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"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved."
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Has Globalization Gone Too Far? / ¿Ha ido demasiado lejos la globalización?
Rodrik has proposed, since 2011, a series of principles that should guide the global economy.
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Jan 242 min read


Joseph Stiglitz about Democracy, Freedom, Social Justice, and the Good Society
“Freedom for the wolves has often meant death to the sheep.” ― Isaiah Berlin
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Jan 176 min read


Uncovering the Illusion: The Charade of "Free and Fair" Trade by Joseph E. Stiglitz
The Charade of "Free and Fair" Trade by Joseph E. Stiglitz / La farsa del comercio "libre y justo" por Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Jan 107 min read


Joseph E. Stiglitz's comments about Neoliberalism and innovation / Comentarios de Joseph E. Stiglitz sobre el neoliberalismo y la innovación
Joseph E. Stiglitz's comments about Neoliberalism and innovation / Comentarios de Joseph E. Stiglitz sobre el neoliberalismo y la innovación
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Jan 34 min read


Joseph E. Stiglitz about debt
Joseph E. Stiglitz about debt / Joseph E. Stiglitz sobre la deuda
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Dec 27, 20244 min read


Joseph Stiglitz about Neoliberalism
Joseph Stiglitz on Neoliberalism / Joseph Stiglitz y el neoliberalismo
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Dec 22, 20246 min read


Adam Smith about Political Economy / Adam Smith y la política económica
Adam Smith on Political Economy / Adam Smith y la política económica
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Dec 15, 20242 min read


Adam Smith and monopolies / Adam Smith y los monopolios
Adam Smith and monopolies / Adam Smith y los monopolios
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Dec 13, 20242 min read


Adam Smith about Workers' Productivity / Adam Smith y la productividad de los trabajadores
Adam Smith on Productivity / Adam Smith y la productividad
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Dec 6, 20242 min read


Adam Smith and the regulation of banks / Adam Smith y la regulación de los bancos
Adam Smith and the regulation of banks / Adam Smith y la regulación de los bancos
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Nov 30, 20242 min read


Adam Smith about those who live by profit / Adam Smith sobre los que viven de la ganancia
Adam Smith on those who live by profit / Adam Smith sobre los que viven de la ganancia
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Nov 28, 20243 min read


Adam Smith and the welfare of workers / Adam Smith y el bienestar de los trabajadores
Adam Smith and the welfare of workers / Adam Smith y el bienestar de los trabajadores
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Nov 21, 20242 min read


The WHO Aims to Eradicate Cervical Cancer by 2030.
Big news in the journal Science (see reference) related to the health and efficacy of vaccines, possibly humanity's greatest invention.
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Mar 18, 20242 min read


Plastics: We can't live with them; we can't live without them.
This post will try to dig a little deeper into the role plastic plays in our society, its advantages and disadvantages.
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Mar 14, 202420 min read


Food: On the impact on the environment and biodiversity
Sustainability is humanity’s North Star.
—Hannah Ritchie (2024)
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Feb 29, 20249 min read


Progress in Health: First Chikungunya Vaccine
Aedes albopictus—or tiger mosquito—can transmit Chikungunya and Dengue
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Nov 10, 20233 min read


Future (III): Our dreams will finally come home to stay
Out of the unrelenting application of reason, and the acceptance of what we truly are, our dreams will finally come home to stay
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Nov 3, 202312 min read


Future (II): Sustainable Development Goals
U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals ask countries, regardless of their wealth, to promote people's prosperity while protecting the planet
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Oct 27, 20236 min read


Future (I): Be Ready to Respond Well to Changes
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one that responds best to change (Charles Darwin)
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Oct 20, 20237 min read


Extreme Economic Inequality (III) is a Threat to Democracy
The top US earners averaged an increase per year close to fifteen times higher than the people at the 90% percentile, already quite an exclusive salary club. In the other extreme of the salary range, U.S. workers who receive the federal minimum wage have seen their remuneration reduced by 33% over 50 years when adjusted for inflation, while their productivity increased by 150%.
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Oct 10, 202318 min read
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