Study: Fukushima Radiation Has Already Killed 14,000 Americans
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Health Services alleges that 14,000 people have already died in the United States due to Fukushima.
Terracide and the Terrarists – Destroying the Planet for Record Profits
We have a word for the conscious slaughter of a racial or ethnic group: genocide. And one for the destruction of the environment: ecocide. But we don’t have a word for the conscious act of destroying the planet we live on. A possibility might be “terracide” from the Latin word [...]
Tailored skills training needed as global youth unemployment rates rise
Preparing youth for jobs will look different in Sweden than in Swaziland. But with almost 73 million youth unemployed around the globe, strategies to reverse the trend are in demand everywhere.And in developing economies, where 90 percent of the global youth population lives, two-thirds are underemployed.According to a recent International [...]
Poor Nations “Deprived of Billions as Half of Investment Is Channeled Through Tax Havens”
Tax havens leave fewer funds for the poor...
Business schools drive a global boom in social entrepreneurship
An MBA in social enterprise isn’t just for a few elites anymore. Studies from Harvard Business School and Bridgespan Group show social enterprise exploding at business schools around the world. Course offerings that include social entrepreneurship doubled at top business schools over the last decade, according to the Bridgespan study. [...]
Interview: Rogue Venture Partner’s Tom Sperry on Mentoring Entrepreneurs in Palestine
All startups face the universal challenge of transforming an idea into an attractive investment. An integral part of this process, according to Tom Sperry, is finding a good mentor. Sperry is a co-founder of Rogue Venture Partners, a local venture capital fund based in Portland, Oregon. Last summer he began [...]