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How the Pandemic has really changed us
Public Affairs Council, 21 January 2022In March 2020, POLITICO asked more than 30 “smart, macro thinkers” to weigh in on COVID-19 and its long-term consequences. Their responses have allowed POLITICO to offer a 2022 guide to the various ways society will change, particularly in the areas of government, healthcare, the economy, and…
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How are newspapers changing?: A conversation with Carl Bernstein
The Economist Asks Podcast, The Economist, 20 January 2022In this episode of The Economist Asks, Carl Bernstein, Pulitzer winning journalist who broke the Watergate Scandal, discusses how there has been a decline in trust in the media and his journey from…
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Australia stagnates in ranking of world’s most prosperous countries
Latika Bourke, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January 2022According to a global index measuring the material health of countries, including wealth, quality of life, and life satisfaction for 15 years, Australia’s ranking has slipped from first in 2008 to sixteenth in 2021. Australia’s experience is a reflection of the world's declining prosperity, which has been exacerbated, although not caused, by...
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Indonesia names new capital, approving shift from Jakarta
Masrur Jamaluddin & Hannah Ryan, CNN, 19 January 2022Indonesia has named its new capital Nusantara, as lawmakers approve the shift from Jakarta to Kalimantan, a jungle-covered area on the east of Borneo island. Concerns over the sustainability of the congested and rapidly sinking political centre of Jakarta prompted the need for a new capital, and the nation's House of Representatives officially...
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Wealth of 10 richest men doubled during pandemic as 99% of incomes dropped: Oxfam
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC, 18 January 2022The 10 richest men in the world doubled their fortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic, an Oxfam report has found. Oxfam’s findings highlight how the global health crisis has deepened the divide between the haves and have-nots as well as the need for policy intervention to address...
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Larry Fink’s letter to CEOs: The power of capitalism
Larry Fink, BlackRock, 18 January 2022Each year, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink publishes a letter to business leaders and CEOs. This year, Fink writes about the power of capitalism and how stakeholder capitalism is not about politics. It is capitalism driven by mutually beneficial relationships between organisations and the employees, customers, suppliers, and communities the company...
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‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli banned for life from drug industry
Michael Sisak & Jennifer Peltz, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 January 2022‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli must return US$64.6 million in profits he and his former company reaped from jacking up the price and monopolising the market for a lifesaving drug, a US federal judge has ruled. Shkreli has also been barred from the pharmaceutical industry for...
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Online privacy & technology shaping society
Big Ideas Podcast, ABC, 17 January 2022This episode of the Big Ideas podcast explores how digital technology has kept us connected through the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it has also meant an increase in privacy concerns. The podcast investigates whether rapid technological change demands a new social system, and if it is disrupting our social and political systems...
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Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse
Lauren Thomas, CNBC, 16 January 2022Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse with plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs. The big-box retailer filed several new trademarks late last month that indicate its intent to make and sell virtual goods. In a statement, Walmart said it is “continuously exploring how emerging technologies may shape future...
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Why a wide-scale return to the office is a myth
Alex Christian, BBC, 15 January 2022For two years, employees have been waiting for ‘the day’ when everyone goes back to the office. The expectation was that once the pandemic had ended, everyone would collectively resume pre-Covid patterns of office-based working - yet that’s not how things have turned out. Two years on, employees around the world continue to face ongoing...
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