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Consultancy 'warp' drive deepens crisis of capitalism
News, Published on 13/03/2023
» In recent years, McKinsey & Company has become a household name -- but for all the wrong reasons. One of the "Big Three" consulting firms, its work for major corporations and governments has increasingly become a source of scandal and intrigue around the world.
Amid the behemoths, let's hope Barnes & Noble survives
News, David Leonhardt, Published on 09/05/2018
» Barnes & Noble is in trouble. You hear that, in worried tones, when you talk to people in the book business. You feel it when you walk into one of the chain's stores, a cluttered mix of gifts, games, DVDs (DVDs?) and books. And you really see the problems if you dig into the company's financial statements.
Foolish pride
News, Postbag, Published on 21/05/2023
» Re: "MFP victory one for the history books", (Opinion, May 20).
Give Pita a chance
News, Postbag, Published on 20/05/2023
» Re: "Senators slow to warm to Pita's PM bid", (BP, May 17).
Getting a grip
News, Published on 27/03/2023
» Re: "Government must get a grip on guns," (Editorial, March 25).
Have we solved the floaty-bag problem?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/02/2023
» The United States has been having "a bit of a floaty-bag problem over its airspace", as South Africa's Daily Maverick news site put it.
The rebranding of 'big brother' Gen Prawit
Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/09/2022
» A day after Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was suspended from his prime ministerial duties, Paiboon Nititawan, deputy leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, was handing out a biography on Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, now acting PM, to reporters.
Energy transition confronts reality
Oped, Published on 03/02/2023
» The "energy transition" from hydrocarbons to renewables and electrification is at the forefront of policy debates nowadays. But the last 18 months have shown this undertaking to be more challenging and complex than one would think just from studying the graphs that appear in many scenarios. Even in the United States and Europe, which have adopted massive initiatives to move things along, the development, deployment, and scaling up of the new technologies on which the transition ultimately depends will be determined only over time.
Living in La La Land
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/02/2023
» Re: "Poll seen sparking spending spree", (Business, Feb 23).