From a Buddhist point of view, this is standing the truth on its head by considering goods as more important than people and consumption as more important than creative activity. It means shifting the emphasis from the worker to the product of work, that is, from the human to the subhuman, a surren

The financial markets operate on the principle that, at our core, we’re all basically shit: selfish, self-interested creatures. There’s a whole branch of economics devoted to proving that if you help someone, say, run in front of a speeding train to push another person out of the way, you are a

Click photo to enlargeKiri Te Kanawa poses at a Metropolitan Opera gala on May 20, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen...«1»ALAMEDA — A bank manager has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than $650,000 from Kiri Te Kanawa, the international opera singer whose Grammy Award-wining care

The latest opinions from media owners who want to end free news on the web

China Economic Scan announces it's official launch. Provides free daily updates on the Chinese economy ("the world's 3rd largest")... Quite a handy resource

Another example of the fact that newspapers are under threat and disappearing... with serious consequences to society

A new attempt at online journalism that readers pay for ...

The global economic crisis isn't about money - it's about power. How Wall Street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution

Wellington-based business consultancy, Igniter Limited, will be the lead negotiator for government thrashing out a new three-year software licensing deal with Microsoft.

If Der Spiegel is correct, the German finance ministry is drafting rescue plans to prevent default on the edges of the eurozone leading to a full-blown collapse of Europe's monetary system.

This is an entirely appropriate policy in economic terms. One dreads to think what would happen if the w

A report on an eccentric advertising campaign launched by Air New Zealand in the United States. Involving head tattoos.

Ban ki-Moon and Al Gore on how moving to a low carbon economy is good for jobs, and climate change.

This a terrible story about insurer ACE not paying out of a travel insurance claim

The proliferation of unsold crap, which economists say began as early as November of 2007, continues to affect retailers nationwide as crap that nobody wants piles up on shelves and warehouse floors, untouched by consumers.

This is an article about how Auckland Tech co Litmos - online training specialists - have saved one call centre thousands of dollars