Claims that deregulation caused the financial crisis miss the mark, according to economic historian Niall Ferguson. Deregulation has been going on since the 1980s and led to growth as well as decline. And regulation failed to prevent financial collapses in the 1970s. Moreover, regulation, as...
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Widespread alcohol abuse is disruptive for economies, suggests a report from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. Alcohol consumption and related health issues rise with increased wealth, and China and emerging economies are wrestling with growing alcohol consumption: “While...
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在所有偏见中，种族歧视大概是最肤浅的一种。证明这一论断的，不仅是对造成歧视的原因的审视，而且也是我们拥有共同祖先的科学数据。母系遗传的线粒体 DNA和父系遗传的Y染色体均显示，所有的人都携带来自非洲的基因密码。人类不同的体貌特征——金发或黑发，圆眼或丹凤眼——都是千万年的气候影响和自然选择的结果。我们拥有的共同基因，远远超过了体貌差别——所有DNA中有99.9%相同。然而，这一事实并未阻止种族歧视在全球每个角落肆虐。为了制约种族歧视的蔓延，教师可以从向学生传授上述科学发现着手。虽然仅靠知识无法阻止偏见，但知识的传播却能够弱化偏见的影响并且表明，我们不仅可以通过全球化、...
瑞典知名作家莱斯•伯格（Lasse Berg）常常在其书友座谈会上以这样的俏皮话开始：“我很高兴见到有这么多的非洲同胞在场”。他的听众们（大多是金发的北欧人）听闻此言后总会环顾四 周，看看那些非洲人在哪里。当然，伯格实际上是指在场的每个人。他是《卡拉哈里沙漠的黎明：人类如何成为人类》一书的作者，该书讲述了全人类如何发源于所 谓的黑色大陆，并在地球各地繁衍生息的故事。
当我读到关于一个非洲学生在印度德里因为其黑色皮肤而被嘘声骚扰的报道时，...
More than 70,000 fires have broken out in Brazil for this year, representing an 83 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the National Institute for Space Research, reports a team for Folha de S. Paulo. More than 60 fires are burning indigenous and other protected lands, with...
After weeks of protests, the Bolivia’s military chief convinced President Evo Morales to resign Morales had been president since 2006, and as many as 20 other officials resigned as well. “Crowds of jubilant foes of the socialist leader celebrated in the streets with honking horns and fireworks...
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed global economic activity and oil demand. In early March, the Saudis tried to convince other oil producers to cut production, OPEC members and non-members alike. After Russia refused to go along, Saudi Arabia opened production, pressuring producers worldwide. The US...
Oil maneuver: Vladimir Putin wins Donald Trump’s favor by sending needed medical supplies and isolates Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photos: TASS, Getty and Gulliver)
NEW YORK: Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to yield under...
TikTok is the world’s most popular short video app, but politicians around the world express “concerns that it could be used by the Beijing government as a surveillance and propaganda tool,” explains Rita Liao for TechCrunch. India has banned TikTok, along with more than 50 other Chinese apps, and...
中国正朝着世界头号经济体迈进，中国人民满怀希望地迎接这一里程碑的到来，期盼中国能在国际事务中发挥更大影响力。然而，美国布鲁金斯学会（Brookings Institution）中国问题专家理查德•布什（Richard Bush）告诫说，一国经济规模的扩大或缩小与其国家实力及影响力的增强或减弱并无自动的联系。他将当今各大经济体的排名——美国、中国和日本——同1913年时的排名进行了比较。第一次世界大战前夕，美国、中国和德国是排名最靠前的经济体。在那一历史时期，美国既未发挥广泛的国际影响，也不具备最强的军事力量。随即发生的冲突并非不可避免。在国际经济秩序发生转变之际，...
中国的抉择：与经济实力的增强相伴而生的是选择正确发展道路的责任。
华盛顿：许多中国人都希望中国能超过美国，成为世界最大经济体.近日，国际货币基金组织 证实，这一个夙愿很快将成为现实。由于在选取何种衡量尺度以及中国偏低的人均GDP上可能存在争议，达成这一目标的具体时间目前尚不确定。但这一趋势却显 而易见。就国内生产总值而论，中国将在2020年或2030年前跃居全球首位，届时美国将屈居第二。然而，经济排名位居前列不会自动赋予一国实力或影响 力。比经济地位更重要的是一个大国如何选择运用其实力，...
