Showing results for "Politics for Profit" in Money & Finance

Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his world-changing efforts, here develops his revolutionary new concept that promises to redeem the failed promise of free enterprise: social business.

Construction industry business coach, speaker, and author, Shawn Van Dyke, has taken the core concepts of Mike Michalowicz's Profit First and customized them to address the specific needs of the construction industry. Profit First for Contractors addresses the major struggles contractors face and provides clear and actionable guidance on how to overcome them. Shawn shows contractors how to go from simply getting by to becoming permanently profitable.

An extraordinarily new business slant on how companies can generate greater profits in 23 compact lessons with ongoing tutorials between two fictitious individuals. In the past, companies taught their employees about quality. In today's unstable economy, employers must stress the importance of...

Joel Bakan's book is a brilliantly argued account of the corporation's pathological pursuit of profit and power. An eminent law professor and legal theorist, Bakan contends that the corporation is created by law to function much like a psychopathic personality whose destructive behavior, if left unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin. Despite the structural failings found in the corporation, Bakan believes change is possible and outlines a far-reaching program of concrete, pragmatic, and realistic reforms through legal regulation and democratic control.

We pursue power, pleasure, and profit. We want as much as we can get, and we deploy instrumental reasoning-cost-benefit analysis-to get it. We judge ourselves and others by how well we succeed. It is a way of life and thought that seems natural, inevitable, and inescapable. As David Wootton reveals, it is anything but. In Power, Pleasure, and Profit, he traces an intellectual and cultural revolution that replaced the older systems of Aristotelian ethics and Christian morality with the instrumental reasoning that now gives shape and purpose to our lives.

Race for Profit uncovers how exploitative real estate practices continued well after housing discrimination was banned. The same racist structures and individuals remained intact after redlining's end, and close relationships between regulators and the industry created incentives to ignore improprieties. Meanwhile, new policies meant to encourage low-income homeownership created new methods to exploit Black homeowners.

Poverty is big business in America. The federal government spends about $900 billion a year on programs that directly or disproportionately impact poor Americans, including antipoverty programs. States and local governments spend tens of billions more. Ironically, these enormous sums fuel the "corporate poverty complex," a vast web of hidden industries and entrenched private-sector interests that profit from the bureaucracies regulating the lives of the poor.

La geopolitica, la storia e i grandi rivoluzionari del centro-sud America

Pure Possibility Politics is a solutions-driven podcast co-created and hosted by Dr. Helmut Love and Dr. Anita Lane—two visionary Southern leaders bridging faith, leadership, mental wellness, and public life. Politics is louder than ever… and somehow emptier. So we are bring back clarity, courage and truth. Welcome to our show. We are here to deliver the clean truth in a dirty world.

Drawing on decades of experience, the authors offer a fresh, enlivening approach to the nonprofit enterprise that, too often, is undervalued and thought of as the province of the burnt-out and the overwhelmed. Along with its many candid insights and memorable anecdotes, The Art of Giving also offers instruction on how to create a business plan for giving that works for you.

From Washington, DC, at the U.S. Capitol and beyond, we bring together Senators, Representatives, researchers, and advocates to amplify the voices of people living with Parkinson’s disease. The Parkinson’s Policy Podcast brings two Parkinson’s advocates together, George Ackerman (TogetherForSharon) and Margaret Preston (Power Over Parkinson’s) to create a higher level of awareness about Parkinson’s Disease, the fastest rising neurological disorder. Both touched by the disease, George and Margaret are passionate about advocating for those with the disease, and for all those caring ...

The Government & Not for Profit leadership podcast brings together key stakeholders to discuss the opportunities and challenges in Wales.

Deutschland ist Vereinsland. Der Kleingartenverein, die Freiwillige Feuerwehr, die Kirche – dort treffen sich alle. Doch was, wenn diese Orte ins Visier der Neuen Rechten geraten? Zwei junge Männer landen mitten in diesen Konflikt – und stehen dabei auf gegensätzlichen Seiten. Der eine will als AfD-Mitglied selbst in Vereine rein, der andere kämpft in seiner Freiwilligen Feuerwehr gegen Rechtsextremismus. Bis beide vor einer Richtungsentscheidung stehen. „Vereinnahmt“ erzählt ihre Geschichte. Wir zeigen, wie die Neue Rechte Vereine gezielt unter Druck setzt: Mit Drohungen, dem ...

Democracy is in trouble. Around the world, trust is breaking down, systems are creaking, and people are walking away. But we still believe in it. Not as something we have, but as something we do. How To Save Democracy is a podcast about repairing our relationship with democracy, hosted by Omezzine Khelifa and Jon Alexander, with producer Jo Barratt. We hold space for the hard conversations — the ones we all know we need to have. These first few episodes are just the beginning. But if you want more, we need your help. Sign up, spread the word, and if you can, support us. Let’s rebuild ...

Wir erleben einen stetig zunehmenden Druck auf die liberalen Demokratien und Gesellschaftsentwürfe in ganz Europa. Wo Demokratie, Pluralismus und Mitbestimmung in Gefahr sind, ist auch die Demokratie gefährdet. Doch was kann jede und jeder Einzelne von uns tun, um erfolgreich politisch aktiv zu werden? Wo liegen die Kniffe, Taktiken und Tricks, mit denen man erfolgreich wird? Oder braucht es am Ende keine Tricks, sondern nur aufrichtige Menschen, angetrieben von ehrlichen Zielen und aufrichtigen Motiven? Wie erleben Menschen, die regelmäßig hinter die Kulissen der Macht schauen, Politik? ...

Follow the Profit is a podcast hosted by David Grasso, focusing on how money is ultimately driving the trends that are transforming our society. As a former local reporter working as a commentator for Fox Business, The Young Turks, The Hill, and other outlets, David has spent career around people making big changes in Entrepreneurship, Media, Politics, Finance, and many other fields. Now he wants to take these changemakers out of the newsroom and have real conversations that go beyond the soundbites to understand the big stories from the people shaping them.

At a time when democracy is under pressure both within and around the European Union, EMBRACE explores what it means to defend democratic values in an increasingly complex world.In this five-part series, activists, advocates, and researchers from the EMBRACE consortium share on-the-ground perspectives from some of the EU’s most critical neighbouring regions. From resisting authoritarianism in Algeria and Belarus, to grassroots movements in Serbia and Tunisia, to navigating geopolitical tensions in Georgia and North Macedonia, to working or democracy during war in Gaza and Ukraine — ...

🎙️ Solidaritätstreff Soziale Arbeit – Der PodcastIn diesem Podcast, richten wir den Blick auf die Arbeitswelt und Arbeitskämpfe der Sozialen Arbeit und anderen sozialen Berufen. Der Solitreff Wedding und die darauf gegründeten Solitreffs in Neukölln und Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg beleuchten, wie prekäre Beschäftigung, niedrige Löhne, Befristungen und Überbelastung die Profession prägen – und wie Solidarität, Austausch und Organisierung Veränderung ermöglichen.Worum geht’s konkret?Wir diskutieren Ursachen und Mechanismen schlechter Arbeitsverhältnisse in der Sozialen ...

Bring together subpopulations of whistleblowers in a forum to share information and focus on their unique issues and identify ways to work together to address challenges. Attendee participation is invited and encouraged but feel free to watch and listen.

The Big Conversation: The Children's Commissioner's Podcast shares the voices and views of England’s children. In the podcast, you will hear from the Children's Commissioner and her 16 Youth Ambassadors. It’s a chance for them to interview decision makers; to talk truth to power and a chance for you to hear what young people really think about issues that affect them. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people's lives with solutions developed with children from across England. Hosted on Acast. See ...