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An exposé of how society pays for corporations' "free lunch" and the cost of environmental damage, low wages, systemic discrimination, and cheap goods. In an age when business leaders solemnly profess dedication to principles of environmental and social justice, Christopher Marquis’s...

An “essential” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by “the skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Arctic...

In this book, Dr. Bibhu Dash & Dr. Sameeh Ullah comprehensively explores the evolving international monetary system, intertwined geopolitical dynamics, and the burgeoning realm of financial technology. This scholarly work delves into the system's complex features, functions, and the far-reaching consequences of globalization. They meticulously dissects both positive and negative frictions within the monetary system, unraveling their repercussions on economies worldwide.

In The Hidden Cost of Freedom, author Brad Fisher presents a comprehensive narrative of the origin and early development of the CIA's clandestine financial system, beginning with the establishment of the Office of Strategic Services' Special Funds Branch during World War II. Fisher documents the controversial legislative history of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 from the standpoint of the CIA, the General Accounting Office, and congressional insiders, and describes the act's role in the transformation of the CIA's financial administration into a global enterprise.

Long known as "the world's only private citizen with a foreign policy", George Soros combines his razor-sharp sense of economic trends with his passionate advocacy for open societies and decency in world politics to come up with a workable, and severely critical, analysis of the Bush administration's overreaching, militaristic foreign policy.

Freedom of choice lies at the heart of American society. Yet, many Americans don't realize that these choices are illusory at best. The available options in food, healthcare, education, transportation, and even online presence are largely constructed by corporations. At What Cost confronts how globalization, financial speculation, monopolies, and control of science and technology have enhanced the ability of corporations and their allies to overwhelm influences of government, family, community, and faith.

In the autumn of 1943, André Boulloche became de Gaulle's military delegate in Paris, coordinating all the Resistance movements in the nine northern regions of France only to be betrayed by one of his associates, arrested, wounded by the Gestapo, and taken prisoner. His sisters carried on the fight without him until the end of the war. André survived three concentration camps and later became a prominent French politician who devoted the rest of his life to reconciliation of France and Germany.

Veneration for the military is a deeply embedded, but fatal flaw, in America’s collective identity. In 20 years at West Point, whistle-blower Tim Bakken has come to understand how unquestioned faith isolates the US armed forces from civil society and leads to catastrophe. Pervaded by chronic deceit, the military’s insular culture elevates blind loyalty above all other values. The consequences are undeniably grim: failure in every war since World War II, millions of lives lost around the globe and trillions of dollars wasted.

Why policies should be based on careful consideration of their costs and benefits rather than on intuition, popular opinion, interest groups and anecdotes. Opinions on government policies vary widely. Some people feel passionately about the child obesity epidemic and support government regulation of sugary drinks. Others argue that people should be able to eat and drink whatever they like. Some people are alarmed about climate change and favour aggressive government intervention. Others don't feel the need for any sort of climate regulation.

When it comes to the afflictions of the global economy, almost everyone - and especially Donald Trump - is quick to point the finger of blame at the state of international trade. But what about unconstrained capital flows? Unfettered capital has resulted in a string of financial and economic crises that have left our political systems strained and dialogue corroded. The once perceived benefits of openness have been cast to the wayside and the cracks in the global order can no longer be ignored.

An incisive account of the tumultuous relationship between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison and of the origins of our wealthy yet highly unequal nation In the history of American politics there are few stories as enigmatic as that of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison's bitterly personal...

A podcast dedicated to bringing awareness to cold cases for women and girls of color.

Cost of Silence is a podcast series that will delve into the impact of sexual abuse cases in a Roman Catholic Diocese in Connecticut. The series looks to uncover what are the costs —psychological, emotional, physical, spiritual, and financial – associated with these horrendous crimes. We'll investigate how the victims and the community are impacted by this burden.

Across the South, millions of disabled people are forced to navigate the impossible maze of Medicare and Medicaid. These programs were meant to protect them, but they are often designed in ways that fail them. Dual: The True Cost of Care reveals what it truly takes to survive in a system that was never built to care for everyone.Hosted by Stacey Abrams. Produced by New Disabled South. Supported by Arnold Ventures.

Have you just been successful or unsuccessful on a long running case at trial? Or, are you a professional deputy who wants to improve the timescales in which you get paid as well as maximising the amount? Or, perhaps you are a litigator who has just settled a claim? Or, are you a litigator who needs to file and serve a costs budget? Regardless of the stage of the matter, method of conclusion or area of law, Clarion Legal Costs are here to help and support you. Legal costs and litigation funding is often a minefield and is an area under constant review and change. We recognise the difficulties ...

In the first of four podcasts exploring the help and support that’s available to Haringey residents who are struggling amid the ongoing Cost of Living Crisis, Nigel Clarke discusses ways in which you can increase and maximise your income and manage your debt with today’s panellists, including the Leader of Haringey Council, Cllr Peray Ahmet, and Stewart Faulkner from the council’s Financial Support team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ricardo Gonçalves and Peggy Giakoumelos explore one area where consumers can make savings with an expert in the field. From supermarkets to rents, nutrition to petrol and so much more, learn about the strategies used to get you to spend more, and more importantly, what you can do, to spend less.

With the pandemic forcing the government to incur more debt and possibly go into deficit spending, what are the prospects for the IRA that the national government still owes LGUs? With reduced resources, what happens to national programs for less financially capable LGUs? We will ask these questions and many more to our expert panel on the first of five Webinar-Talk Shows on Counting the Costs: Understanding the Legal and Fiscal Issues of the Mandanas Ruling.This podcast is an edited recording of the Center for Local and Regional Governance's webinar series as part of its public service to ...

Culture isn’t free — someone’s always paying. The Cost of Culture digs into the price tags behind the movements, art, and ideas that define our world. From fashion to fandoms, politics to pop, this podcast asks the hard questions about value, influence, and who really benefits when culture shifts.

The American Founding is a new series by Jay Cost, PhD of the Institute for Faith & Freedom at Grove City College. Every Thursday at 7 p.m. EST, Dr. Cost will examine interesting and often unexplored parts of the story of how the United States laid the foundations for the freest country in the history of the world. The big ideas, the legendary personalities, the classic debates, the petty rivalries, and more! Look for episodes to appear later on your favorite podcast source!