Memo to Gordon Gekko: Ethics not greed boost profits
Jun 28, 2017 16:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Stories involving business ethics appear regularly in the news. Some report good deeds, but most allege scandalous corporate behaviour. While these may seem like examples of businesses choosing money over morals, thats a...
Why Congress should let everyone deduct charitable gifts from their taxes
Jun 28, 2017 04:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Law Economy
The 30 percent of American taxpayers who itemize their returns are free to deduct every dollar they donate to an IRS-approved charity from up to half of their taxable income. While neither the White House nor lawmakers are...
Google Gets $2.7 Billion Fine By EU Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Jun 28, 2017 03:38 am UTC| Technology Law
The European Union Commission has had its eyes set on Google for the last few years due to allegations that it favors its own shopping sites over competitors on its search engine. A few weeks ago, analysts were expecting...
US Supreme Court opens the floodgates for the trademarking of racist slurs
Jun 23, 2017 18:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
You may not have heard of Asian-American dance-rock band, The Slants, but you may soon be very aware of a troubling precedent set after they won a contentious legal victory in the US Supreme Court. Founder and bass...
People keep voting in support of the death penalty. So how can we end it?
Jun 23, 2017 17:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Ending the death penalty in the United States wont be easy. After death penalty abolitionists slowly pushed toward its elimination for years, supporters of state killing have mounted a fierce effort in the courts and at...
Still too many holes in Theresa May's promise to EU citizens
Jun 23, 2017 17:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
A full year after the EU referendum, the British prime minister has finally issued a statement on the status of the 3m European citizens living in the UK. These people have spent the year lobbying governments, parliaments...
What happens when the federal government eliminates health coverage? Lessons from the past
Jun 23, 2017 17:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
After much secrecy and no public deliberation, Senate Republicans finalized release their draft repeal and replace bill for the Affordable Care Act on June 22. Unquestionably, the released draft will not be the final...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects