention of the coverage merits serious scrutiny.
Urbanizing China
2010-12-31 08:40:06
Measured by the percentage of people living in its cities, China's urbanization rate currently stands at about 48%.
What's so good about America's tax package?
2010-12-30 09:12:33
The key feature of the agreement is to continue the existing 2010 income-tax rates for another two years with no commitment about what will happen to tax rates after that.