Time for grown-up debate on inequality
Imagine an American billionaire who is so callous that he could fly into Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Conference and announce that “America’s lifestyle expectations are far too…
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Jon Stewart: Why Does The Obama Administration Keep Prosecuting Whistleblowers?
Blowing the whistle seems great! Herve Falciani blew the whistle on HSBC, the British bank that allegedly helped clients evade taxes. Switzerland rewarded him with charges of industrial espionage. –…
How To Dress For A Blizzard If You’re New To The Cold
For those of us who grew up in the Northeast, dressing for a bizzard is not a big deal. We spent our childhoods planning snow days, dealing with winter storm…
Does Davos Actually Do Anything?
A surge of private jets—roughly 1,700—converged on Switzerland’s airports this week. The Swiss Armed Forces even had to open up a military base to accommodate the air traffic jam. That’s…
How To Reign In The New ‘Digital Economy’
At the annual World Economic Forum underway right now in Davos, Switzerland, the agenda typically vacillates from human rights topics to environmental concerns to financial polemics. But there’s no stopping…
World Economic Forum 2015: Live Updates From Davos
The World Economic Forum, commonly referred to as the Davos Annual Meeting, is kicking off today in Switzerland. Inequality, climate change and sustainable development are just a few of the…
Swiss tourism staring into the abyss
“Our foreign guests no longer know what they will be paying for their vacation in Switzerland at the time of booking, and such uncertainty makes the situation for the tourism…
Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d’Or 2014
The 29-year-old was voted world footballer of the year ahead of the Argentina and Barcelona forward and German international and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer at a FIFA ceremony held…